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80 hedge funds and large institutions have $159M invested in Acacia Research in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

157% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $185K | Put options by funds: $72K

64% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $96.8M → $159M (+$62M)

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 21

14.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 55.75% → 70.15% (+14%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 80 (-4)

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 18

Holders
80
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-4.76%
% of All Funds
1.27%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
14
Increased
28
Reduced
21
Closed
18
Calls
$185K
Puts
$72K
Net Calls
+$113K
Net Calls Change
+$4.25M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SV
Starboard Value
New York
+$63.4M
2
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$3.4M
3
RAM
Roumell Asset Management
Maryland
+$1.99M
4
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$1.95M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.59M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
-$2.3M
2
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$666K
3
CM
Caption Management
Oklahoma
-$658K
4
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$499K
5
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$482K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SV
1
Starboard Value
New York
$77.2M +$63.4M +15,000,000 +300%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$9.13M +$1.59M +376,043 +19%
ACH
3
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$7.7M -$7.51K -1,776 -0.1%
FAM
4
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$6.89M +$300K +71,041 +4%
Renaissance Technologies
5
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$6.36M +$89.2K +21,112 +1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
6
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$5.69M +$890K +210,473 +17%
PCM
7
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
$5.56M +$3.4M +803,416 +126%
PRCP
8
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$4.29M -$34.4K -8,145 -0.7%
BlackRock
9
BlackRock
New York
$3.58M +$11K +2,601 +0.3%
RA
10
Royce & Associates
New York
$3.42M +$1.95M +460,717 +108%
BCM
11
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$2.29M +$419K +99,190 +20%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
12
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$2.12M -$2.05K -485 -0.1%
TI
13
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
$1.97M +$122K +28,923 +6%
RAM
14
Roumell Asset Management
Maryland
$1.82M +$1.99M +470,236 New
WCM
15
Westerly Capital Management
California
$1.74M +$211K +50,000 +13%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.64M -$241K -56,975 -12%
Millennium Management
17
Millennium Management
New York
$1.23M +$89.3K +21,135 +7%
State Street
18
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.22M +$699K +165,442 +111%
DCM
19
Difesa Capital Management
New York
$1.18M -$10.6K -2,500 -0.8%
CWA
20
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
$984K -$381K -90,110 -26%
LCS
21
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$695K -$457K -108,000 -38%
Morgan Stanley
22
Morgan Stanley
New York
$617K +$264K +62,370 +64%
KF
23
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$593K +$426K +100,750 +190%
OSAM
24
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$589K +$258K +61,020 +67%
Citigroup
25
Citigroup
New York
$560K +$613K +144,987 New
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ACTG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

80 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acacia Research (ACTG) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $159M — up 64% from $96.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of ACTG and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.

The largest buyer was Starboard Value, adding an estimated $63.4M. The largest seller was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), cutting an estimated $2.3M.

  • 80 institutional investors held Acacia Research (ACTG) as of Q1 2023, down from 84 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $159M of Acacia Research stock for Q1 2023, up 64% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Acacia Research positions in Q1 2023 and 18 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Acacia Research buyer in Q1 2023 was Starboard Value, an estimated $63.4M added.
  • The largest Acacia Research seller in Q1 2023 was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), an estimated $2.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.