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Acacia Research

89 hedge funds and large institutions have $266M invested in Acacia Research in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 85.79%86.48% (+0.69%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9589 (-6)

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $363M → $266M (-$96.6M)

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 38

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 15

97% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8K | Put options by funds: $318K

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
89
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-6.32%
% of All Funds
1.19%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
24
Reduced
38
Closed
15
Calls
$8K
Puts
$318K
Net Calls
-$310K
Net Calls Change
-$427K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SV
1
Starboard Value
New York
$196M
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$8.98M -$617K -150,900 -5%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$7.88M -$173K -42,308 -2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$7.83M +$592K +144,800 +6%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$7.15M -$61.9K -15,137 -0.7%
Renaissance Technologies
6
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$5.05M -$69.9K -17,100 -1%
KF
7
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$3.71M +$491K +120,024 +12%
PRCP
8
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$3.07M -$184K -45,094 -4%
FAM
9
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$2.94M -$345K -84,286 -8%
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.82M -$63.9K -15,626 -2%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.34M +$2.58M +631,814 +639%
American Century Companies
12
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1.49M +$102K +24,884 +6%
PLC
13
Peapod Lane Capital
New York
$1.39M +$807K +197,268 +83%
TI
14
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
$1.24M -$128K -31,359 -7%
RA
15
Royce & Associates
New York
$1.15M -$3.34M -816,501 -70%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.01M -$40.4K -9,881 -3%
WCM
17
Westerly Capital Management
California
$960K +$342K +83,661 +39%
LCS
18
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$880K +$372K +91,004 +49%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$798K +$9.51K +2,326 +0.9%
BCM
20
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$720K +$59.7K +14,590 +7%
Susquehanna International Group
21
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$650K +$580K +141,778 +231%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$638K -$1.44M -351,902 -64%
EF
23
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
$569K +$59.7K +14,590 +9%
PGCM
24
Prescott Group Capital Management
Oklahoma
$483K
UBS Group
25
UBS Group
Switzerland
$454K +$141K +34,364 +32%

ACTG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

89 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acacia Research (ACTG) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $266M — down 27% from $363M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of ACTG and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 38 trimmed existing stakes and 24 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $2.58M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $3.34M.

  • 89 institutional investors held Acacia Research (ACTG) as of Q1 2025, down from 95 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $266M of Acacia Research stock for Q1 2025, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Acacia Research positions in Q1 2025 and 15 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Acacia Research buyer in Q1 2025 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $2.58M added.
  • The largest Acacia Research seller in Q1 2025 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $3.34M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.