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Acacia Research Corp

ACTG
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SEC CIK
0000934549

In the last 90 days, Acacia Research Corp insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 4 sales; 122 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $401.0M in total; Starboard Value is the only superinvestor holding it.

13F holders, Q2 2021

Institutional positions in Acacia Research Corp as of Jun 30, 2021. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
96
−16 vs. Q1 2021
Shares held
29.6M
−619.3K (−2.1%) vs. Q1 2021
Total value
$198.2M
−$2.44M (−1.2%) vs. Q1 2021
New holders
12
29 more added
Sold out
28
38 more reduced

Compare with Q1 2021: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting ACTG on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ2 2021: 96 institutions
Q1 2021: 112 institutionsQ2 2021: 96 institutionsQ3 2021: 102 institutionsQ4 2021: 110 institutionsQ1 2022: 96 institutionsQ2 2022: 85 institutionsQ3 2022: 77 institutionsQ4 2022: 84 institutionsQ1 2023: 81 institutionsQ2 2023: 84 institutionsQ3 2023: 89 institutionsQ4 2023: 95 institutionsQ1 2024: 92 institutionsQ2 2024: 103 institutionsQ3 2024: 103 institutionsQ4 2024: 95 institutionsQ1 2025: 89 institutionsQ2 2025: 86 institutionsQ3 2025: 89 institutionsQ4 2025: 94 institutionsQ1 2026: 118 institutionsQ2 2026: 122 institutions
Value heldQ2 2021: $198.2M
Q1 2021: $200.7MQ2 2021: $198.2MQ3 2021: $193.9MQ4 2021: $150.2MQ1 2022: $123.9MQ2 2022: $108.7MQ3 2022: $79.2MQ4 2022: $102.2MQ1 2023: $158.8MQ2 2023: $186.4MQ3 2023: $314.2MQ4 2023: $339.2MQ1 2024: $458.4MQ2 2024: $432.3MQ3 2024: $395.7MQ4 2024: $362.5MQ1 2025: $265.9MQ2 2025: $299.3MQ3 2025: $273.8MQ4 2025: $313.8MQ1 2026: $407.4MQ2 2026: $401.0M
Institutions holding ACTG and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026122$401.0M
Q1 2026118$407.4M
Q4 202594$313.8M
Q3 202589$273.8M
Q2 202586$299.3M
Q1 202589$265.9M
Q4 202495$362.5M
Q3 2024103$395.7M
Q2 2024103$432.3M
Q1 202492$458.4M
Q4 202395$339.2M
Q3 202389$314.2M
Q2 202384$186.4M
Q1 202381$158.8M
Q4 202284$102.2M
Q3 202277$79.2M
Q2 202285$108.7M
Q1 202296$123.9M
Q4 2021110$150.2M
Q3 2021102$193.9M
Q2 202196$198.2M
Q1 2021112$200.7M

Institutions, Q2 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Acacia Research Corp; share changes are against Q1 2021.

Institutions holding ACTG in Q2 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Signaturefd, LLC120$1.00K0.00%+120New
Liberty Wealth Management LLC100$1.00K0.00%+100New
TD Private Client Wealth LLC150$1.01K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC280$2.00K0.00%−61−17.9%Reduced
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency, LLC500$3.00K0.00%+500New
Wells Fargo & Company1,368$9.00K0.00%−46,778−97.2%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.2,827$19.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Citigroup Inc3,155$21.0K0.00%−1,456−31.6%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc3,802$26.0K0.00%−401−9.5%Reduced
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.4,242$29.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)4,566$31.0K0.00%+2,441+114.9%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA5,444$36.8K0.00%−19,072−77.8%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada5,425$37.0K0.00%−5,202−49.0%Reduced
Barclays PLC6,203$42.0K0.00%−33,575−84.4%Reduced
Quadrature Capital Ltd10,059$68.0K0.00%−266−2.6%Reduced
Sigma Planning Corp10,700$72.0K0.00%−4,000−27.2%Reduced
Bank of America Corp11,900$81.0K0.00%−48,275−80.2%Reduced
Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC.12,000$81.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Exane Derivatives13,440$81.6K0.02%+13,440New
ProShare Advisors LLC12,720$86.0K0.00%+60.0%Added
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC17,398$118.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC17,800$120.0K0.05%+17,800New
Shufro Rose & Co LLC18,015$122.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.19,253$129.0K0.00%−69,647−78.3%Reduced
Investors Research Corp19,800$134.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Dalton Investments LLC20,000$135.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan20,000$135.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership20,000$135.0K0.08%+5,000+33.3%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.20,341$138.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Algert Global LLC20,430$138.0K0.05%+5,870+40.3%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC20,966$142.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SNS Financial Group, LLC22,000$149.0K0.02%+22,000New
First Manhattan Co23,000$155.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
AXA S.A.23,700$160.0K0.00%+23,700New
Jump Financial, LLC25,829$175.0K0.02%+25,829New
American International Group, Inc.27,472$186.0K0.00%−259−0.9%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG30,314$204.0K0.00%−882−2.8%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The32,565$220.0K0.00%+1,946+6.4%Added
New York State Common Retirement Fund33,497$226.0K0.00%+404+1.2%Added
Boothbay Fund Management, LLC34,054$230.0K0.01%−17,769−34.3%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc34,395$233.0K0.00%−4,000−10.4%Reduced
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System34,484$233.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Susquehanna International Group, LLP38,199$258.0K0.00%−155,279−80.3%Reduced
Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC40,000$270.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Group One Trading, L.P.42,296$286.0K0.01%−56,664−57.3%Reduced
Simplex Trading, LLC46,508$314.0K0.01%−19,031−29.0%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board51,800$350.0K0.00%+8,600+19.9%Added
Raymond James & Associates59,180$400.0K0.00%−16,935−22.2%Reduced
IndexIQ Advisors LLC60,837$411.0K0.01%−4,853−7.4%Reduced
FMR LLC60,901$412.0K0.00%+10.0%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC61,077$413.0K0.00%+7,339+13.7%Added
Winton Group Ltd62,254$421.0K0.02%−3,620−5.5%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System67,542$457.0K0.00%−4,186−5.8%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio68,698$464.0K0.00%+68,698New
JPMorgan Chase & Co71,718$485.0K0.00%−92,726−56.4%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers84,458$571.0K0.00%−7,650−8.3%Reduced
Millennium Management LLC94,611$640.0K0.00%+48,778+106.4%Added
Gsa Capital Partners LLP103,842$702.0K0.08%+76,350+277.7%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC107,428$726.0K0.00%−315,412−74.6%Reduced
Two Sigma Advisers, LP114,638$775.0K0.00%−1,600−1.4%Reduced
Mariner, LLC125,211$846.0K0.01%+100+0.1%Added
MYDA Advisors LLC130,000$879.0K0.24%+102,155+366.9%Added
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC141,200$955.0K0.12%+11,500+8.9%Added
Morgan Stanley141,292$956.0K0.00%+31,251+28.4%Added
Kerrisdale Advisers, LLC150,000$1.01M0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.153,784$1.04M0.00%+150,150+4,131.8%Added
Jennison Associates LLC154,413$1.04M0.00%−6,370−4.0%Reduced
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC159,697$1.08M0.00%+3,183+2.0%Added
M&G Investment Management Ltd158,901$1.11M0.01%+158,901New
Bank of New York Mellon Corp183,279$1.24M0.00%+361+0.2%Added
Royce & Associates LP190,000$1.28M0.01%−6,582−3.3%Reduced
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC227,373$1.54M0.00%−60,388−21.0%Reduced
Ancora Advisors, LLC235,593$1.59M0.04%+68,877+41.3%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc247,755$1.68M0.00%+53,338+27.4%Added
Eidelman Virant Capital258,000$1.74M0.67%+258,000New
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC328,645$1.91M1.22%+13,939+4.4%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.289,726$1.96M0.01%−42,124−12.7%Reduced
Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC293,198$1.98M0.53%00.0%Unchanged
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc344,137$2.33M0.00%+13,878+4.2%Added
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc358,548$2.42M0.02%+358,548New
Northern Trust Corp468,482$3.17M0.00%−8,098−1.7%Reduced
Skye Global Management LP546,000$3.69M0.07%+28,000+5.4%Added
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC549,900$3.72M0.07%−35,000−6.0%Reduced
CWM, LLC669,575$4.53M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP722,865$4.89M1.47%−36,954−4.9%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC840,772$5.68M0.00%+45,179+5.7%Added
State Street Corp953,259$6.44M0.00%+75,416+8.6%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP1,174,885$7.94M0.00%−85,298−6.8%Reduced
Formidable Asset Management, LLC1,403,344$8.09M1.74%+792,065+129.6%Added
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC1,342,004$9.07M1.64%+59,148+4.6%Added
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC1,797,785$12.2M0.09%−141,285−7.3%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC2,273,000$15.4M0.02%−196,100−7.9%Reduced
Vanguard Group Inc2,298,861$15.5M0.00%−175,116−7.1%Reduced
Granahan Investment Management Inc2,395,819$16.2M0.30%+146,869+6.5%Added
Invesco Ltd.2,589,011$17.5M0.00%−3,486−0.1%Reduced
BlackRock Inc.3,396,375$23.0M0.00%+358,470+11.8%Added
Marshall Wace North America L.P.0$00.00%−293,626−100.0%Sold out
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership0$00.00%−288,060−100.0%Sold out
Prelude Capital Management, LLC0$00.00%−191,500−100.0%Sold out
EAM Investors, LLC0$00.00%−177,612−100.0%Sold out