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Acacia Research Corp

ACTG
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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, Q3 2021

Institutional positions in Acacia Research Corp as of Sep 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
102
+7 vs. Q2 2021
Shares held
28.6M
−298.1K (−1.0%) vs. Q2 2021
Total value
$193.9M
+$158.9K (+0.1%) vs. Q2 2021
New holders
19
23 more added
Sold out
12
32 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q2 2021 haven't filed for Q3 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 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 holdersQ3 2021: 102 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 heldQ3 2021: $193.9M
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, Q3 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Acacia Research Corp; share changes are against Q2 2021.

Institutions holding ACTG in Q3 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Wells Fargo & Company26$00.00%−1,342−98.1%Reduced
Liberty Wealth Management LLC100$1.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
PSI Advisors, LLC119$1.00K0.00%+119New
TD Private Client Wealth LLC150$1.02K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Parallel Advisors, LLC315$2.00K0.00%+315New
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency, LLC500$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.2,827$19.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Legal & General Group Plc3,802$26.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.4,242$29.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Citigroup Inc5,638$38.0K0.00%+2,483+78.7%Added
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)5,713$39.0K0.00%+1,147+25.1%Added
Royal Bank of Canada7,258$50.0K0.00%+1,833+33.8%Added
Belvedere Trading LLC11,227$62.0K0.02%+11,227New
Koshinski Asset Management, Inc.9,481$64.4K0.01%+9,481New
FinTrust Capital Advisors, LLC10,000$68.0K0.02%+10,000New
AQR Capital Management LLC10,198$69.0K0.00%−97,230−90.5%Reduced
Sigma Planning Corp10,700$73.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA11,171$75.9K0.00%+5,727+105.2%Added
Cheyne Capital Management (UK) LLP11,550$78.0K0.05%+11,550New
Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC.12,000$81.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.12,000$81.0K0.01%+12,000New
Parian Global Management LP12,602$86.0K0.06%+12,602New
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co13,385$90.9K0.00%+13,385New
Aristides Capital LLC13,437$91.0K0.07%+13,437New
Alliancebernstein L.P.15,841$108.0K0.00%−4,500−22.1%Reduced
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC17,398$118.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
MetLife Investment Management17,691$120.1K0.00%+17,691New
Shufro Rose & Co LLC18,015$122.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Powell Investment Advisors, LLC18,000$122.0K0.08%+18,000New
Engineers Gate Manager LP18,300$124.0K0.01%+18,300New
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.18,967$127.0K0.00%−286−1.5%Reduced
Investors Research Corp19,800$134.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Dalton Investments LLC20,000$136.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan20,000$136.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Barclays PLC20,036$136.0K0.00%+13,833+223.0%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC20,966$142.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of America Corp20,855$142.0K0.00%+8,955+75.3%Added
Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership21,400$145.0K0.09%+1,400+7.0%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC22,006$149.0K0.00%−39,071−64.0%Reduced
SNS Financial Group, LLC22,000$149.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
First Manhattan Co23,000$156.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
American International Group, Inc.26,835$182.0K0.00%−637−2.3%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System27,056$184.0K0.00%−40,486−59.9%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co27,385$186.0K0.00%−44,333−61.8%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG28,371$193.0K0.00%−1,943−6.4%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The31,008$211.0K0.00%−1,557−4.8%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates32,030$217.0K0.00%−27,150−45.9%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund33,383$227.0K0.00%−114−0.3%Reduced
Boothbay Fund Management, LLC34,054$231.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Price T Rowe Associates Inc34,395$234.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System34,484$234.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SG Americas Securities, LLC34,612$235.0K0.00%+34,612New
Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC40,000$270.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Winton Group Ltd41,624$283.0K0.02%−20,630−33.1%Reduced
Simplex Trading, LLC46,508$300.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
State of Wisconsin Investment Board51,800$352.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Susquehanna International Group, LLP52,356$355.0K0.00%+14,157+37.1%Added
FMR LLC60,900$414.0K0.00%−10.0%Reduced
IndexIQ Advisors LLC67,609$459.0K0.02%+6,772+11.1%Added
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio68,698$466.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Group One Trading, L.P.70,978$482.0K0.01%+28,682+67.8%Added
Worth Venture Partners, LLC83,249$565.0K0.26%+83,249New
Mariner, LLC84,061$571.0K0.00%−41,150−32.9%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers86,179$585.0K0.00%+1,721+2.0%Added
Eidelman Virant Capital93,000$644.0K0.25%−165,000−64.0%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.96,784$657.0K0.00%−57,000−37.1%Reduced
Gsa Capital Partners LLP105,980$720.0K0.07%+2,138+2.1%Added
Morgan Stanley123,911$842.0K0.00%−17,381−12.3%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc125,937$856.0K0.00%−218,200−63.4%Reduced
Millennium Management LLC134,771$915.0K0.00%+40,160+42.4%Added
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC146,200$993.0K0.12%+5,000+3.5%Added
Kerrisdale Advisers, LLC150,000$1.02M0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Two Sigma Investments, LP152,943$1.04M0.00%+152,943New
Toroso Investments, LLC149,193$1.04M0.04%+149,193New
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC157,620$1.07M0.00%−2,077−1.3%Reduced
M&G Investment Management Ltd166,703$1.17M0.01%+7,802+4.9%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP174,438$1.18M0.00%+59,800+52.2%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP181,764$1.23M0.01%+181,764New
Royce & Associates LP190,000$1.29M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of New York Mellon Corp193,254$1.31M0.00%+9,975+5.4%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC210,729$1.47M0.00%−16,644−7.3%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc216,092$1.47M0.00%−31,663−12.8%Reduced
Ancora Advisors, LLC235,593$1.60M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC348,744$1.91M1.16%+20,099+6.1%Added
Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC293,198$1.99M0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc353,125$2.40M0.02%−5,423−1.5%Reduced
AIGH Capital Management LLC362,906$2.46M0.73%+362,906New
Baird Financial Group, Inc.445,577$3.02M0.01%+155,851+53.8%Added
Northern Trust Corp452,260$3.07M0.00%−16,222−3.5%Reduced
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC475,000$3.23M0.06%−74,900−13.6%Reduced
Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP722,865$4.91M1.47%00.0%Unchanged
Geode Capital Management, LLC827,203$5.62M0.00%−13,569−1.6%Reduced
State Street Corp954,692$6.48M0.00%+1,433+0.2%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP1,161,825$7.89M0.00%−13,060−1.1%Reduced
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC1,279,068$8.69M1.60%−62,936−4.7%Reduced
Formidable Asset Management, LLC1,483,002$10.1M1.89%+79,658+5.7%Added
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC1,762,785$12.0M0.09%−35,000−1.9%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC2,153,700$14.6M0.02%−119,300−5.2%Reduced
Vanguard Group Inc2,332,030$15.8M0.00%+33,169+1.4%Added
Granahan Investment Management Inc2,345,352$15.9M0.30%−50,467−2.1%Reduced