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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 2022

Institutional positions in Acacia Research Corp as of Jun 30, 2022. 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
85
−9 vs. Q1 2022
Shares held
21.6M
−5.81M (−21.2%) vs. Q1 2022
Total value
$108.7M
−$14.7M (−11.9%) vs. Q1 2022
New holders
16
22 more added
Sold out
25
33 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q1 2022 haven't filed for Q2 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2022: 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 2022: 85 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 2022: $108.7M
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 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Acacia Research Corp; share changes are against Q1 2022.

Institutions holding ACTG in Q2 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Deutsche Bank AG87$00.00%−26,620−99.7%Reduced
Credit Suisse AG26$00.00%+26New
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA72$3630.00%−15,173−99.5%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co118$1.00K0.00%−22,993−99.5%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund332$2.00K0.00%−33,211−99.0%Reduced
Citigroup Inc501$3.00K0.00%−1,610−76.3%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC500$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of America Corp1,015$5.00K0.00%−12,135−92.3%Reduced
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC963$5.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency, LLC1,400$7.00K0.00%+1,400New
Wells Fargo & Company1,408$8.00K0.00%−9,849−87.5%Reduced
UBS Group AG2,308$12.0K0.00%−11,401−83.2%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.2,827$14.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)2,946$15.0K0.00%−17,889−85.9%Reduced
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC4,800$24.0K0.00%+4,800New
Horizon Wealth Management, LLC10,000$50.0K0.02%+10,000New
Marshall Wace, LLP10,000$51.0K0.00%−22,317−69.1%Reduced
Gateway Advisory, LLC12,000$60.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
HRT Financial LP12,078$60.0K0.00%+12,078New
Balyasny Asset Management LLC12,993$65.0K0.00%+12,993New
Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.13,000$66.0K0.01%+3,000+30.0%Added
Walleye Capital LLC14,553$73.0K0.00%+14,553New
Laurion Capital Management LP16,410$83.0K0.00%+16,410New
LMR Partners LLP17,487$88.0K0.00%+17,487New
Investors Research Corp18,100$91.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc18,555$94.0K0.00%−113,629−86.0%Reduced
Dalton Investments LLC20,000$101.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan20,000$101.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Veritable, L.P.20,839$105.0K0.00%+20,839New
Raymond James & Associates21,200$107.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Powell Investment Advisors, LLC21,500$108.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
SNS Financial Group, LLC22,000$111.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership22,500$113.0K0.07%−8,500−27.4%Reduced
AQR Capital Management LLC24,773$125.0K0.00%+24,773New
Bank of New York Mellon Corp27,411$138.0K0.00%−166,327−85.9%Reduced
Squarepoint Ops LLC27,739$140.0K0.00%+27,739New
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd28,907$146.0K0.00%+28,907New
Price T Rowe Associates Inc30,300$153.0K0.00%−4,495−12.9%Reduced
Boothbay Fund Management, LLC32,105$162.0K0.01%−2,549−7.4%Reduced
Shufro Rose & Co LLC35,552$179.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.36,723$185.0K0.00%+36,723New
Quantbot Technologies LP38,162$192.0K0.02%+37,362+4,670.3%Added
Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC40,000$202.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Simplex Trading, LLC42,786$215.0K0.01%−11,493−21.2%Reduced
Jump Financial, LLC45,300$228.0K0.01%+29,200+181.4%Added
FMR LLC65,503$330.0K0.00%+3,704+6.0%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc68,608$346.0K0.00%−51,446−42.9%Reduced
Wolverine Trading, LLC75,357$388.0K0.01%−56,506−42.9%Reduced
Mariner, LLC82,155$415.0K0.00%+117+0.1%Added
PEAK6 Investments LLC84,583$426.0K0.01%−47,976−36.2%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP85,626$432.0K0.00%−60,184−41.3%Reduced
Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP92,744$467.0K0.11%−273,518−74.7%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp94,974$479.0K0.00%−326,900−77.5%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.95,521$482.0K0.00%−1,400−1.4%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP97,193$490.0K0.00%+8,606+9.7%Added
Group One Trading, L.P.104,036$524.0K0.01%−10,661−9.3%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC126,431$637.0K0.00%+90,210+249.1%Added
Ancora Advisors, LLC139,342$703.0K0.02%−38,592−21.7%Reduced
Eidelman Virant Capital163,000$787.0K0.57%+30,000+22.6%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board159,600$804.0K0.00%+25,600+19.1%Added
Caption Management, LLC182,222$918.0K0.08%+14,448+8.6%Added
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC185,065$933.0K0.00%+114,915+163.8%Added
Morgan Stanley185,240$935.0K0.00%+148,483+404.0%Added
State Street Corp189,464$955.0K0.00%−743,446−79.7%Reduced
Royce & Associates LP190,000$958.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC207,699$1.05M0.01%+158,109+318.8%Added
Westerly Capital Management, LLC220,000$1.11M0.90%−55,000−20.0%Reduced
Ergoteles LLC251,900$1.27M0.04%+251,900New
Two Sigma Advisers, LP305,838$1.54M0.00%+67,200+28.2%Added
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC349,122$1.76M1.23%+2,328+0.7%Added
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC422,500$2.13M0.05%−27,500−6.1%Reduced
Toroso Investments, LLC424,232$2.14M0.08%+38,253+9.9%Added
Difesa Capital Management, LP465,000$2.34M1.58%+28,500+6.5%Added
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.532,553$2.68M0.02%+532,553New
Geode Capital Management, LLC577,220$2.91M0.00%−263,961−31.4%Reduced
Millennium Management LLC607,627$3.06M0.00%+532,301+706.7%Added
CWM, LLC669,575$3.38M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP807,283$4.07M0.00%+103,549+14.7%Added
BlackRock Inc.944,419$4.76M0.00%−2,336,751−71.2%Reduced
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC1,167,090$5.88M1.39%−101,442−8.0%Reduced
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC1,801,195$9.08M0.10%+1,177+0.1%Added
Formidable Asset Management, LLC1,989,604$9.97M2.25%+41,528+2.1%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC1,995,698$10.1M0.01%+14,798+0.7%Added
Vanguard Group Inc2,002,561$10.1M0.00%−534,065−21.1%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.2,635,234$13.3M0.00%−1,872−0.1%Reduced
Granahan Investment Management Inc0$00.00%−1,653,869−100.0%Sold out
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc0$00.00%−318,031−100.0%Sold out
Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC0$00.00%−293,198−100.0%Sold out
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC0$00.00%−190,314−100.0%Sold out
Rhumbline Advisers0$00.00%−79,590−100.0%Sold out
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio0$00.00%−62,398−100.0%Sold out
Nomura Holdings Inc0$00.00%−53,751−100.0%Sold out
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System0$00.00%−34,484−100.0%Sold out
Clear Street Markets LLC0$00.00%−30,400−100.0%Sold out
Gsa Capital Partners LLP0$00.00%−26,629−100.0%Sold out
American International Group, Inc.0$00.00%−24,341−100.0%Sold out
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The0$00.00%−23,794−100.0%Sold out
California State Teachers Retirement System0$00.00%−21,007−100.0%Sold out
Voya Investment Management LLC0$00.00%−19,741−100.0%Sold out
STRS Ohio0$00.00%−17,900−100.0%Sold out