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Acacia Research Corp

ACTG
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Nasdaq
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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 $401.5M in total; Starboard Value is the only superinvestor holding it.

13F holders, Q3 2022

Institutional positions in Acacia Research Corp as of Sep 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
77
−8 vs. Q2 2022
Shares held
19.7M
−1.92M (−8.9%) vs. Q2 2022
Total value
$79.2M
−$29.5M (−27.2%) vs. Q2 2022
New holders
15
15 more added
Sold out
23
29 more reduced

Compare with Q2 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 holdersQ3 2022: 77 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 2022: $79.2M
Q1 2021: $200.7MQ2 2021: $198.4MQ3 2021: $193.9MQ4 2021: $151.1MQ1 2022: $123.9MQ2 2022: $108.7MQ3 2022: $79.2MQ4 2022: $102.2MQ1 2023: $161.0MQ2 2023: $186.4MQ3 2023: $314.2MQ4 2023: $340.1MQ1 2024: $461.0MQ2 2024: $432.5MQ3 2024: $395.8MQ4 2024: $362.5MQ1 2025: $265.9MQ2 2025: $299.6MQ3 2025: $274.2MQ4 2025: $313.8MQ1 2026: $407.4MQ2 2026: $401.5M
Institutions holding ACTG and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026122$401.5M
Q1 2026118$407.4M
Q4 202594$313.8M
Q3 202589$274.2M
Q2 202586$299.6M
Q1 202589$265.9M
Q4 202495$362.5M
Q3 2024103$395.8M
Q2 2024103$432.5M
Q1 202492$461.0M
Q4 202395$340.1M
Q3 202389$314.2M
Q2 202384$186.4M
Q1 202381$161.0M
Q4 202284$102.2M
Q3 202277$79.2M
Q2 202285$108.7M
Q1 202296$123.9M
Q4 2021110$151.1M
Q3 2021102$193.9M
Q2 202196$198.4M
Q1 2021112$200.7M

Institutions, Q3 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Acacia Research Corp; share changes are against Q2 2022.

Institutions holding ACTG in Q3 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Invesco Ltd.2,630,338$10.6M0.00%−4,896−0.2%Reduced
Vanguard Group Inc1,975,652$7.98M0.00%−26,909−1.3%Reduced
Formidable Asset Management, LLC1,941,220$7.62M1.77%−48,384−2.4%Reduced
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC1,801,195$7.28M0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Renaissance Technologies LLC1,740,800$7.03M0.01%−254,898−12.8%Reduced
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC1,135,847$4.59M1.19%−31,243−2.7%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP1,114,354$4.50M0.00%+307,071+38.0%Added
BlackRock Inc.940,478$3.80M0.00%−3,941−0.4%Reduced
CWM, LLC669,575$2.71M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Difesa Capital Management, LP560,000$2.26M1.66%+95,000+20.4%Added
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.544,003$2.20M0.02%+11,450+2.2%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC527,713$2.13M0.00%−49,507−8.6%Reduced
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC471,600$1.91M0.05%+49,100+11.6%Added
Toroso Investments, LLC433,873$1.75M0.07%+9,641+2.3%Added
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC348,894$1.41M1.17%−228−0.1%Reduced
Millennium Management LLC273,719$1.11M0.00%−333,908−55.0%Reduced
Two Sigma Advisers, LP249,938$1.01M0.00%−55,900−18.3%Reduced
Royce & Associates LP190,000$768.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Susquehanna International Group, LLP173,148$699.0K0.00%+87,522+102.2%Added
State Street Corp150,286$607.0K0.00%−39,178−20.7%Reduced
Westerly Capital Management, LLC132,000$533.0K0.48%−88,000−40.0%Reduced
Ancora Advisors, LLC130,292$526.0K0.02%−9,050−6.5%Reduced
Eidelman Virant Capital113,000$458.0K0.34%−50,000−30.7%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP100,754$407.0K0.00%+100,754New
State of Wisconsin Investment Board97,900$396.0K0.00%−61,700−38.7%Reduced
Morgan Stanley97,367$393.0K0.00%−87,873−47.4%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.95,676$387.0K0.00%+155+0.2%Added
Mariner, LLC90,901$367.0K0.00%+8,746+10.6%Added
Northern Trust Corp89,448$361.0K0.00%−5,526−5.8%Reduced
FMR LLC64,776$262.0K0.00%−727−1.1%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.53,911$218.0K0.00%+17,188+46.8%Added
Franklin Resources Inc52,068$211.0K0.00%+52,068New
Price T Rowe Associates Inc43,500$176.0K0.00%+13,200+43.6%Added
Gsa Capital Partners LLP42,470$172.0K0.02%+42,470New
Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC40,000$162.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Shufro Rose & Co LLC35,552$144.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Wolverine Trading, LLC32,031$128.0K0.00%−43,326−57.5%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc29,147$118.0K0.00%−39,461−57.5%Reduced
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd27,327$110.0K0.00%−1,580−5.5%Reduced
Boothbay Fund Management, LLC24,325$98.0K0.00%−7,780−24.2%Reduced
Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership24,000$97.0K0.07%+1,500+6.7%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp22,253$90.0K0.00%−5,158−18.8%Reduced
SNS Financial Group, LLC22,000$89.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James & Associates21,700$88.0K0.00%+500+2.4%Added
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan20,000$81.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Maven Securities LTD20,000$81.0K0.00%+20,000New
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc18,555$75.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Investors Research Corp18,100$73.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
LMR Partners LLP17,487$71.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
HRT Financial LP17,790$71.0K0.00%+5,712+47.3%Added
Ergoteles LLC16,790$68.0K0.00%−235,110−93.3%Reduced
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC15,886$64.0K0.00%+15,886New
Squarepoint Ops LLC15,281$62.0K0.00%−12,458−44.9%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP14,745$60.0K0.00%−82,448−84.8%Reduced
Tudor Investment Corp Et Al13,409$54.0K0.00%+13,409New
Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.13,000$53.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP12,605$51.0K0.00%+12,605New
Gateway Advisory, LLC12,000$48.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Marshall Wace, LLP11,711$47.0K0.00%+1,711+17.1%Added
Man Group plc11,100$45.0K0.00%+11,100New
Horizon Wealth Management, LLC10,000$40.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG7,348$29.0K0.00%+5,040+218.4%Added
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC4,800$19.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bartlett & Co. LLC4,435$18.0K0.00%+4,435New
Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC4,435$17.9K0.00%+4,435New
Quantbot Technologies LP3,406$13.0K0.00%−34,756−91.1%Reduced
AlphaMark Advisors, LLC3,300$13.0K0.01%+3,300New
Cutler Group LP3,412$13.0K0.00%+3,412New
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.2,827$11.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wells Fargo & Company1,355$5.00K0.00%−53−3.8%Reduced
Bank of America Corp678$3.00K0.00%−337−33.2%Reduced
Crewe Advisors LLC445$2.00K0.00%+445New
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA72$2910.00%00.0%Unchanged
JPMorgan Chase & Co118$00.00%00.0%Unchanged
Deutsche Bank AG87$00.00%00.0%Unchanged
Royal Bank of Canada57$00.00%+57New
First Horizon Advisors, Inc.159$00.00%+159New
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC0$00.00%−207,699−100.0%Sold out
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC0$00.00%−185,065−100.0%Sold out
Caption Management, LLC0$00.00%−182,222−100.0%Sold out
Citadel Advisors LLC0$00.00%−126,431−100.0%Sold out
Group One Trading, L.P.0$00.00%−104,036−100.0%Sold out
Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP0$00.00%−92,744−100.0%Sold out
PEAK6 Investments LLC0$00.00%−84,583−100.0%Sold out
Jump Financial, LLC0$00.00%−45,300−100.0%Sold out
Simplex Trading, LLC0$00.00%−42,786−100.0%Sold out
AQR Capital Management LLC0$00.00%−24,773−100.0%Sold out
Powell Investment Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−21,500−100.0%Sold out
Veritable, L.P.0$00.00%−20,839−100.0%Sold out
Dalton Investments LLC0$00.00%−20,000−100.0%Sold out
Laurion Capital Management LP0$00.00%−16,410−100.0%Sold out
Walleye Capital LLC0$00.00%−14,553−100.0%Sold out
Balyasny Asset Management LLC0$00.00%−12,993−100.0%Sold out
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)0$00.00%−2,946−100.0%Sold out
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency, LLC0$00.00%−1,400−100.0%Sold out
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC0$00.00%−963−100.0%Sold out
Citigroup Inc0$00.00%−501−100.0%Sold out
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC0$00.00%−500−100.0%Sold out
New York State Common Retirement Fund0$00.00%−332−100.0%Sold out
Credit Suisse AG0$00.00%−26−100.0%Sold out