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

13F holders, Q4 2022

Institutional positions in Acacia Research Corp as of Dec 31, 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
84
+8 vs. Q3 2022
Shares held
24.3M
+4.74M (+24.3%) vs. Q3 2022
Total value
$102.2M
+$23.5M (+29.8%) vs. Q3 2022
New holders
17
25 more added
Sold out
9
23 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q3 2022 haven't filed for Q4 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2022: 84 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 heldQ4 2022: $102.2M
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, Q4 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Acacia Research Corp; share changes are against Q3 2022.

Institutions holding ACTG in Q4 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Starboard Value LPSuperinvestorStarboard Value5,000,000$21.1M0.40%+5,000,000New
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC1,997,121$8.41M0.10%+195,926+10.9%Added
Vanguard Group Inc1,990,063$8.38M0.00%+14,411+0.7%Added
Formidable Asset Management, LLC1,695,131$7.10M1.60%−246,089−12.7%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC1,626,400$6.85M0.01%−114,400−6.6%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP1,264,836$5.33M0.00%+150,482+13.5%Added
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC1,120,641$4.72M1.11%−15,206−1.3%Reduced
BlackRock Inc.924,498$3.89M0.00%−15,980−1.7%Reduced
CWM, LLC669,575$2.82M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Portolan Capital Management, LLC636,991$2.68M0.27%+636,991New
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.550,878$2.32M0.01%+6,875+1.3%Added
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC494,500$2.08M0.05%+22,900+4.9%Added
Toroso Investments, LLC482,078$2.03M0.08%+48,205+11.1%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC480,555$2.02M0.00%−47,158−8.9%Reduced
Royce & Associates LP425,700$1.79M0.02%+235,700+124.1%Added
Westerly Capital Management, LLC400,000$1.68M1.32%+268,000+203.0%Added
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC344,933$1.45M1.22%−3,961−1.1%Reduced
Difesa Capital Management, LP307,423$1.29M1.01%−252,577−45.1%Reduced
Millennium Management LLC297,471$1.25M0.00%+23,752+8.7%Added
Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.288,000$1.21M0.16%+275,000+2,115.4%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP195,738$824.1K0.00%−54,200−21.7%Reduced
Marshall Wace, LLP177,871$748.8K0.00%+166,160+1,418.8%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC172,258$725.2K0.00%+172,258New
Saba Capital Management, L.P.158,158$665.8K0.01%+158,158New
Caption Management, LLC156,255$657.8K0.11%+156,255New
State Street Corp149,386$628.9K0.00%−900−0.6%Reduced
Ancora Advisors, LLC130,292$548.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Susquehanna International Group, LLP120,352$506.7K0.00%−52,796−30.5%Reduced
Gsa Capital Partners LLP116,464$490.0K0.06%+73,994+174.2%Added
Wolverine Trading, LLC111,012$467.0K0.01%+78,981+246.6%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc110,117$463.6K0.00%+80,970+277.8%Added
Morgan Stanley97,393$410.0K0.00%+260.0%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.95,066$400.0K0.00%−610−0.6%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP94,782$399.0K0.00%−5,972−5.9%Reduced
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC91,577$385.5K0.01%+75,691+476.5%Added
Mariner, LLC89,432$377.0K0.00%−1,469−1.6%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.87,331$367.7K0.00%−2,543,007−96.7%Reduced
Tudor Investment Corp Et Al84,936$358.0K0.01%+71,527+533.4%Added
Northern Trust Corp75,635$318.4K0.00%−13,813−15.4%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.67,857$285.7K0.00%+13,946+25.9%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board62,500$263.1K0.00%−35,400−36.2%Reduced
FMR LLC61,472$258.8K0.00%−3,304−5.1%Reduced
Jump Financial, LLC54,129$227.9K0.01%+54,129New
Krilogy Financial LLC53,000$223.1K0.02%+53,000New
Franklin Resources Inc52,068$219.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd45,006$189.5K0.00%+17,679+64.7%Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc43,500$183.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC40,000$168.4K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Ritholtz Wealth Management37,396$157.4K0.01%+37,396New
Marquette Asset Management, LLC36,989$155.7K0.05%+36,989New
Shufro Rose & Co LLC35,552$149.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Two Sigma Investments, LP32,583$137.2K0.00%+17,838+121.0%Added
Boothbay Fund Management, LLC27,000$113.7K0.00%+2,675+11.0%Added
Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership25,000$105.0K0.07%+1,000+4.2%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp22,253$93.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SNS Financial Group, LLC22,000$92.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James & Associates21,700$91.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC21,494$90.5K0.00%+21,494New
Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC20,550$86.5K0.02%+20,550New
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan20,000$84.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Maven Securities LTD20,000$84.2K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc18,555$78.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Investors Research Corp18,100$76.2K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)16,401$69.0K0.00%+16,401New
Simplex Trading, LLC16,298$68.0K0.00%+16,298New
Prudential Financial Inc13,200$55.6K0.00%+13,200New
Gateway Advisory, LLC12,000$51.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Man Group plc11,100$46.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Horizon Wealth Management, LLC10,000$42.1K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC4,800$20.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bartlett & Co. LLC4,748$20.0K0.00%+313+7.1%Added
Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC4,748$20.0K0.00%+313+7.1%Added
UBS Group AG3,693$15.5K0.00%−3,655−49.7%Reduced
Group One Trading, L.P.2,967$12.5K0.00%+2,967New
Quantbot Technologies LP2,706$11.4K0.00%−700−20.6%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.1,513$6.37K0.00%−1,314−46.5%Reduced
Bank of America Corp640$2.69K0.00%−38−5.6%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company263$1.11K0.00%−1,092−80.6%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada138$1.00K0.00%+81+142.1%Added
Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC166$6980.00%+166New
Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp.166$6980.00%+166New
Deutsche Bank AG87$3660.00%00.0%Unchanged
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA67$2820.00%−5−6.9%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co118$00.00%00.0%Unchanged
HRT Financial LP0$00.00%−17,790−100.0%Sold out
LMR Partners LLP0$00.00%−17,487−100.0%Sold out
Ergoteles LLC0$00.00%−16,790−100.0%Sold out
Squarepoint Ops LLC0$00.00%−15,281−100.0%Sold out
Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP0$00.00%−12,605−100.0%Sold out
AlphaMark Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−3,300−100.0%Sold out
Cutler Group LP0$00.00%−3,412−100.0%Sold out
Crewe Advisors LLC0$00.00%−445−100.0%Sold out
First Horizon Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−159−100.0%Sold out
Eidelman Virant Capital––––Not filed