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Acacia Research Corp

ACTG
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Nasdaq
Industry
Patent Owners & Lessors
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, Q1 2023

Institutional positions in Acacia Research Corp as of Mar 31, 2023. 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
81
−3 vs. Q4 2022
Shares held
41.1M
+16.8M (+69.3%) vs. Q4 2022
Total value
$158.8M
+$56.6M (+55.4%) vs. Q4 2022
New holders
14
28 more added
Sold out
17
21 more reduced

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2023: 81 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 heldQ1 2023: $158.8M
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, Q1 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Acacia Research Corp; share changes are against Q4 2022.

Institutions holding ACTG in Q1 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
JPMorgan Chase & Co118$00.00%00.0%Unchanged
Deutsche Bank AG87$3360.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wells Fargo & Company301$1.16K0.00%+38+14.4%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.1,513$5.84K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG2,522$9.73K0.00%−1,171−31.7%Reduced
Horizon Wealth Management, LLC10,000$38.6K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Virtu Financial LLC11,042$43.0K0.00%+11,042New
Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC11,849$45.7K0.00%−8,701−42.3%Reduced
Gateway Advisory, LLC12,000$46.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC12,635$48.8K0.00%+12,635New
Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd14,290$55.2K0.01%+14,290New
Barclays PLC15,112$58.3K0.00%+15,112New
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)16,176$62.0K0.00%−225−1.4%Reduced
Balyasny Asset Management LLC16,279$62.8K0.00%+16,279New
Stokes Family Office, LLC16,880$65.2K0.01%+16,880New
Boothbay Fund Management, LLC18,000$69.5K0.00%−9,000−33.3%Reduced
Shufro Rose & Co LLC18,015$69.5K0.01%−17,537−49.3%Reduced
Investors Research Corp18,100$69.9K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc18,555$71.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan20,000$77.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Maven Securities LTD20,000$77.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James & Associates21,700$83.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SNS Financial Group, LLC22,000$84.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of New York Mellon Corp22,253$85.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Royal Bank of Canada26,173$101.0K0.00%+26,035+18,865.9%Added
LMR Partners LLP26,623$102.8K0.00%+26,623New
State of Wisconsin Investment Board29,500$113.9K0.00%−33,000−52.8%Reduced
Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership30,000$116.0K0.08%+5,000+20.0%Added
Gsa Capital Partners LLP31,131$120.0K0.01%−85,333−73.3%Reduced
Bank of America Corp31,647$122.2K0.00%+31,007+4,844.8%Added
Sea Otter Advisors LLC31,877$123.0K0.08%+31,877New
Man Group plc–$125.7K0.00%––
Jump Financial, LLC32,786$126.6K0.01%−21,343−39.4%Reduced
Marquette Asset Management, LLC36,989$142.8K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd37,034$143.0K0.00%−7,972−17.7%Reduced
Squarepoint Ops LLC39,506$152.5K0.00%+39,506New
Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC40,000$154.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
683 Capital Management, LLC41,000$158.3K0.01%+41,000New
Price T Rowe Associates Inc43,500$168.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tudor Investment Corp Et Al51,110$197.0K0.00%−33,826−39.8%Reduced
Marshall Wace, LLP59,930$231.3K0.00%−117,941−66.3%Reduced
FMR LLC61,546$237.6K0.00%+74+0.1%Added
Ritholtz Wealth Management66,291$255.9K0.01%+28,895+77.3%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP81,600$315.0K0.00%−114,138−58.3%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.84,055$324.5K0.00%+16,198+23.9%Added
HRT Financial LP88,757$342.0K0.00%+88,757New
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.95,066$367.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Invesco Ltd.98,394$379.8K0.00%+11,063+12.7%Added
Northern Trust Corp99,215$383.0K0.00%+23,580+31.2%Added
First Trust Advisors LP115,917$447.4K0.00%+21,135+22.3%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC122,275$472.0K0.00%−49,983−29.0%Reduced
CWM, LLC125,787$486.0K0.00%−543,788−81.2%Reduced
Ancora Advisors, LLC130,292$502.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Jane Street Group, LLC130,677$504.4K0.00%+130,677New
Goldman Sachs Group Inc137,399$530.4K0.00%+27,282+24.8%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP143,465$553.8K0.00%+23,113+19.2%Added
Citigroup Inc144,987$559.6K0.00%+144,987New
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC152,597$589.0K0.01%+61,020+66.6%Added
Krilogy Financial LLC153,750$593.5K0.05%+100,750+190.1%Added
Morgan Stanley159,763$616.7K0.00%+62,370+64.0%Added
Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.180,000$694.8K0.09%−108,000−37.5%Reduced
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC254,823$983.6K0.79%−90,110−26.1%Reduced
Difesa Capital Management, LP304,923$1.18M1.11%−2,500−0.8%Reduced
State Street Corp314,828$1.22M0.00%+165,442+110.7%Added
Millennium Management LLC318,606$1.23M0.00%+21,135+7.1%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC423,580$1.64M0.00%−56,975−11.9%Reduced
Westerly Capital Management, LLC450,000$1.74M1.25%+50,000+12.5%Added
Roumell Asset Management, LLC470,236$1.82M4.11%+470,236New
Toroso Investments, LLC511,001$1.97M0.06%+28,923+6.0%Added
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.550,393$2.12M0.01%−485−0.1%Reduced
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC593,690$2.29M0.06%+99,190+20.1%Added
Royce & Associates LP886,417$3.42M0.03%+460,717+108.2%Added
BlackRock Inc.927,099$3.58M0.00%+2,601+0.3%Added
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC1,112,496$4.29M1.06%−8,145−0.7%Reduced
Portolan Capital Management, LLC1,440,407$5.56M0.53%+803,416+126.1%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP1,475,309$5.69M0.00%+210,473+16.6%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC1,647,512$6.36M0.01%+21,112+1.3%Added
Formidable Asset Management, LLC1,766,172$6.89M1.46%+71,041+4.2%Added
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC1,995,345$7.70M0.09%−1,776−0.1%Reduced
Vanguard Group Inc2,366,106$9.13M0.00%+376,043+18.9%Added
Starboard Value LPSuperinvestorStarboard Value20,000,000$77.2M1.55%+15,000,000+300.0%Added
Saba Capital Management, L.P.0$00.00%−158,158−100.0%Sold out
Caption Management, LLC0$00.00%−156,255−100.0%Sold out
Wolverine Trading, LLC0$00.00%−111,012−100.0%Sold out
Mariner, LLC0$00.00%−89,432−100.0%Sold out
Franklin Resources Inc0$00.00%−52,068−100.0%Sold out
Two Sigma Investments, LP0$00.00%−32,583−100.0%Sold out
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC0$00.00%−21,494−100.0%Sold out
Simplex Trading, LLC0$00.00%−16,298−100.0%Sold out
Prudential Financial Inc0$00.00%−13,200−100.0%Sold out
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−4,800−100.0%Sold out
Bartlett & Co. LLC0$00.00%−4,748−100.0%Sold out
Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC0$00.00%−4,748−100.0%Sold out
Group One Trading, L.P.0$00.00%−2,967−100.0%Sold out
Quantbot Technologies LP0$00.00%−2,706−100.0%Sold out
Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC0$00.00%−166−100.0%Sold out
Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp.0$00.00%−166−100.0%Sold out
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA0$00.00%−67−100.0%Sold out