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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, Q2 2023

Institutional positions in Acacia Research Corp as of Jun 30, 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
84
+3 vs. Q1 2023
Shares held
44.8M
+3.16M (+7.6%) vs. Q1 2023
Total value
$186.4M
+$25.4M (+15.8%) vs. Q1 2023
New holders
23
24 more added
Sold out
20
25 more reduced

Compare with Q1 2023: 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 2023: 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 heldQ2 2023: $186.4M
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, Q2 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Acacia Research Corp; share changes are against Q1 2023.

Institutions holding ACTG in Q2 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Starboard Value LPSuperinvestorStarboard Value20,000,000$83.2M1.80%00.0%Unchanged
BlackRock Inc.2,678,779$11.1M0.00%+1,751,680+188.9%Added
Vanguard Group Inc2,657,712$11.1M0.00%+291,606+12.3%Added
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC2,033,895$8.46M0.09%+38,550+1.9%Added
Formidable Asset Management, LLC1,728,857$7.19M1.57%−37,315−2.1%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC1,645,100$6.84M0.01%−2,412−0.1%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP1,570,934$6.54M0.00%+95,625+6.5%Added
State Street Corp1,220,940$5.08M0.00%+906,112+287.8%Added
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC1,165,013$4.85M1.10%+52,517+4.7%Added
Portolan Capital Management, LLC1,122,402$4.67M0.41%−318,005−22.1%Reduced
Royce & Associates LP1,023,217$4.26M0.04%+136,800+15.4%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC986,154$4.10M0.00%+562,574+132.8%Added
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC699,500$2.91M0.07%+105,810+17.8%Added
Roumell Asset Management, LLC595,351$2.48M4.87%+125,115+26.6%Added
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.552,168$2.30M0.01%+1,775+0.3%Added
Toroso Investments, LLC511,001$2.13M0.06%−511,001−50.0%Reduced
Difesa Capital Management, LP473,052$1.97M5.17%+168,129+55.1%Added
Acuitas Investments, LLC439,495$1.83M1.06%+439,495New
Northern Trust Corp369,371$1.54M0.00%+270,156+272.3%Added
Westerly Capital Management, LLC250,000$1.04M0.67%−200,000−44.4%Reduced
Krilogy Financial LLC246,750$1.03M0.09%+93,000+60.5%Added
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC166,174$691.3K0.52%−88,649−34.8%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP157,053$653.3K0.00%+41,136+35.5%Added
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC145,914$607.0K0.01%−6,683−4.4%Reduced
Empowered Funds, LLC133,300$554.5K0.02%+133,300New
EA Series Trust133,300$554.5K0.02%+133,300New
Ancora Advisors, LLC130,292$542.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Morgan Stanley124,393$517.5K0.00%−35,370−22.1%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp118,895$494.6K0.00%+96,642+434.3%Added
Invesco Ltd.116,716$485.5K0.00%+18,322+18.6%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc116,573$484.9K0.00%+98,018+528.3%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC101,485$422.2K0.00%+101,485New
Goldman Sachs Group Inc95,923$399.0K0.00%−41,476−30.2%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.94,915$394.8K0.00%−151−0.2%Reduced
Marquette Asset Management, LLC93,273$388.0K0.10%+56,284+152.2%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC67,919$282.5K0.00%−54,356−44.5%Reduced
Ritholtz Wealth Management65,260$271.5K0.01%−1,031−1.6%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers62,960$261.9K0.00%+62,960New
FMR LLC61,804$257.1K0.00%−61,288−49.8%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.59,693$248.3K0.00%−24,362−29.0%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc51,233$214.0K0.00%+7,733+17.8%Added
Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.50,000$208.0K0.02%−130,000−72.2%Reduced
Mariner, LLC48,010$199.7K0.00%+48,010New
Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP42,296$176.0K0.02%+42,296New
Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC40,000$166.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Two Sigma Advisers, LP32,500$135.2K0.00%−49,100−60.2%Reduced
Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership32,300$134.0K0.09%+2,300+7.7%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co30,410$126.5K0.00%+30,292+25,671.2%Added
Bank of America Corp27,232$113.3K0.00%−4,415−14.0%Reduced
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC22,693$94.4K0.00%+22,693New
New York State Common Retirement Fund22,500$93.6K0.00%+22,500New
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.22,079$91.8K0.00%+22,079New
SNS Financial Group, LLC22,000$91.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James & Associates21,700$90.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG21,452$89.2K0.00%+18,930+750.6%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP20,207$84.1K0.00%−123,258−85.9%Reduced
MetLife Investment Management20,191$84.0K0.00%+20,191New
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan20,000$83.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Maven Securities LTD20,000$83.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The18,852$78.4K0.00%+18,852New
American International Group, Inc.18,296$76.1K0.00%+18,296New
Investors Research Corp18,100$75.3K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
American Century Companies Inc16,956$70.5K0.00%+16,956New
Royal Bank of Canada16,666$69.0K0.00%−9,507−36.3%Reduced
Shufro Rose & Co LLC15,000$62.4K0.01%−3,015−16.7%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company14,632$60.9K0.00%+14,331+4,761.1%Added
Stokes Family Office, LLC13,857$57.6K0.01%−3,023−17.9%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA13,194$54.9K0.00%+13,194New
California State Teachers Retirement System12,645$52.6K0.00%+12,645New
Gateway Advisory, LLC12,000$49.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Citigroup Inc11,318$47.1K0.00%−133,669−92.2%Reduced
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System10,790$44.9K0.00%+10,790New
Horizon Wealth Management, LLC10,000$41.6K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC9,750$41.0K0.00%−116,037−92.2%Reduced
Barclays PLC7,596$31.6K0.00%−7,516−49.7%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank3,697$15.0K0.00%+3,697New
Legal & General Group Plc3,480$14.5K0.00%+3,480New
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.3,139$13.1K0.00%+3,139New
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co2,092$8.70K0.00%+2,092New
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.1,513$6.29K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)1,061$4.41K0.00%−15,115−93.4%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG87$3620.00%00.0%Unchanged
Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC52$2160.00%+52New
Simplex Trading, LLC72$00.00%+72New
Millennium Management LLC0$00.00%−318,606−100.0%Sold out
Jane Street Group, LLC0$00.00%−130,677−100.0%Sold out
HRT Financial LP0$00.00%−88,757−100.0%Sold out
Marshall Wace, LLP0$00.00%−59,930−100.0%Sold out
Tudor Investment Corp Et Al0$00.00%−51,110−100.0%Sold out
683 Capital Management, LLC0$00.00%−41,000−100.0%Sold out
Squarepoint Ops LLC0$00.00%−39,506−100.0%Sold out
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd0$00.00%−37,034−100.0%Sold out
Jump Financial, LLC0$00.00%−32,786−100.0%Sold out
Man Group plc0$00.00%–Sold out
Sea Otter Advisors LLC0$00.00%−31,877−100.0%Sold out
Gsa Capital Partners LLP0$00.00%−31,131−100.0%Sold out
State of Wisconsin Investment Board0$00.00%−29,500−100.0%Sold out
LMR Partners LLP0$00.00%−26,623−100.0%Sold out
Boothbay Fund Management, LLC0$00.00%−18,000−100.0%Sold out
Balyasny Asset Management LLC0$00.00%−16,279−100.0%Sold out