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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, Q1 2024

Institutional positions in Acacia Research Corp as of Mar 31, 2024. 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
92
−2 vs. Q4 2023
Shares held
86.0M
−522.9K (−0.6%) vs. Q4 2023
Total value
$458.4M
+$119.2M (+35.1%) vs. Q4 2023
New holders
9
24 more added
Sold out
11
41 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q4 2023 haven't filed for Q1 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2024: 92 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 2024: $461.0M
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, Q1 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Acacia Research Corp; share changes are against Q4 2023.

Institutions holding ACTG in Q1 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Starboard Value LPSuperinvestorStarboard Value61,123,595$325.8M6.73%00.0%Unchanged
State Street Corp2,789,172$14.9M0.00%+106,108+4.0%Added
BlackRock Inc.2,444,159$13.0M0.00%−38,815−1.6%Reduced
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC2,359,662$12.6M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Vanguard Group Inc2,247,635$12.0M0.00%+13,692+0.6%Added
Formidable Asset Management, LLC1,556,278$8.26M1.35%−128,633−7.6%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP1,538,536$8.20M0.00%+169,754+12.4%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC1,504,100$8.02M0.01%−27,100−1.8%Reduced
Royce & Associates LP1,414,192$7.54M0.07%+195,721+16.1%Added
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC1,049,727$5.60M1.23%−75,392−6.7%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC902,479$4.81M0.00%+18,579+2.1%Added
Roumell Asset Management, LLC727,463$3.88M7.30%00.0%Unchanged
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.518,642$2.76M0.01%−13,550−2.5%Reduced
Toroso Investments, LLC502,067$2.65M0.05%−31,377−5.9%Reduced
Acuitas Investments, LLC495,217$2.64M1.33%+55,626+12.7%Added
Krilogy Financial LLC470,000$2.51M0.19%+200,000+74.1%Added
Northern Trust Corp332,199$1.77M0.00%+3,951+1.2%Added
Westerly Capital Management, LLC300,000$1.60M0.83%−60,000−16.7%Reduced
Clayton Partners LLC295,489$1.57M1.34%−279,511−48.6%Reduced
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC267,476$1.43M0.01%−1,787−0.7%Reduced
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC223,876$1.19M0.02%−290,381−56.5%Reduced
Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.220,691$1.18M0.12%−17,309−7.3%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc196,552$1.05M0.00%+21,641+12.4%Added
Empowered Funds, LLC172,476$919.3K0.02%+12,950+8.1%Added
Mariner, LLC150,339$801.3K0.00%+74,859+99.2%Added
Morgan Stanley130,879$697.6K0.00%−56,603−30.2%Reduced
Ancora Advisors, LLC129,902$692.4K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC123,779$659.7K0.39%−725−0.6%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc116,573$621.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Squarepoint Ops LLC109,945$586.0K0.00%−31,816−22.4%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp104,965$559.5K0.00%−13,930−11.7%Reduced
Marquette Asset Management, LLC93,273$497.1K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.91,400$487.2K0.00%−7,960−8.0%Reduced
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.87,000$463.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Quadrature Capital Ltd82,602$439.0K0.01%+82,602New
Price T Rowe Associates Inc63,244$338.0K0.00%+3,018+5.0%Added
FMR LLC61,262$326.5K0.00%+52+0.1%Added
Rhumbline Advisers60,191$320.8K0.00%−3,967−6.2%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co53,439$284.8K0.00%+26,031+95.0%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC52,865$281.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG47,940$255.5K0.00%+3,220+7.2%Added
Two Sigma Investments, LP47,757$254.5K0.00%−26,065−35.3%Reduced
Marshall Wace, LLP43,516$231.9K0.00%+43,516New
Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC40,000$213.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of America Corp38,380$204.6K0.00%−14,585−27.5%Reduced
Jump Financial, LLC30,337$161.7K0.00%+17,637+138.9%Added
HRT Financial LP28,913$154.0K0.00%+12,790+79.3%Added
American Century Companies Inc28,875$153.9K0.00%+1,213+4.4%Added
Salem Investment Counselors Inc28,664$152.8K0.01%+28,664New
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA28,165$150.1K0.00%+16,735+146.4%Added
Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership27,500$147.0K0.11%−4,600−14.3%Reduced
Barclays PLC27,313$145.6K0.00%−25,252−48.0%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC26,895$143.4K0.00%+2,187+8.9%Added
Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC25,574$136.3K0.03%+25,574New
SNS Financial Group, LLC22,000$117.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Two Sigma Advisers, LP21,438$114.3K0.00%−31,800−59.7%Reduced
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC20,089$107.1K0.00%−20,745−50.8%Reduced
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan20,000$106.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
MetLife Investment Management19,778$105.4K0.00%−413−2.0%Reduced
Blair William & Co19,200$102.3K0.00%+19,200New
American International Group, Inc.18,733$99.8K0.00%−162−0.9%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.17,463$93.1K0.00%−117,483−87.1%Reduced
Verition Fund Management LLC16,900$90.1K0.00%+16,900New
Raymond James & Associates16,800$89.5K0.00%−500−2.9%Reduced
Investors Research Corp15,009$80.0K0.02%−91−0.6%Reduced
Ritholtz Wealth Management14,996$79.9K0.00%−8,587−36.4%Reduced
Corsair Capital Management, L.P.14,799$78.9K0.02%−201−1.3%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.14,620$77.9K0.00%+2,020+16.0%Added
Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC14,409$76.8K0.01%+14,409New
Wolverine Trading, LLC13,607$72.5K0.00%−24,408−64.2%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company13,430$71.6K0.00%+1,726+14.7%Added
SG Americas Securities, LLC13,341$71.0K0.00%−9,903−42.6%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc12,875$68.6K0.00%−305−2.3%Reduced
Horizon Wealth Management, LLC10,000$53.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
New York State Common Retirement Fund9,019$48.1K0.00%−13,810−60.5%Reduced
Citigroup Inc7,222$38.5K0.00%+1,579+28.0%Added
CWM, LLC6,306$34.0K0.00%−1,842−22.6%Reduced
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC4,900$26.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Group One Trading, L.P.4,537$24.2K0.00%−2,300−33.6%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System3,822$20.4K0.00%−2,435−38.9%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc3,480$18.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.3,139$16.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Citadel Advisors LLC2,342$12.5K0.00%−52,598−95.7%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.1,513$8.06K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Amalgamated Bank1,282$7.00K0.00%−2,034−61.3%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada851$5.00K0.00%−10,603−92.6%Reduced
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc907$4.83K0.00%+907New
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co358$1.91K0.00%+90+33.6%Added
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)163$8690.00%−5,128−96.9%Reduced
Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors, Inc100$5330.00%00.0%Unchanged
Deutsche Bank AG87$4640.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC20$1060.00%+20New
Susquehanna International Group, LLP0$00.00%−92,810−100.0%Sold out
CI Private Wealth, LLC0$00.00%−37,000−100.0%Sold out
Portolan Capital Management, LLC0$00.00%−24,000−100.0%Sold out
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.0$00.00%−22,079−100.0%Sold out
Millennium Management LLC0$00.00%−15,991−100.0%Sold out
Simplex Trading, LLC0$00.00%−15,708−100.0%Sold out
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC0$00.00%−15,124−100.0%Sold out
Shufro Rose & Co LLC0$00.00%−15,000−100.0%Sold out