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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 2024

Institutional positions in Acacia Research Corp as of Sep 30, 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
103
+3 vs. Q2 2024
Shares held
84.9M
+2.01M (+2.4%) vs. Q2 2024
Total value
$395.7M
−$19.7M (−4.7%) vs. Q2 2024
New holders
15
32 more added
Sold out
12
36 more reduced

3 institutions that held it in Q2 2024 haven't filed for Q3 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2024: 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 2024: 103 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 2024: $395.8M
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 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Acacia Research Corp; share changes are against Q2 2024.

Institutions holding ACTG in Q3 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Starboard Value LPSuperinvestorStarboard Value61,123,595$284.8M6.06%00.0%Unchanged
State Street Corp3,151,647$14.7M0.00%+265,993+9.2%Added
BlackRock, Inc.2,602,547$12.1M0.00%+2,602,547New
Vanguard Group Inc2,263,964$10.6M0.00%+42,833+1.9%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP2,080,094$9.69M0.00%+307,799+17.4%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc1,844,498$8.60M0.00%+1,696,485+1,146.2%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC1,642,800$7.66M0.01%+132,557+8.8%Added
Royce & Associates LP1,117,915$5.21M0.05%−166,079−12.9%Reduced
Formidable Asset Management, LLC992,665$4.63M0.74%−199,514−16.7%Reduced
Krilogy Financial LLC968,600$4.51M0.31%+155,600+19.1%Added
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC932,001$4.34M1.03%−92,559−9.0%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC917,406$4.28M0.00%−7,399−0.8%Reduced
Acuitas Investments, LLC472,566$2.20M0.98%−25,350−5.1%Reduced
Toroso Investments, LLC393,584$1.83M0.02%+31,352+8.7%Added
American Century Companies Inc367,625$1.71M0.00%+225,543+158.7%Added
Northern Trust Corp323,766$1.51M0.00%+346+0.1%Added
Westerly Capital Management, LLC275,000$1.28M0.73%+25,000+10.0%Added
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC247,953$1.14M0.01%−7,410−2.9%Reduced
Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C.176,982$824.7K0.12%+176,982New
Morgan Stanley173,788$809.9K0.00%+55,251+46.6%Added
Clayton Partners LLC158,837$740.2K0.53%+83,837+111.8%Added
First Trust Advisors LP130,413$607.7K0.00%+130,413New
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC127,945$596.2K0.01%−109,251−46.1%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc122,446$570.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC112,045$522.1K0.30%−550−0.5%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP107,530$501.1K0.00%+72,397+206.1%Added
Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.104,451$486.7K0.05%−45,549−30.4%Reduced
Mariner, LLC102,745$478.8K0.00%−26,612−20.6%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp101,883$474.8K0.00%−22,216−17.9%Reduced
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.94,325$439.6K0.00%−325,387−77.5%Reduced
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.87,000$405.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Jane Street Group, LLC76,818$358.0K0.00%+45,031+141.7%Added
Empowered Funds, LLC76,545$356.7K0.01%−109,251−58.8%Reduced
Sterling Capital Management LLC70,990$330.8K0.00%+70,990New
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC69,902$325.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Marquette Asset Management, LLC69,591$324.3K0.05%−23,682−25.4%Reduced
Bank of America Corp68,391$318.7K0.00%+16,154+30.9%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.63,407$295.5K0.00%+3,907+6.6%Added
FMR LLC61,698$287.5K0.00%+288+0.5%Added
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC58,161$271.0K0.00%−12,557−17.8%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers58,053$270.5K0.00%−2,069−3.4%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc50,818$237.0K0.00%−12,036−19.1%Reduced
Barclays PLC49,788$232.0K0.00%+35,685+253.0%Added
Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC40,000$186.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
XTX Topco Ltd37,277$173.7K0.01%+2,565+7.4%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.33,770$157.4K0.00%+2,650+8.5%Added
UBS Group AG31,372$146.2K0.00%+13,291+73.5%Added
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC31,277$145.8K0.00%+31,277New
Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership29,000$135.0K0.09%+3,000+11.5%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co27,688$129.0K0.00%−16,119−36.8%Reduced
Citigroup Inc27,599$128.6K0.00%+19,025+221.9%Added
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC27,399$127.7K0.00%−2,376,327−98.9%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP27,240$126.9K0.00%−41,596−60.4%Reduced
Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC27,187$126.7K0.03%+5,405+24.8%Added
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.25,057$116.8K0.00%+25,057New
Squarepoint Ops LLC24,918$116.1K0.00%−49,347−66.4%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc22,700$105.8K0.00%+800+3.7%Added
SNS Financial Group, LLC22,000$102.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Royal Bank of Canada21,547$100.0K0.00%+596+2.8%Added
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.20,769$96.8K0.00%+1,245+6.4%Added
Corebridge Financial, Inc.20,187$94.1K0.00%−124−0.6%Reduced
Ancora Advisors, LLC20,025$93.3K0.00%−106,977−84.2%Reduced
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan20,000$93.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC18,925$86.9K0.00%+890+4.9%Added
Wells Fargo & Company17,335$80.8K0.00%+746+4.5%Added
Tokio Marine Asset Management Co Ltd17,100$79.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James & Associates16,800$78.3K0.00%−302−1.8%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The16,503$76.9K0.00%−87−0.5%Reduced
SG Americas Securities, LLC15,408$72.0K0.00%+851+5.8%Added
Invesco Ltd.14,937$69.6K0.00%−15,535−51.0%Reduced
Salem Investment Counselors Inc14,664$68.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Investors Research Corp14,609$68.1K0.01%−400−2.7%Reduced
Ritholtz Wealth Management13,895$64.8K0.00%−1,051−7.0%Reduced
Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP13,370$62.3K0.01%−9,945−42.7%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc12,517$58.3K0.00%−4,996−28.5%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC12,356$57.6K0.00%−24,858−66.8%Reduced
Atom Investors LP12,047$56.1K0.01%+12,047New
HRT Financial LP11,712$54.0K0.00%+11,712New
Horizon Wealth Management, LLC10,000$46.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
New York State Common Retirement Fund8,921$41.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA7,563$35.2K0.00%−887−10.5%Reduced
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)7,529$35.1K0.00%+268+3.7%Added
MetLife Investment Management7,250$33.8K0.00%−14,819−67.1%Reduced
Group One Trading, L.P.4,646$21.6K0.00%−6,591−58.7%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc3,480$16.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.3,139$14.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
nVerses Capital, LLC2,800$13.0K0.01%+2,800New
California State Teachers Retirement System2,736$12.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.1,513$7.05K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Amalgamated Bank1,282$6.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC1,074$5.00K0.00%−5,409−83.4%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.778$3.63K0.00%+778New
Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.588$3.00K0.00%+588New
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.334$1.56K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Covestor Ltd319$1.00K0.00%+319New
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC140$6520.00%−4,865−97.2%Reduced
Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors, Inc100$4660.00%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Performance Advisors LLP79$3680.00%+79New
SJS Investment Consulting Inc.65$3030.00%00.0%Unchanged
Rothschild Investment LLC50$2330.00%+50New