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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 2024

Institutional positions in Acacia Research Corp as of Dec 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
95
−7 vs. Q3 2024
Shares held
83.5M
−1.37M (−1.6%) vs. Q3 2024
Total value
$362.5M
−$33.1M (−8.4%) vs. Q3 2024
New holders
10
30 more added
Sold out
17
32 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q3 2024 haven't filed for Q4 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2024: 95 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 2024: $362.5M
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 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Acacia Research Corp; share changes are against Q3 2024.

Institutions holding ACTG in Q4 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Starboard Value LPSuperinvestorStarboard Value61,123,595$265.3M4.80%00.0%Unchanged
State Street Corp2,956,847$12.8M0.00%−194,800−6.2%Reduced
BlackRock, Inc.2,506,040$10.9M0.00%−96,507−3.7%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP2,300,673$9.98M0.00%+220,579+10.6%Added
Vanguard Group Inc2,248,771$9.76M0.00%−15,193−0.7%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC1,595,400$6.92M0.01%−47,400−2.9%Reduced
Royce & Associates LP1,174,641$5.10M0.05%+56,726+5.1%Added
Krilogy Financial LLC1,038,000$4.50M0.30%+69,400+7.2%Added
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC1,004,495$4.36M1.00%+72,494+7.8%Added
Formidable Asset Management, LLC1,002,922$4.35M0.71%+10,257+1.0%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC895,614$3.89M0.00%−21,792−2.4%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc551,389$2.39M0.00%−1,293,109−70.1%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc439,532$1.91M0.00%+71,907+19.6%Added
Toroso Investments, LLC418,143$1.81M0.01%+24,559+6.2%Added
Northern Trust Corp324,098$1.41M0.00%+332+0.1%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp247,099$1.07M0.00%+145,216+142.5%Added
Peapod Lane Capital LLC238,011$1.03M1.02%+238,011New
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC236,953$1.03M0.01%−11,000−4.4%Reduced
Westerly Capital Management, LLC216,339$938.9K0.43%−58,661−21.3%Reduced
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC210,376$913.0K0.02%+82,431+64.4%Added
Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.183,996$798.5K0.08%+79,545+76.2%Added
Empowered Funds, LLC163,076$707.8K0.01%+86,531+113.0%Added
Morgan Stanley156,357$678.6K0.00%−17,431−10.0%Reduced
Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C.150,982$655.3K0.09%−26,000−14.7%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc122,446$531.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
First Trust Advisors LP113,701$493.5K0.00%−16,712−12.8%Reduced
UBS Group AG107,487$466.5K0.00%+76,115+242.6%Added
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC106,070$460.3K0.26%−5,975−5.3%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co98,841$429.0K0.00%+71,153+257.0%Added
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.94,325$409.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mariner, LLC89,747$389.5K0.00%−12,998−12.7%Reduced
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.87,000$377.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC84,094$365.0K0.01%+52,817+168.9%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.70,017$303.9K0.00%+6,610+10.4%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC69,902$303.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
FMR LLC61,682$267.7K0.00%−160.0%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP61,398$266.5K0.00%−46,132−42.9%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers57,454$249.3K0.00%−599−1.0%Reduced
Barclays PLC56,787$246.5K0.00%+6,999+14.1%Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc53,399$232.0K0.00%+2,581+5.1%Added
GatePass Capital, LLC40,300$174.9K0.19%+40,300New
Bank of America Corp40,266$174.8K0.00%−28,125−41.1%Reduced
Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC40,000$173.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
XTX Topco Ltd36,308$157.6K0.01%−969−2.6%Reduced
Marquette Asset Management, LLC34,658$150.4K0.02%−34,933−50.2%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.33,770$146.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Citadel Advisors LLC33,170$144.0K0.00%+20,814+168.5%Added
Citigroup Inc29,208$126.8K0.00%+1,609+5.8%Added
Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership28,000$122.0K0.08%−1,000−3.4%Reduced
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC27,399$118.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP23,752$103.1K0.02%+10,382+77.7%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC22,649$98.3K0.00%−2,269−9.1%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada22,156$97.0K0.00%+609+2.8%Added
Wells Fargo & Company22,160$96.2K0.00%+4,825+27.8%Added
MetLife Investment Management22,047$95.7K0.00%+14,797+204.1%Added
SNS Financial Group, LLC22,000$95.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.21,681$94.1K0.00%+912+4.4%Added
Two Sigma Investments, LP20,175$87.6K0.00%−7,065−25.9%Reduced
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan20,000$86.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
SG Americas Securities, LLC19,735$86.0K0.00%+4,327+28.1%Added
Aquatic Capital Management LLC18,905$82.0K0.00%+18,905New
Corebridge Financial, Inc.18,770$81.5K0.00%−1,417−7.0%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc17,014$73.8K0.00%+17,014New
Invesco Ltd.16,424$71.3K0.00%+1,487+10.0%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The15,611$67.8K0.00%−892−5.4%Reduced
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC15,493$67.2K0.00%−3,432−18.1%Reduced
Salem Investment Counselors Inc14,664$63.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Investors Research Corp14,609$63.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Intech Investment Management LLC12,995$56.4K0.00%+12,995New
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey12,759$55.4K0.00%+12,759New
Victory Capital Management Inc11,826$51.3K0.00%−691−5.5%Reduced
Atom Investors LP11,454$49.7K0.01%−593−4.9%Reduced
Ritholtz Wealth Management10,794$46.8K0.00%−3,101−22.3%Reduced
ProShare Advisors LLC10,633$46.1K0.00%+10,633New
Horizon Wealth Management, LLC10,000$43.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Deutsche Bank AG9,182$39.9K0.00%+9,182New
New York State Common Retirement Fund8,921$38.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA5,550$24.1K0.00%−2,013−26.6%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc3,480$15.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.3,139$13.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
California State Teachers Retirement System2,736$11.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.1,513$6.57K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)1,423$6.18K0.00%−6,106−81.1%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank1,282$6.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sterling Capital Management LLC1,282$5.56K0.00%−69,708−98.2%Reduced
CWM, LLC1,216$5.00K0.00%+142+13.2%Added
Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.1,024$4.00K0.00%+436+74.1%Added
Covestor Ltd936$4.00K0.00%+617+193.4%Added
SBI Securities Co., Ltd.251$1.09K0.00%+251New
Simplex Trading, LLC312$1.00K0.00%+312New
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.150$6510.00%−184−55.1%Reduced
Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors, Inc100$4340.00%00.0%Unchanged
SJS Investment Consulting Inc.65$2830.00%00.0%Unchanged
Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC29$1260.00%00.0%Unchanged
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC24$1040.00%00.0%Unchanged
Acuitas Investments, LLC0$00.00%−472,566−100.0%Sold out
Clayton Partners LLC0$00.00%−158,837−100.0%Sold out
Jane Street Group, LLC0$00.00%−76,818−100.0%Sold out
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC0$00.00%−58,161−100.0%Sold out
Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC0$00.00%−27,187−100.0%Sold out