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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 $401.0M in total; Starboard Value is the only superinvestor holding it.

13F holders, Q1 2025

Institutional positions in Acacia Research Corp as of Mar 31, 2025. 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
89
−5 vs. Q4 2024
Shares held
83.1M
−363.5K (−0.4%) vs. Q4 2024
Total value
$265.9M
−$96.3M (−26.6%) vs. Q4 2024
New holders
10
24 more added
Sold out
15
38 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q4 2024 haven't filed for Q1 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2025: 89 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 2025: $265.9M
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 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Acacia Research Corp; share changes are against Q4 2024.

Institutions holding ACTG in Q1 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC1$30.00%+1New
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC50$1600.00%+50New
SJS Investment Consulting Inc.65$2080.00%00.0%Unchanged
SBI Securities Co., Ltd.250$8000.00%−1−0.4%Reduced
Sterling Capital Management LLC634$2.03K0.00%−648−50.5%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG647$2.07K0.00%−8,535−93.0%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.724$2.32K0.00%+724New
Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.1,029$3.00K0.00%+5+0.5%Added
Covestor Ltd793$3.00K0.00%−143−15.3%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank1,282$4.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC1,378$4.00K0.00%+162+13.3%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.1,513$4.84K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA2,406$7.70K0.00%−3,144−56.6%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System2,736$8.76K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Group One Trading, L.P.3,106$9.94K0.00%+3,106New
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.3,139$10.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Legal & General Group Plc3,480$11.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)3,658$11.7K0.00%+2,235+157.1%Added
MetLife Investment Management4,012$12.8K0.00%−18,035−81.8%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund8,921$28.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Horizon Wealth Management, LLC10,000$32.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
AQR Capital Management LLC10,889$34.8K0.00%+10,889New
Victory Capital Management Inc11,552$37.0K0.00%−274−2.3%Reduced
Wolverine Trading, LLC11,959$39.6K0.00%+11,959New
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC12,547$40.1K0.00%−2,946−19.0%Reduced
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey12,759$40.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SG Americas Securities, LLC12,908$41.0K0.00%−6,827−34.6%Reduced
Alpine Global Management, LLC12,957$41.5K0.01%+12,957New
Investors Research Corp14,609$46.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Salem Investment Counselors Inc14,664$46.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The15,499$49.6K0.00%−112−0.7%Reduced
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC16,820$53.8K0.00%−10,579−38.6%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc16,900$54.1K0.00%−114−0.7%Reduced
Corebridge Financial, Inc.18,005$57.6K0.00%−765−4.1%Reduced
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan20,000$64.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Royal Bank of Canada20,473$66.0K0.00%−1,683−7.6%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.21,300$68.2K0.00%−48,717−69.6%Reduced
SNS Financial Group, LLC22,000$70.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Wells Fargo & Company22,080$70.7K0.00%−80−0.4%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.22,617$72.4K0.00%+936+4.3%Added
Citigroup Inc25,492$81.6K0.00%−3,716−12.7%Reduced
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC27,197$87.0K0.00%−209,756−88.5%Reduced
Bank of America Corp27,528$88.1K0.00%−12,738−31.6%Reduced
Mariner, LLC31,161$99.7K0.00%−58,586−65.3%Reduced
Intech Investment Management LLC32,219$103.1K0.00%+19,224+147.9%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.32,340$103.5K0.00%−1,430−4.2%Reduced
Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership34,000$109.0K0.07%+6,000+21.4%Added
Barclays PLC37,072$118.6K0.00%−19,715−34.7%Reduced
Simplex Trading, LLC38,447$123.0K0.00%+38,135+12,222.8%Added
Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC40,000$128.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Jane Street Group, LLC52,698$168.6K0.00%+52,698New
Rhumbline Advisers54,369$174.0K0.00%−3,085−5.4%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc54,271$174.0K0.00%+872+1.6%Added
FMR LLC62,735$200.8K0.00%+1,053+1.7%Added
GatePass Capital, LLC65,800$210.6K0.16%+25,500+63.3%Added
Nuveen, LLC69,902$223.7K0.00%+69,902New
Invesco Ltd.72,775$232.9K0.00%+56,351+343.1%Added
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.85,000$272.0K0.00%−2,000−2.3%Reduced
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC106,070$339.4K0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Citadel Advisors LLC106,810$341.8K0.00%+73,640+222.0%Added
First Trust Advisors LP111,759$357.6K0.00%−1,942−1.7%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc115,494$369.6K0.00%−6,952−5.7%Reduced
Morgan Stanley134,464$430.3K0.00%−21,893−14.0%Reduced
Clayton Partners LLC141,603$453.1K0.39%+141,603New
UBS Group AG141,851$453.9K0.00%+34,364+32.0%Added
Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C.150,982$483.1K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Empowered Funds, LLC177,666$568.5K0.01%+14,590+8.9%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc199,487$638.4K0.00%−351,902−63.8%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP203,176$650.2K0.00%+141,778+230.9%Added
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC224,966$719.9K0.02%+14,590+6.9%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp249,425$798.2K0.00%+2,326+0.9%Added
Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.275,000$880.0K0.09%+91,004+49.5%Added
Westerly Capital Management, LLC300,000$960.0K0.46%+83,661+38.7%Added
Northern Trust Corp314,217$1.01M0.00%−9,881−3.0%Reduced
Royce & Associates LP358,140$1.15M0.01%−816,501−69.5%Reduced
Toroso Investments, LLC386,784$1.24M0.01%−31,359−7.5%Reduced
Peapod Lane Capital LLC435,279$1.39M1.57%+197,268+82.9%Added
American Century Companies Inc464,416$1.49M0.00%+24,884+5.7%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co730,655$2.34M0.00%+631,814+639.2%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC879,988$2.82M0.00%−15,626−1.7%Reduced
Formidable Asset Management, LLC918,636$2.94M0.49%−84,286−8.4%Reduced
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC959,401$3.07M0.81%−45,094−4.5%Reduced
Krilogy Financial LLC1,158,024$3.71M0.24%+120,024+11.6%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC1,578,300$5.05M0.01%−17,100−1.1%Reduced
Vanguard Group Inc2,233,634$7.15M0.00%−15,137−0.7%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP2,445,473$7.83M0.00%+144,800+6.3%Added
BlackRock, Inc.2,463,732$7.88M0.00%−42,308−1.7%Reduced
State Street Corp2,805,947$8.98M0.00%−150,900−5.1%Reduced
Starboard Value LPSuperinvestorStarboard Value61,123,595$195.6M3.56%00.0%Unchanged
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.0$00.00%−94,325−100.0%Sold out
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC0$00.00%−84,094−100.0%Sold out
XTX Topco Ltd0$00.00%−36,308−100.0%Sold out
Marquette Asset Management, LLC0$00.00%−34,658−100.0%Sold out
Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP0$00.00%−23,752−100.0%Sold out
Squarepoint Ops LLC0$00.00%−22,649−100.0%Sold out
Two Sigma Investments, LP0$00.00%−20,175−100.0%Sold out
Aquatic Capital Management LLC0$00.00%−18,905−100.0%Sold out
Atom Investors LP0$00.00%−11,454−100.0%Sold out
Ritholtz Wealth Management0$00.00%−10,794−100.0%Sold out
ProShare Advisors LLC0$00.00%−10,633−100.0%Sold out