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

13F holders, Q1 2026

Institutional positions in Acacia Research Corp as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
118
+25 vs. Q4 2025
Shares held
84.7M
+2.95M (+3.6%) vs. Q4 2025
Total value
$407.4M
+$101.4M (+33.1%) vs. Q4 2025
New holders
31
38 more added
Sold out
6
30 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 2025: 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 2026: 118 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 2026: $407.4M
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 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Acacia Research Corp; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding ACTG in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
True Wealth Design, LLC2$100.00%00.0%Unchanged
Caitong International Asset Management Co., Ltd2$100.00%+2New
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC6$300.00%+6New
Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.20$960.00%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc33$1590.00%00.0%Unchanged
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.63$3030.00%+63New
Root Financial Partners, LLC64$3080.00%+64New
Allworth Financial LP76$3660.00%+76New
GAMMA Investing LLC79$3800.00%+79New
Rothschild Investment LLC116$5580.00%+6+5.5%Added
C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd135$6490.00%+135New
Essential Partners LLC200$9620.00%+155+344.4%Added
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC205$9860.00%+21+11.4%Added
SBI Securities Co., Ltd.265$1.27K0.00%+15+6.0%Added
US Bancorp340$1.64K0.00%+340New
Private Wealth Management Group, LLC435$2.09K0.00%+77+21.5%Added
Torren Management, LLC564$2.71K0.00%−208−26.9%Reduced
Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.884$4.00K0.00%+7+0.8%Added
Sterling Capital Management LLC1,132$5.45K0.00%−839−42.6%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.1,791$8.62K0.00%+278+18.4%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System1,851$8.90K0.00%−252−12.0%Reduced
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)2,439$11.7K0.00%−845−25.7%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.2,925$14.1K0.00%+2,325+387.5%Added
Legal & General Group Plc2,926$14.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.3,045$14.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.3,139$15.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Citigroup Inc3,164$15.2K0.00%+2,366+296.5%Added
CWM, LLC4,641$22.3K0.00%+1,483+47.0%Added
Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC6,000$29.0K0.00%−2,000−25.0%Reduced
MAI Capital Management6,495$31.2K0.00%+17+0.3%Added
Barclays PLC6,593$31.7K0.00%−46,875−87.7%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA8,070$38.8K0.00%−394−4.7%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund8,921$42.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Zions Bancorporation, National Association8,958$43.1K0.00%−1,138−11.3%Reduced
Horizon Wealth Management, LLC10,000$48.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Intech Investment Management LLC10,187$49.0K0.00%−3,535−25.8%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc10,899$52.4K0.00%−65−0.6%Reduced
Jump Financial, LLC11,100$53.4K0.00%+11,100New
Gem Investment Advisors, LLC11,250$54.1K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Mariner, LLC12,145$58.4K0.00%+12,145New
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The12,648$60.8K0.00%−1,967−13.5%Reduced
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey12,759$61.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC12,759$61.4K0.00%+12,759New
Wells Fargo & Company12,925$62.2K0.00%−25,973−66.8%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc14,215$68.4K0.00%+14,215New
CI Private Wealth, LLC14,251$68.5K0.00%+14,251New
Abel Hall, LLC14,452$69.5K0.01%+804+5.9%Added
Investors Research Corp14,609$70.3K0.01%+600+4.3%Added
Royce & Associates LP14,611$70.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Salem Investment Counselors Inc14,664$70.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Quadrature Capital Ltd15,079$72.5K0.00%+15,079New
Sather Financial Group Inc15,312$73.7K0.00%+8+0.1%Added
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.16,283$78.3K0.00%+374+2.4%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc18,500$89.0K0.00%−100−0.5%Reduced
MetLife Investment Management19,448$93.5K0.00%+19,448New
Ethic Inc.20,030$96.3K0.00%−19,084−48.8%Reduced
Creative Planning20,950$100.8K0.00%+20,950New
IMC-Chicago, LLC21,620$104.0K0.00%+21,620New
SNS Financial Group, LLC22,000$105.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Deutsche Bank AG24,507$117.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Group One Trading, L.P.24,627$118.5K0.00%+22,553+1,087.4%Added
Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership25,000$120.3K0.08%−9,500−27.5%Reduced
XTX Topco Ltd25,177$121.1K0.00%+25,177New
Alliancebernstein L.P.37,740$141.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Price T Rowe Associates Inc29,937$144.0K0.00%+11,199+59.8%Added
Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.30,000$144.3K0.01%−953,261−96.9%Reduced
Permanent Capital Management, LP30,000$152.4K0.02%−375,345−92.6%Reduced
Simplex Trading, LLC31,955$153.7K0.00%+13,874+76.7%Added
Bank of America Corp33,319$160.3K0.00%+4,746+16.6%Added
LPL Financial LLC35,000$168.3K0.00%+10,000+40.0%Added
Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP34,930$177.4K0.01%+21,779+165.6%Added
Millennium Management LLC40,043$192.6K0.00%+40,043New
GWM Advisors LLC42,129$202.6K0.00%+9,351+28.5%Added
Rhumbline Advisers44,341$213.3K0.00%−549−1.2%Reduced
Quantinno Capital Management LP44,618$214.6K0.00%+44,618New
Nuveen, LLC48,219$231.9K0.00%−9,114−15.9%Reduced
Cornerstone Investment Partners, LLC55,124$265.1K0.01%+55,124New
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC58,060$279.3K0.00%+58,060New
Ritholtz Wealth Management64,978$312.5K0.01%+64,978New
GatePass Capital, LLC75,500$363.2K0.18%−24,300−24.3%Reduced
FMR LLC75,760$364.4K0.00%+846+1.1%Added
Invesco Ltd.76,583$368.4K0.00%−560−0.7%Reduced
AQR Capital Management LLC81,708$393.0K0.00%+28,846+54.6%Added
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.88,552$425.9K0.00%+88,552New
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC103,970$500.1K0.23%00.0%Unchanged
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc104,719$503.7K0.00%−10,246−8.9%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp112,430$540.8K0.00%−8,898−7.3%Reduced
UBS Group AG116,072$558.3K0.00%−7,968−6.4%Reduced
Marshall Wace, LLP116,289$559.4K0.00%+81,962+238.8%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co115,856$560.7K0.00%−24,181−17.3%Reduced
Marquette Asset Management, LLC149,408$718.7K0.11%+56,171+60.2%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC155,523$744.0K0.00%+155,523New
Corsair Capital Management, L.P.166,672$801.7K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Jane Street Group, LLC175,411$843.7K0.00%+122,787+233.3%Added
Franklin Resources Inc185,288$891.2K0.00%+185,288New
Susquehanna International Group, LLP196,296$944.2K0.00%+57,089+41.0%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC197,571$950.3K0.00%−133,556−40.3%Reduced
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co221,379$1.06M0.00%+221,379New
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC261,909$1.26M0.00%+261,909New
Northern Trust Corp269,647$1.30M0.00%+26,708+11.0%Added