Acacia Research Corp
ACTG- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Industry
- Patent Owners & Lessors
- 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, Q2 2026
Institutional positions in Acacia Research Corp as of Jun 30, 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
- 122
- +5 vs. Q1 2026
- Shares held
- 86.0M
- +1.31M (+1.6%) vs. Q1 2026
- Total value
- $401.5M
- −$5.91M (−1.5%) vs. Q1 2026
- New holders
- 16
- 48 more added
- Sold out
- 11
- 29 more reduced
1 institution that held it in Q1 2026 haven't filed for Q2 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q1 2026: 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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 122 | $401.5M |
| Q1 2026 | 118 | $407.4M |
| Q4 2025 | 94 | $313.8M |
| Q3 2025 | 89 | $274.2M |
| Q2 2025 | 86 | $299.6M |
| Q1 2025 | 89 | $265.9M |
| Q4 2024 | 95 | $362.5M |
| Q3 2024 | 103 | $395.8M |
| Q2 2024 | 103 | $432.5M |
| Q1 2024 | 92 | $461.0M |
| Q4 2023 | 95 | $340.1M |
| Q3 2023 | 89 | $314.2M |
| Q2 2023 | 84 | $186.4M |
| Q1 2023 | 81 | $161.0M |
| Q4 2022 | 84 | $102.2M |
| Q3 2022 | 77 | $79.2M |
| Q2 2022 | 85 | $108.7M |
| Q1 2022 | 96 | $123.9M |
| Q4 2021 | 110 | $151.1M |
| Q3 2021 | 102 | $193.9M |
| Q2 2021 | 96 | $198.4M |
| Q1 2021 | 112 | $200.7M |
Institutions, Q2 2026
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Acacia Research Corp; share changes are against Q1 2026.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 249,524 | $1.16M | 0.00% | +51,953+26.3% | Added |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 263,877 | $1.22M | 0.00% | +108,354+69.7% | Added |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 288,462 | $1.34M | 0.00% | +92,166+47.0% | Added |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 289,396 | $1.35M | 0.00% | +27,487+10.5% | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | 289,835 | $1.35M | 0.00% | +20,188+7.5% | Added |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | 366,026 | $1.71M | 0.01% | +25,816+7.6% | Added |
| Toroso Investments, LLC | 424,173 | $1.98M | 0.00% | −13,255−3.0% | Reduced |
| Aegis Financial Corp | 491,086 | $2.29M | 0.36% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 629,326 | $2.93M | 0.05% | +25,816+4.3% | Added |
| American Century Companies Inc | 693,309 | $3.23M | 0.00% | +181,935+35.6% | Added |
| Formidable Asset Management, LLC | 793,136 | $3.74M | 0.59% | −45,733−5.5% | Reduced |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC | 810,962 | $3.78M | 0.69% | −6,280−0.8% | Reduced |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 900,809 | $4.20M | 0.00% | +43,090+5.0% | Added |
| Peapod Lane Capital LLC | 994,770 | $4.64M | 3.13% | −96,566−8.8% | Reduced |
| Krilogy Financial LLC | 1,127,831 | $5.26M | 0.16% | +3440.0% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1,175,163 | $5.48M | 0.00% | +591,061+101.2% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 1,415,088 | $6.59M | 0.01% | +7,504+0.5% | Added |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 1,485,187 | $6.92M | 0.00% | −110,934−7.0% | Reduced |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 2,597,274 | $12.1M | 0.00% | +190,907+7.9% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 2,941,723 | $13.7M | 0.00% | +87,834+3.1% | Added |
| State Street Corp | 3,166,717 | $14.8M | 0.00% | +61,676+2.0% | Added |
| Starboard Value LPSuperinvestorStarboard Value | 61,123,595 | $284.8M | 6.30% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −42,129−100.0% | Sold out |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −116,289−100.0% | Sold out |
| Millennium Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −40,043−100.0% | Sold out |
| Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −34,930−100.0% | Sold out |
| SNS Financial Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −22,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Creative Planning | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −20,950−100.0% | Sold out |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −14,251−100.0% | Sold out |
| Prudential Financial Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −14,215−100.0% | Sold out |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,187−100.0% | Sold out |
| MAI Capital Management | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,495−100.0% | Sold out |
| Root Financial Partners, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −64−100.0% | Sold out |
| CWM, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |