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97 hedge funds and large institutions have $160M invested in Frontline in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

30% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 10

23% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.47M | Put options by funds: $2.01M

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 94 → 97 (+3)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 24

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 17.26% → 16.26% (-1%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $171M → $160M (-$10.7M)

Holders
97
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.19%
% of All Funds
2.22%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
25
Reduced
24
Closed
10
Calls
$2.47M
Puts
$2.01M
Net Calls
+$454K
Net Calls Change
-$2.53M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.08M
2
EGA
Evermore Global Advisors
New Jersey
+$960K
3
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
+$356K
4
Man Group
Man Group
United Kingdom
+$349K
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$285K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$4.51M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$2.49M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$1.66M
4
BCM
Bienville Capital Management
New York
-$1.13M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$881K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Swiss National Bank
26
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$734K – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
27
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$686K +$4.11K +778 +0.7%
Wells Fargo
28
Wells Fargo
California
$645K +$205K +38,804 +54%
UBS Group
29
UBS Group
Switzerland
$576K -$468K -88,637 -47%
CS
30
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$573K -$347K -65,733 -40%
AllianceBernstein
31
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$528K – – –
GC
32
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$444K -$203K -38,428 -33%
RhumbLine Advisers
33
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$440K -$264 -50 -0.1%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
34
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$427K – – –
SFI
35
Susquehanna Fundamental Investments
Pennsylvania
$426K – – –
Man Group
36
Man Group
United Kingdom
$385K +$349K +66,000 New
JP Morgan Chase
37
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$348K -$2.49M -472,221 -89%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
38
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$346K +$52.8K +10,000 +20%
RJA
39
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$314K -$39.6K -7,501 -12%
AIG
40
American International Group
New York
$297K +$4.86K +920 +2%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
41
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$293K -$27.6K -5,223 -9%
Allianz Asset Management
42
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$259K – – –
PAM
43
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$224K +$203K +38,407 +38,407%
California Public Employees Retirement System
44
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$216K +$52.2K +9,883 +36%
MIM
45
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$210K +$191K +36,108 New
ARTA
46
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$208K +$189K +35,877 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
47
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$192K -$130K -24,521 -43%
VOYA Investment Management
48
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$191K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
49
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$152K – – –
Legal & General Group
50
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$152K – – –
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FRO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

97 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Frontline (FRO) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $160M — down 6.2% from $171M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new FRO positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $2.08M. The largest seller was Marshall Wace, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.51M sold.

  • 97 institutional investors held Frontline (FRO) as of Q3 2018, up from 94 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $160M of Frontline stock for Q3 2018, down 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Frontline positions in Q3 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Frontline buyer in Q3 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $2.08M added.
  • The largest Frontline seller in Q3 2018 was Marshall Wace, an estimated $4.51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.