Frontline
96 hedge funds and large institutions have $207M invested in Frontline in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
88% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.25M | Put options by funds: $2.8M
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 14
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $178M → $207M (+$28.8M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 93 → 96 (+3)
0.1% less ownership
Funds ownership: 18.96% → 18.85% (-0.1%)
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 30
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$12.2M |
| 2 |
SIS
Susquehanna International Securities
Dublin,
Ireland
|
+$2.01M |
| 3 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$1.97M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$1.95M |
| 5 |
PI
PEAK6 Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$774K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$3.76M |
| 2 |
GH
GAM Holding
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$3.5M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$3.4M |
| 4 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$2.18M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$2.15M |
FRO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
96 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Frontline (FRO) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $207M — up 16% from $178M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new FRO positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $12.2M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $3.76M.
- 96 institutional investors held Frontline (FRO) as of Q1 2019, up from 93 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $207M of Frontline stock for Q1 2019, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Frontline positions in Q1 2019 and 14 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Frontline buyer in Q1 2019 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $12.2M added.
- The largest Frontline seller in Q1 2019 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $3.76M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.