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93 hedge funds and large institutions have $178M invested in Frontline in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

76% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.07M | Put options by funds: $2.31M

32% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 22

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $160M → $178M (+$17.6M)

2.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 16.26%18.96% (+2.7%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9793 (-4)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 20

Holders
93
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-4.12%
% of All Funds
2.07%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
16
Increased
29
Reduced
22
Closed
20
Calls
$4.07M
Puts
$2.31M
Net Calls
+$1.76M
Net Calls Change
+$1.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MLICM
51
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$144K
OMC
52
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$140K +$165K +25,234 New
Walleye Trading
53
Walleye Trading
New York
$124K +$147K +22,429 New
ECM
54
Element Capital Management
New York
$122K +$144K +22,096 New
Zurich Cantonal Bank
55
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$92K
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
56
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$85K
HK
57
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$81K -$69.9K -10,700 -42%
VF
58
Virtu Financial
New York
$81K +$95.7K +14,644 New
CG
59
Cutler Group
California
$79K +$93.8K +14,354 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
60
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$77K -$125K -19,169 -58%
Comerica Bank
61
Comerica Bank
Texas
$66K +$621 +95 +0.8%
AB
62
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$58K
Macquarie Group
63
Macquarie Group
Australia
$55K -$63.1K -9,664 -49%
Bank of Montreal
64
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$50K +$2.89K +442 +5%
SF
65
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$44K
AIP
66
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$37K
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
67
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$15K +$451 +69 +3%
FHA
68
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$9K -$13.1K -2,000 -55%
AIM
69
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$8.29K
LTFS
70
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$5K
Federated Hermes
71
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$4K +$5.17K +791 New
MIM
72
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$2K +$2.84K +435 New
RWML
73
RAFFA WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC
District of Columbia
$1.06K
PAM
74
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1K -$251K -38,407 -100%
EDRH
75
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$1K -$48.3K -7,400 -97%

FRO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

93 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Frontline (FRO) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $178M — up 11% from $160M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of FRO and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 29 added.

The largest buyer was Odey Asset Management Group, adding an estimated $21.4M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $2.64M.

  • 93 institutional investors held Frontline (FRO) as of Q4 2018, down from 97 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $178M of Frontline stock for Q4 2018, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Frontline positions in Q4 2018 and 20 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Frontline buyer in Q4 2018 was Odey Asset Management Group, an estimated $21.4M added.
  • The largest Frontline seller in Q4 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $2.64M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.