Frontline
100 hedge funds and large institutions have $88.3M invested in Frontline in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
41% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 17
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 94 → 100 (+6)
1.91% less ownership
Funds ownership: 13.23% → 11.32% (-1.9%)
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 30
38% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $143M → $88.3M (-$54.7M)
58% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.24M | Put options by funds: $2.97M
67% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
F
Folketrygdfondet
Oslo Norway,
Norway
|
+$8.63M |
| 2 |
GH
GAM Holding
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$3.87M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$3.06M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$2.76M |
| 5 |
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$1.98M |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AG
101
Aperio Group
Sausalito,
California
| – | -$92K | -15,170 | Closed |
|
102
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$68K | -11,329 | Closed |
|
|
N
103
Natixis
Paris,
France
| – | -$63K | -10,505 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
104
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$55K | -9,038 | Closed |
|
|
PHK
105
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
| – | -$51K | -8,446 | Closed |
|
|
PA
106
Parallel Advisors
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$8K | -1,320 | Closed |
|
|
DA
107
Denali Advisors
San Diego,
California
| – | -$2K | -372 | Closed |
|
108
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$1K | -87 | Closed |
|
|
FCMT
109
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Houston,
Texas
| – | +$129 | +23 | New |
|
|
STA
110
Summit Trail Advisors
New York
| – | +$414 | +74 | New |
|
|
GI
111
Gradient Investments
Arden Hills,
Minnesota
| – | +$425 | +76 | New |
|
|
DCM
112
Delpha Capital Management
New York
| – | +$559 | +100 | New |
|
|
PCG
113
Private Capital Group
West Hartford,
Connecticut
| – | +$581 | +104 | New |
|
FRO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
100 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Frontline (FRO) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $88.3M — down 38% from $143M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new FRO positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Folketrygdfondet, adding an estimated $8.63M. The largest seller was Evermore Global Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $30.4M sold.
- 100 institutional investors held Frontline (FRO) as of Q4 2017, up from 94 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $88.3M of Frontline stock for Q4 2017, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new Frontline positions in Q4 2017 and 17 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Frontline buyer in Q4 2017 was Folketrygdfondet, an estimated $8.63M added.
- The largest Frontline seller in Q4 2017 was Evermore Global Advisors, an estimated $30.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.