Frontline
124 hedge funds and large institutions have $346M invested in Frontline in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
63% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 19
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
34% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $11.7M | Put options by funds: $8.67M
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $310M → $346M (+$36.2M)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 113 → 124 (+11)
2.62% less ownership
Funds ownership: 20.17% → 17.55% (-2.6%)
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 41
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$17.8M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$9.94M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$8.48M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$5.12M |
| 5 |
PFMU
Privium Fund Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$5.08M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
F
Folketrygdfondet
Oslo Norway,
Norway
|
-$90.3M |
| 2 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$32.9M |
| 3 |
CCPM
Cooper Creek Partners Management
New York
|
-$4.63M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.7M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$2.34M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SKK
126
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$620K | -87,659 | Closed |
|
|
MHP
127
Manatuck Hill Partners
Westport,
Connecticut
| – | -$306K | -43,300 | Closed |
|
|
HF
128
HRT Financial
New York
| – | -$301K | -42,649 | Closed |
|
129
Millennium Management
New York
| – | -$104K | -14,702 | Closed |
|
|
ACM
130
AlphaCrest Capital Management
New York
| – | -$94K | -13,300 | Closed |
|
131
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
| – | -$92K | -13,031 | Closed |
|
132
Cetera Investment Advisers
Schaumburg,
Illinois
| – | -$83K | -11,703 | Closed |
|
133
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
| – | -$74K | -10,427 | Closed |
|
134
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$41K | -5,857 | Closed |
|
|
CMF
135
Counterpoint Mutual Funds
San Diego,
California
| – | -$27K | -3,877 | Closed |
|
|
FCG
136
Financial Connections Group
Corte Madera,
California
| – | -$7K | -1,000 | Closed |
|
|
AWA
137
Amplius Wealth Advisors
Blue Bell,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$3K | -500 | Closed |
|
|
RA
138
Rise Advisors
Rochester,
New York
| – | -$1.41K | -200 | Closed |
|
FRO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
124 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Frontline (FRO) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $346M — up 12% from $310M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new FRO positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Marshall Wace, opening a new position worth an estimated $17.8M. The largest seller was Folketrygdfondet, cutting an estimated $90.3M.
- 124 institutional investors held Frontline (FRO) as of Q1 2022, up from 113 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $346M of Frontline stock for Q1 2022, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new Frontline positions in Q1 2022 and 19 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Frontline buyer in Q1 2022 was Marshall Wace, an estimated $17.8M added.
- The largest Frontline seller in Q1 2022 was Folketrygdfondet, an estimated $90.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.