Freshpet
FRPT
270 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.53B invested in Freshpet in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 102 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
57% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 11 (+4)
21% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.4B → $6.53B (+$1.13B)
2.09% more ownership
Funds ownership: 93.27% → 95.36% (+2.1%)
8% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 38
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 269 → 270 (+1)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 102
50% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $14.6M | Put options by funds: $29.3M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$258M |
| 2 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
+$112M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$61M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$55M |
| 5 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$54.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$71.4M |
| 2 |
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Burlington,
Vermont
|
-$20.6M |
| 3 |
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$20M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$19.6M |
| 5 |
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
|
-$18.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PWPS
301
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services
Mansfield,
Ohio
| – | -$20K | -143 | Closed |
|
|
PWM
302
Perigon Wealth Management
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$20K | -138 | Closed |
|
|
VAIA
303
Virtus Alternative Investment Advisers
Hartford,
Connecticut
| – | -$8K | -53 | Closed |
|
|
ICP
304
Interchange Capital Partners
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$4K | -35 | Closed |
|
305
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$4.83K | -32 | Closed |
|
|
PFBT
306
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Saint Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$4K | -28 | Closed |
|
|
BFEC
307
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$2K | -11 | Closed |
|
|
GWS
308
Glassman Wealth Services
Vienna,
Virginia
| – | +$302 | +2 | New |
|
FRPT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
270 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Freshpet (FRPT) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $6.53B — up 21% from $5.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new FRPT positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 98 added to existing stakes and 102 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $258M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $71.4M.
- 270 institutional investors held Freshpet (FRPT) as of Q1 2021, up from 269 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $6.53B of Freshpet stock for Q1 2021, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new Freshpet positions in Q1 2021 and 38 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Freshpet buyer in Q1 2021 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $258M added.
- The largest Freshpet seller in Q1 2021 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $71.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.