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113 hedge funds and large institutions have $491M invested in Freshpet in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

320% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 5

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

54% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $886K | Put options by funds: $575K

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $381M → $491M (+$111M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 99 → 113 (+14)

4.18% more ownership

Funds ownership: 70.32% → 74.5% (+4.2%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 38

Holders
113
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+14.14%
% of All Funds
2.56%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
21
Increased
34
Reduced
38
Closed
5
Calls
$886K
Puts
$575K
Net Calls
+$311K
Net Calls Change
-$2.31M

Top Buyers

1
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
+$17.4M
2
ECP
Elk Creek Partners
Colorado
+$7.78M
3
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
+$6.96M
4
AC
Apertura Capital
Texas
+$3.83M
5
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$3.48M

Top Sellers

1
Adage Capital Partners
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$8.14M
2
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$3.15M
3
AC
Armistice Capital
New York
-$2.09M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$1.71M
5
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
-$1.23M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FHA
101
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$11K +$4.71K +271 +81%
Federated Hermes
102
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$7K -$6.33K -364 -50%
VFA
103
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$6K +$1.17K +67 +28%
AG
104
Advisor Group
Arizona
$5K – – –
BTIS
105
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$5K – – –
HR
106
Howe & Rusling
New York
$5K – – –
TRCT
107
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4K -$71.9K -4,134 -95%
PFBT
108
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$4K – – –
Citigroup
109
Citigroup
New York
$4K +$2.4K +138 +184%
BBHC
110
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$4K +$3.48K +200 New
MA
111
MUFG Americas
New York
$3K -$1.44K -83 -38%
EWM
112
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$3K – – –
CP
113
Corbenic Partners
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
Adage Capital Partners
114
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
– -$8.14M -520,000 Closed
Millennium Management
115
Millennium Management
New York
– -$471K -30,079 Closed
UBS AM
116
UBS AM
Illinois
– -$221K -14,100 Closed
NFA
117
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
– -$203K -12,960 Closed
QCG
118
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
– -$6K -422 Closed
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FRPT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

113 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Freshpet (FRPT) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $491M — up 29% from $381M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new FRPT positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co, adding an estimated $17.4M. The largest seller was Adage Capital Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.14M sold.

  • 113 institutional investors held Freshpet (FRPT) as of Q4 2017, up from 99 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $491M of Freshpet stock for Q4 2017, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Freshpet positions in Q4 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Freshpet buyer in Q4 2017 was Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co, an estimated $17.4M added.
  • The largest Freshpet seller in Q4 2017 was Adage Capital Partners, an estimated $8.14M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.