Freshpet
FRPT
175 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.8B invested in Freshpet in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
300% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 4 (+3)
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 60
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.59B → $1.8B (+$217M)
3.25% more ownership
Funds ownership: 97.26% → 100.51% (+3.2%)
12% less funds holding
Funds holding: 198 → 175 (-23)
53% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 40
68% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.23M | Put options by funds: $16.1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$48.4M |
| 2 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
+$30.9M |
| 3 |
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Burlington,
Vermont
|
+$23.3M |
| 4 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$16.7M |
| 5 |
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$13.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$39.8M |
| 2 |
ECM
Element Capital Management
New York
|
-$22.6M |
| 3 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$15M |
| 4 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$10M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$9.83M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WCM
201
Wedge Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$236K | -5,189 | Closed |
|
|
WG
202
Winton Group
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$204K | -4,488 | Closed |
|
203
Canada Life
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada
| – | -$201K | -4,418 | Closed |
|
|
NIT
204
NumerixS Investment Technologies
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
| – | -$155K | -3,400 | Closed |
|
|
QT
205
Quantamental Technologies
White Plains,
New York
| – | -$89K | -1,959 | Closed |
|
206
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$75.3K | -1,647 | Closed |
|
|
RWA
207
Redhawk Wealth Advisors
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$68K | -1,500 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
208
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$23K | -498 | Closed |
|
|
PHK
209
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
| – | -$12K | -272 | Closed |
|
|
NCM
210
Next Capital Management
New York
| – | -$9K | -190 | Closed |
|
211
Twin Tree Management
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$6K | -134 | Closed |
|
|
PCP
212
Proficio Capital Partners
Newton,
Massachusetts
| – | -$1K | -30 | Closed |
|
FRPT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
175 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Freshpet (FRPT) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $1.8B — up 14% from $1.59B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 40 funds closed out of FRPT and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 60 trimmed existing stakes and 69 added.
The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $48.4M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $39.8M.
- 175 institutional investors held Freshpet (FRPT) as of Q3 2019, down from 198 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $1.8B of Freshpet stock for Q3 2019, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new Freshpet positions in Q3 2019 and 40 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
- The largest Freshpet buyer in Q3 2019 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $48.4M added.
- The largest Freshpet seller in Q3 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $39.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.