Freshpet
FRPT
80 hedge funds and large institutions have $323M invested in Freshpet in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
90% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 20
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 83 → 80 (-3)
17% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 18
35% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $498M → $323M (-$175M)
53% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.55M | Put options by funds: $3.28M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$18.1M |
| 2 |
AC
Armistice Capital
New York
|
+$16.2M |
| 3 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$12.1M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$11.5M |
| 5 |
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.05M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$17.7M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$15M |
| 3 |
NAM
Nichols Asset Management
Sudbury,
Massachusetts
|
-$8.46M |
| 4 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$7.93M |
| 5 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$7.62M |
FRPT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
80 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Freshpet (FRPT) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $323M — down 35% from $498M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of FRPT and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 38 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $18.1M. The largest seller was Loomis, Sayles & Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $17.7M sold.
- 80 institutional investors held Freshpet (FRPT) as of Q3 2015, down from 83 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $323M of Freshpet stock for Q3 2015, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new Freshpet positions in Q3 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Freshpet buyer in Q3 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $18.1M added.
- The largest Freshpet seller in Q3 2015 was Loomis, Sayles & Company, an estimated $17.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.