Freshpet
FRPT
83 hedge funds and large institutions have $201M invested in Freshpet in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
68% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $382K | Put options by funds: $227K
58.47% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 58.47% (+58%)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 28
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $192M → $201M (+$9.23M)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 92 → 83 (-9)
62% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 13
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AC
Armistice Capital
New York
|
+$4.45M |
| 2 |
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.52M |
| 3 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
+$1.53M |
| 4 |
BA
Broadview Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$1.51M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$860K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$14.1M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.3M |
| 3 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.65M |
| 4 |
RP
Riverbridge Partners
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$2.26M |
| 5 |
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.25M |
FRPT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
83 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Freshpet (FRPT) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $201M — up 4.8% from $192M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of FRPT and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 28 trimmed existing stakes and 30 added.
The largest buyer was Armistice Capital, adding an estimated $4.45M. The largest seller was Massachusetts Financial Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.1M sold.
- 83 institutional investors held Freshpet (FRPT) as of Q4 2016, down from 92 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $201M of Freshpet stock for Q4 2016, up 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new Freshpet positions in Q4 2016 and 13 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest Freshpet buyer in Q4 2016 was Armistice Capital, an estimated $4.45M added.
- The largest Freshpet seller in Q4 2016 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $14.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.