Freshpet
FRPT
124 hedge funds and large institutions have $727M invested in Freshpet in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
6,129% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $30.8M | Put options by funds: $494K
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
82% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 17
69% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $430M → $727M (+$298M)
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 111 → 124 (+13)
0.91% more ownership
Funds ownership: 74.34% → 75.25% (+0.91%)
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 44
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$34M |
| 2 |
PWAM
Park West Asset Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$8.66M |
| 3 |
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$8.59M |
| 4 |
HRCM
Hood River Capital Management
Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida
|
+$6.31M |
| 5 |
MHP
Manatuck Hill Partners
Westport,
Connecticut
|
+$5.25M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AC
Armistice Capital
New York
|
-$51.6M |
| 2 |
AC
Apertura Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$6.78M |
| 3 |
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$4.4M |
| 4 |
1WCM
12 West Capital Management
New York
|
-$4.16M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$2.83M |
FRPT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
124 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Freshpet (FRPT) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $727M — up 69% from $430M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new FRPT positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $34M. The largest seller was Armistice Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $51.6M sold.
- 124 institutional investors held Freshpet (FRPT) as of Q2 2018, up from 111 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $727M of Freshpet stock for Q2 2018, up 69% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new Freshpet positions in Q2 2018 and 17 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Freshpet buyer in Q2 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $34M added.
- The largest Freshpet seller in Q2 2018 was Armistice Capital, an estimated $51.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.