Freshpet
FRPT
197 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.08B invested in Freshpet in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
141% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 17
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.8B → $2.08B (+$274M)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 175 → 197 (+22)
3.65% less ownership
Funds ownership: 100.51% → 96.86% (-3.6%)
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 70
39% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.8M | Put options by funds: $12.9M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$30.7M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$21.8M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$12.6M |
| 4 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$11.4M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$9.3M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
HAM
Honeycomb Asset Management
New York
|
-$26.5M |
| 2 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$20.6M |
| 3 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$19.2M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$17.4M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$14.3M |
FRPT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
197 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Freshpet (FRPT) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $2.08B — up 15% from $1.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new FRPT positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Lord, Abbett & Co, adding an estimated $30.7M. The largest seller was Honeycomb Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $26.5M sold.
- 197 institutional investors held Freshpet (FRPT) as of Q4 2019, up from 175 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $2.08B of Freshpet stock for Q4 2019, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new Freshpet positions in Q4 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest Freshpet buyer in Q4 2019 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $30.7M added.
- The largest Freshpet seller in Q4 2019 was Honeycomb Asset Management, an estimated $26.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.