Freshpet
FRPT
230 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.89B invested in Freshpet in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
477% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $408M | Put options by funds: $70.7M
16% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 32
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.82B → $2.89B (+$72.6M)
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 231 → 230 (-1)
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 81
3.56% less ownership
Funds ownership: 117.73% → 114.17% (-3.6%)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$74.3M |
| 2 |
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$40.3M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$37.3M |
| 4 |
DKCM
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
New York
|
+$33.6M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$30.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$55.4M |
| 2 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$49.6M |
| 3 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$41.1M |
| 4 |
AC
Armistice Capital
New York
|
-$35.7M |
| 5 |
EC
Engaged Capital
Newport Beach,
California
|
-$14.8M |
FRPT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
230 of the 6,237 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Freshpet (FRPT) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $2.89B — up 2.6% from $2.82B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new FRPT positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 77 added to existing stakes and 81 trimmed.
The largest buyer was William Blair Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $74.3M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $55.4M.
- 230 institutional investors held Freshpet (FRPT) as of Q4 2022, down from 231 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $2.89B of Freshpet stock for Q4 2022, up 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Freshpet positions in Q4 2022 and 32 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Freshpet buyer in Q4 2022 was William Blair Investment Management, an estimated $74.3M added.
- The largest Freshpet seller in Q4 2022 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $55.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.