Foster
FSTR
57 hedge funds and large institutions have $82.8M invested in Foster in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
55% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $48K | Put options by funds: $31K
39% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $59.4M → $82.8M (+$23.4M)
17% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 6
3.53% more ownership
Funds ownership: 62.34% → 65.87% (+3.5%)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 56 → 57 (+1)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 14
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BIP
Brandes Investment Partners
La Jolla,
California
|
+$1.85M |
| 2 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$1.27M |
| 3 |
CWA
CM Wealth Advisors
Beachwood,
Ohio
|
+$1.16M |
| 4 |
OPS
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
+$462K |
| 5 |
GI
GAMCO Investors
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$426K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FWSM
First Wilshire Securities Management
Pasadena,
California
|
-$434K |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$215K |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$140K |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$131K |
| 5 |
AA
Ancora Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
|
-$115K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
JWA
51
JFS Wealth Advisors
Hermitage,
Pennsylvania
| $2.3K | – | – | – |
|
|
TRCT
52
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $2K | +$2.29K | +193 | New |
|
|
AAS
53
Ameritas Advisory Services
Lincoln,
Nebraska
| $1.87K | +$1.93K | +163 | New |
|
54
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $1.62K | – | – | – |
|
55
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| $799 | – | – | – |
|
56
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
| $665 | -$12 | -1 | -2% |
|
57
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| $172 | – | – | – |
|
|
FWSM
58
First Wilshire Securities Management
Pasadena,
California
| – | -$434K | -44,820 | Closed |
|
|
59
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$140K | -14,444 | Closed |
|
60
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$16.4K | -1,381 | Closed |
|
61
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$8.71K | -900 | Closed |
|
62
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
| – | -$7K | -740 | Closed |
|
63
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$1.7K | -143 | Closed |
|
FSTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review
57 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Foster (FSTR) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $82.8M — up 39% from $59.4M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new FSTR positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 13 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Brandes Investment Partners, adding an estimated $1.85M. The largest seller was First Wilshire Securities Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $434K sold.
- 57 institutional investors held Foster (FSTR) as of Q1 2023, up from 56 in Q4 2022.
- Funds reported $82.8M of Foster stock for Q1 2023, up 39% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new Foster positions in Q1 2023 and 6 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Foster buyer in Q1 2023 was Brandes Investment Partners, an estimated $1.85M added.
- The largest Foster seller in Q1 2023 was First Wilshire Securities Management, an estimated $434K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.