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41 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.8M invested in Research Frontiers in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 10

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.4M → $23.8M (+$1.4M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4541 (-4)

67% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 6

91% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $82K | Put options by funds: $918K

Holders
41
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-8.89%
% of All Funds
1.18%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
2
Increased
11
Reduced
10
Closed
6
Calls
$82K
Puts
$918K
Net Calls
-$836K
Net Calls Change
-$944K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State Street
26
State Street
Massachusetts
$73K
Royal Bank of Canada
27
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$67K +$15.4K +2,885 +36%
LPL Financial
28
LPL Financial
California
$64K +$56.7K +10,620 New
JIC
29
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$42K
BA
30
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$34K
BIM
31
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$24K +$20.9K +3,911 New
SFSIG
32
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$18K
Citadel Advisors
33
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$15K -$57.7K -10,805 -81%
Barclays
34
Barclays
United Kingdom
$10K -$8.01K -1,500 -47%
TRCT
35
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$5K -$6.46K -1,210 -59%
Creative Planning
36
Creative Planning
Kansas
$4K
First Manhattan
37
First Manhattan
New York
$4K
MFS
38
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$4K
FNBT
39
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$2K
Bank of America
40
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1K -$67.2K -12,589 -99%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
41
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$315
HCS
42
Harvest Capital Strategies
California
-$2.6M -500,000 Closed
EI
43
EAM Investors
California
-$1.07M -205,632 Closed
Group One Trading
44
Group One Trading
Illinois
-$68.3K -12,792 Closed
Deutsche Bank
45
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$56K -10,800 Closed
VKH
46
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$53K -10,213 Closed
Citigroup
47
Citigroup
New York
-$1K -120 Closed

REFR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

41 of the 3,481 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Research Frontiers (REFR) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $23.8M — up 6.2% from $22.4M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of REFR and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Capital Management, adding an estimated $714K. The largest seller was Harvest Capital Strategies, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.6M sold.

  • 41 institutional investors held Research Frontiers (REFR) as of Q2 2014, down from 45 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $23.8M of Research Frontiers stock for Q2 2014, up 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new Research Frontiers positions in Q2 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Research Frontiers buyer in Q2 2014 was Goldman Capital Management, an estimated $714K added.
  • The largest Research Frontiers seller in Q2 2014 was Harvest Capital Strategies, an estimated $2.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.