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40 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.8M invested in Research Frontiers in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 8

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 41 → 40 (-1)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.3M → $12.8M (-$4.44M)

Holders
40
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.44%
% of All Funds
1.07%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
3
Increased
9
Reduced
8
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GCM
Goldman Capital Management
New York
+$1.14M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$178K
3
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
+$120K
4
CIS
Connors Investor Services
Pennsylvania
+$36.1K
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$26.1K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GIP
Granite Investment Partners
California
-$782K
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$14.9K
3
IWMPD
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
-$14.2K
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$12.7K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$10.6K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
26
LPL Financial
California
$30K – – –
State Street
27
State Street
Massachusetts
$28K – – –
HB
28
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$26K – – –
Bank of America
29
Bank of America
North Carolina
$20K +$16.3K +5,204 +196%
JIC
30
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$18K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
31
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$18K +$14.1K +4,500 +180%
IWMPD
32
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$17K -$14.2K -4,525 -42%
Creative Planning
33
Creative Planning
Kansas
$16K +$17.3K +5,500 +846%
BA
34
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$14K – – –
Morgan Stanley
35
Morgan Stanley
New York
$13K -$10.6K -3,363 -40%
BIM
36
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$9K – – –
RFA
37
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$1K +$1.26K +400 New
Group One Trading
38
Group One Trading
Illinois
$1K +$1.57K +500 New
TRCT
39
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$7.83K -2,493 -94%
MFS
40
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
– -$4K -1,000 Closed
GWM
41
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
– -$1K -300 Closed
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REFR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

40 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Research Frontiers (REFR) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $12.8M — down 26% from $17.3M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of REFR and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Capital Management, adding an estimated $1.14M. The largest seller was Granite Investment Partners, cutting an estimated $782K.

  • 40 institutional investors held Research Frontiers (REFR) as of Q3 2016, down from 41 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $12.8M of Research Frontiers stock for Q3 2016, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Research Frontiers positions in Q3 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Research Frontiers buyer in Q3 2016 was Goldman Capital Management, an estimated $1.14M added.
  • The largest Research Frontiers seller in Q3 2016 was Granite Investment Partners, an estimated $782K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.