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39 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.2M invested in Research Frontiers in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

21.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 21.01% (+21%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 8

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 40 → 39 (-1)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 6

28% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.8M → $9.2M (-$3.61M)

Holders
39
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.5%
% of All Funds
0.97%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
5
Increased
8
Reduced
8
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AFM
Anson Funds Management
Texas
+$329K
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$111K
3
CIS
Connors Investor Services
Pennsylvania
+$92.5K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$58.6K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$51.8K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SRC
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
-$128K
2
GIP
Granite Investment Partners
California
-$119K
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$96.8K
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$57.3K
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$54K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
26
Wells Fargo
California
$35K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
27
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$26K +$29.3K +14,139 New
State Street
28
State Street
Massachusetts
$19K – – –
HB
29
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$18K – – –
JIC
30
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$12K – – –
Creative Planning
31
Creative Planning
Kansas
$11K – – –
BA
32
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$10K – – –
TRCT
33
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$8K +$8.44K +4,079 +2,701%
BIM
34
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$6K – – –
UBS Group
35
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2K -$57.3K -27,659 -97%
Group One Trading
36
Group One Trading
Illinois
$1K – – –
GIP
37
Granite Investment Partners
California
– -$119K -45,756 Closed
Citadel Advisors
38
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$54K -20,974 Closed
LPL Financial
39
LPL Financial
California
– -$30K -12,483 Closed
Royal Bank of Canada
40
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
– -$18K -7,000 Closed
IWMPD
41
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
– -$17K -6,375 Closed
RFA
42
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
– -$1K -400 Closed
Citigroup
43
Citigroup
New York
– +$207 +100 New
GRP
44
Global Retirement Partners
California
– +$269 +130 New
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REFR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

39 of the 4,001 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Research Frontiers (REFR) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $9.2M — down 28% from $12.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of REFR and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was Anson Funds Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $329K. The largest seller was Shufro Rose & Co, cutting an estimated $128K.

  • 39 institutional investors held Research Frontiers (REFR) as of Q4 2016, down from 40 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $9.2M of Research Frontiers stock for Q4 2016, down 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Research Frontiers positions in Q4 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Research Frontiers buyer in Q4 2016 was Anson Funds Management, an estimated $329K added.
  • The largest Research Frontiers seller in Q4 2016 was Shufro Rose & Co, an estimated $128K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.