Research Frontiers
REFR
26 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.54M invested in Research Frontiers in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
1.32% less ownership
Funds ownership: 8.65% → 7.34% (-1.3%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 28 → 26 (-2)
24% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.03M → $1.54M (-$493K)
67% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 3
78% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 9
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$6.8K |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$3.08K |
| 3 |
CF
Centaurus Financial
Anaheim,
California
|
+$816 |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$59.9K |
| 2 |
CPA
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
|
-$44K |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$37.3K |
| 4 |
CIS
Connors Investor Services
Wyomissing,
Pennsylvania
|
-$23.5K |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$16K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
26
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$16K | -16,030 | Closed |
|
27
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
| – | -$1K | -1,400 | Closed |
|
REFR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
26 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Research Frontiers (REFR) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $1.54M — down 24% from $2.03M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 3 funds closed out of REFR and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 2 added.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $6.8K. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $59.9K.
- 26 institutional investors held Research Frontiers (REFR) as of Q2 2018, down from 28 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $1.54M of Research Frontiers stock for Q2 2018, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 1 fund opened new Research Frontiers positions in Q2 2018 and 3 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Research Frontiers buyer in Q2 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $6.8K added.
- The largest Research Frontiers seller in Q2 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $59.9K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.