Research Frontiers
REFR
29 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.29M invested in Research Frontiers in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.
271% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $182K | Put options by funds: $49K
70% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.52M → $4.29M (+$1.77M)
21% more funds holding
Funds holding: 24 → 29 (+5)
1.1% more ownership
Funds ownership: 5.84% → 6.94% (+1.1%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 4
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$530K |
| 2 |
CCA
Catalyst Capital Advisors
Huntington,
New York
|
+$176K |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$71.6K |
| 4 |
SRC
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
|
+$55.4K |
| 5 |
KWM
Kingsview Wealth Management
Grants Pass,
Oregon
|
+$35.7K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$39.2K |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$17.3K |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$3.16K |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$1.48K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
27
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $2K | +$2.76K | +1,195 | New |
|
|
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
REFR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
29 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Research Frontiers (REFR) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $4.29M — up 70% from $2.52M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new REFR positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $530K. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $39.2K.
- 29 institutional investors held Research Frontiers (REFR) as of Q1 2019, up from 24 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $4.29M of Research Frontiers stock for Q1 2019, up 70% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new Research Frontiers positions in Q1 2019 and 0 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Research Frontiers buyer in Q1 2019 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $530K added.
- The largest Research Frontiers seller in Q1 2019 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $39.2K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.