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38 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.07M invested in Research Frontiers in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

428% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $459K | Put options by funds: $87K

367% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 3

150% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 4

41% more funds holding

Funds holding: 27 → 38 (+11)

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.62M → $9.07M (+$1.45M)

1.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 7.38% → 9.13% (+1.7%)

Holders
38
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+40.74%
% of All Funds
0.83%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
14
Increased
10
Reduced
4
Closed
3
Calls
$459K
Puts
$87K
Net Calls
+$372K
Net Calls Change
+$254K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$821K
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$339K
3
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$244K
4
Group One Trading
Group One Trading
Illinois
+$233K
5
NP
NorthRock Partners
Minnesota
+$135K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
-$97K
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$43K
3
MCM
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
-$38K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$21.4K
5
FM
Family Management
New York
-$21.4K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Simplex Trading
26
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$31K +$34.6K +9,113 +1,499%
Victory Capital Management
27
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$16K +$18.5K +4,855 New
RCAG
28
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$9.6K +$11.4K +3,000 New
AG
29
Advisor Group
Arizona
$9K – – –
UBS Group
30
UBS Group
Switzerland
$9K +$27 +7 +0.2%
WEC
31
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$6K +$5.69K +1,496 New
AIC
32
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$6K +$6.65K +1,750 New
HI
33
Human Investing
Oregon
$6K +$7.6K +2,000 New
US Bancorp
34
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3K +$3.8K +1,000 New
Bank of Montreal
35
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2K – – –
LTFS
36
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2K – – –
TRCT
37
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K +$2.61K +686 New
GWM
38
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1K +$1.14K +300 New
FAAS
39
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$97K -29,212 Closed
VF
40
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$43K -12,921 Closed
MCM
41
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
– -$38K -11,290 Closed
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REFR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

38 of the 4,561 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Research Frontiers (REFR) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $9.07M — up 19% from $7.62M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new REFR positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $821K. The largest seller was First Allied Advisory Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $97K sold.

  • 38 institutional investors held Research Frontiers (REFR) as of Q3 2019, up from 27 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $9.07M of Research Frontiers stock for Q3 2019, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Research Frontiers positions in Q3 2019 and 3 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Research Frontiers buyer in Q3 2019 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $821K added.
  • The largest Research Frontiers seller in Q3 2019 was First Allied Advisory Services, an estimated $97K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.