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Research Frontiers

28 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.03M invested in Research Frontiers in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 5

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2928 (-1)

7.53% less ownership

Funds ownership: 16.18%8.65% (-7.5%)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 7

50% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.05M → $2.03M (-$2.02M)

Holders
28
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-3.45%
% of All Funds
0.64%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
4
Reduced
7
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$688K -$5.43K -5,585 -0.8%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$489K -$827 -851 -0.2%
SRC
3
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$137K -$2.92K -3,000 -2%
CIS
4
Connors Investor Services
Pennsylvania
$121K +$9.24K +9,500 +8%
Geode Capital Management
5
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$93K
California Public Employees Retirement System
6
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$61K
FM
7
Family Management
New York
$51K +$50.6K +52,000 New
CPA
8
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
$44K +$43.7K +45,000 New
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$43K
FAAS
10
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$32K -$4.86K -5,000 -13%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
11
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$32K +$389 +400 +1%
RJFSA
12
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$31K +$30.9K +31,755 New
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$28K +$3.84K +3,952 +15%
RJA
14
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$27K
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$27K +$24.3K +25,000 +980%
Renaissance Technologies
16
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$26K -$6.42K -6,600 -20%
PFS
17
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$22K
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
$19K
Susquehanna International Group
19
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$16K +$15.6K +16,030 New
State Street
20
State Street
Massachusetts
$11K
MCM
21
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$11K +$11K +11,290 New
HB
22
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$10K
Morgan Stanley
23
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8K
UBS Group
24
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2K -$11.3K -11,674 -86%
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1K -$11.6K -11,933 -89%

REFR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

28 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Research Frontiers (REFR) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $2.03M — down 50% from $4.05M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in REFR was balanced in Q1 2018: 5 funds opened new positions, 5 closed out, 4 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Family Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $50.6K. The largest seller was Anson Funds Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $284K sold.

  • 28 institutional investors held Research Frontiers (REFR) as of Q1 2018, down from 29 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $2.03M of Research Frontiers stock for Q1 2018, down 50% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Research Frontiers positions in Q1 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Research Frontiers buyer in Q1 2018 was Family Management, an estimated $50.6K added.
  • The largest Research Frontiers seller in Q1 2018 was Anson Funds Management, an estimated $284K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.