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Research Frontiers

26 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.72M invested in Research Frontiers in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

77% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.54M → $2.72M (+$1.18M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2626 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 5

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 3

1.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 7.34%6.27% (-1.1%)

Holders
26
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.59%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
3
Reduced
3
Closed
5
Calls
$29K
Puts
Net Calls
+$29K
Net Calls Change
+$29K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$1.03M -$6.13K -5,791 -0.9%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$668K -$11K -10,444 -2%
SRC
3
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$225K +$5.29K +5,000 +4%
Geode Capital Management
4
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$150K
California Public Employees Retirement System
5
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$99K
FM
6
Family Management
New York
$82K
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$68K
Fiera Capital (Canada)
8
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$52K
Renaissance Technologies
9
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$51K +$2.54K +2,400 +8%
RJFSA
10
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$50K
FAAS
11
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$46K
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$42K
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$38K -$1 -1 -0%
SI
14
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$31K +$21.2K +20,000 New
MCM
15
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$18K
RJA
16
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$17K
HB
17
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$16K
Morgan Stanley
18
Morgan Stanley
New York
$13K
UBS Group
19
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7K +$2.87K +2,711 +159%
AG
20
Advisor Group
Arizona
$5K +$3.07K +2,900 New
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4K +$2.64K +2,500 New
Bank of Montreal
22
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1K
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1K
CIS
24
Connors Investor Services
Pennsylvania
-$81K -97,887 Closed
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$21K -25,000 Closed

REFR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

26 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Research Frontiers (REFR) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $2.72M — up 77% from $1.54M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in REFR was balanced in Q3 2018: 5 funds opened new positions, 5 closed out, 3 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Stephens Inc, opening a new position worth an estimated $21.2K. The largest seller was Connors Investor Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $81K sold.

  • 26 institutional investors held Research Frontiers (REFR) as of Q3 2018, unchanged from Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.72M of Research Frontiers stock for Q3 2018, up 77% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Research Frontiers positions in Q3 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Research Frontiers buyer in Q3 2018 was Stephens Inc, an estimated $21.2K added.
  • The largest Research Frontiers seller in Q3 2018 was Connors Investor Services, an estimated $81K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.