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24 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.52M invested in Research Frontiers in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 0 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 6.27% → 5.84% (-0.43%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.72M → $2.52M (-$197K)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 26 → 24 (-2)

60% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 5

100% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 0 | Existing positions closed: 2

Holders
24
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-7.69%
% of All Funds
0.53%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
–
Increased
2
Reduced
5
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$4.08K
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$1.68K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$155K
2
FM
Family Management
New York
-$13.1K
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$3.29K
4
SRC
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
-$2.18K
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$244
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$1.03M +$1.68K +1,154 +0.2%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$498K -$155K -106,510 -25%
SRC
3
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$221K -$2.18K -1,500 -1%
Geode Capital Management
4
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$149K – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
5
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$98K – – –
FM
6
Family Management
New York
$67K -$13.1K -9,000 -17%
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$65K -$3.29K -2,259 -5%
Renaissance Technologies
8
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$55K +$4.08K +2,804 +9%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
9
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$51K – – –
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 – – –
SI
14
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$31K – – –
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
$6K -$244 -168 -4%
AG
20
Advisor Group
Arizona
$5K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4K – – –
Bank of Montreal
22
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1K – – –
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1K – – –

REFR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

24 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Research Frontiers (REFR) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.52M — down 7.2% from $2.72M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 2 funds closed out of REFR and 0 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 2 added.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $4.08K. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $155K.

  • 24 institutional investors held Research Frontiers (REFR) as of Q4 2018, down from 26 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.52M of Research Frontiers stock for Q4 2018, down 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 0 funds opened new Research Frontiers positions in Q4 2018 and 2 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Research Frontiers buyer in Q4 2018 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $4.08K added.
  • The largest Research Frontiers seller in Q4 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $155K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.