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56 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.4M invested in Research Frontiers in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3,391% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $768K | Put options by funds: $22K

733% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 3

226% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.56M → $21.4M (+$14.8M)

180% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 5

65% more funds holding

Funds holding: 34 → 56 (+22)

7.87% more ownership

Funds ownership: 8.92% → 16.79% (+7.9%)

Holders
56
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+64.71%
% of All Funds
1.15%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
25
Increased
14
Reduced
5
Closed
3
Calls
$768K
Puts
$22K
Net Calls
+$746K
Net Calls Change
+$671K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$4.24M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$1.1M
3
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$612K
4
NSGL
No Street GP LP
California
+$546K
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$415K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NP
NorthRock Partners
Minnesota
-$83K
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$24.1K
3
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$20K
4
Group One Trading
Group One Trading
Illinois
-$10.1K
5
AIC
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
-$4K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$7.59M +$4.24M +1,143,242 +157%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$5.13M +$415K +111,982 +10%
Geode Capital Management
3
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.42M +$612K +164,987 +89%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.21M +$1.1M +297,652 New
SRC
5
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$649K – – –
NSGL
6
No Street GP LP
California
$597K +$546K +147,075 New
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$461K +$198K +53,281 +89%
N
8
Nuveen
North Carolina
$433K +$395K +106,471 New
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$323K +$216K +58,246 +275%
Charles Schwab
10
Charles Schwab
California
$291K +$266K +71,585 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
11
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$216K – – –
Millennium Management
12
Millennium Management
New York
$213K +$94.6K +25,494 +95%
Susquehanna International Group
13
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$191K -$24.1K -6,498 -12%
KWM
14
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$186K – – –
RJFSA
15
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$165K – – –
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$163K +$49.9K +13,452 +50%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
17
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$162K +$148K +40,005 New
Jane Street
18
Jane Street
New York
$147K +$134K +36,211 New
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$140K +$26.2K +7,071 +26%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
20
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$134K – – –
Arrowstreet Capital
21
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$123K +$113K +30,400 New
Citadel Advisors
22
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$121K +$15.9K +4,291 +17%
BRWM
23
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$106K +$97.2K +26,200 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
24
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$99K +$90.1K +24,300 New
RhumbLine Advisers
25
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$85K +$77.8K +20,985 New
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REFR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

56 of the 4,878 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Research Frontiers (REFR) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $21.4M — up 226% from $6.56M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new REFR positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $4.24M. The largest seller was NorthRock Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $83K sold.

  • 56 institutional investors held Research Frontiers (REFR) as of Q2 2020, up from 34 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $21.4M of Research Frontiers stock for Q2 2020, up 226% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Research Frontiers positions in Q2 2020 and 3 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest Research Frontiers buyer in Q2 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $4.24M added.
  • The largest Research Frontiers seller in Q2 2020 was NorthRock Partners, an estimated $83K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.