FRESHPET INC FRPT
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 358039105 · ISIN US3580391056
American pet food company
- SectorConsumer staples
- IndustryGrain Mill Products
- HeadquartersBedminster, NJ
- Founded2005
- Websitefreshpet.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($66.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 48.4m as of 2024-04-22, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $115.80. Options: 16 managers hold calls ($104.8m notional), 20 hold puts ($155.2m).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 233 |
| Q4 2022 | 232 |
| Q1 2023 | 259 |
| Q2 2023 | 244 |
| Q3 2023 | 253 |
| Q4 2023 | 271 |
| Q1 2024 | 325 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 110 | 112 |
| Q1 2023 | 153 | 94 |
| Q2 2023 | 104 | 135 |
| Q3 2023 | 130 | 109 |
| Q4 2023 | 122 | 130 |
| Q1 2024 | 160 | 145 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $162.4m | $103.2m | 0.64 |
| Q3 2023 | $85.7m | $95.0m | 1.11 |
| Q4 2023 | $99.4m | $142.6m | 1.44 |
| Q1 2024 | $104.8m | $155.2m | 1.48 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +588.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +467.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Added | +444.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +435.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +433.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +234.5k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC | New | +154.0k |
| Woodline Partners LP | Added | +139.9k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Added | +115.4k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Added | +101.9k |
Biggest sellers
| JANA Partners Management, LP | Reduced | -1.7m |
| AXA S.A. | Reduced | -889.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -781.4k |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC | Reduced | -629.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -529.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -425.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -268.0k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC | Reduced | -144.7k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -144.2k |
| 13D Management LLC | Sold out | -124.9k |
Biggest calls
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $29.7m256.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $20.9m180.5k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $10.1m87.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $9.8m84.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $6.5m55.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $5.9m50.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.4m46.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $4.9m42.7k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $3.5m30.2k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $2.4m20.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | $61.6m531.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $21.9m189.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $17.1m147.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $9.6m83.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $8.2m70.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $8.1m69.6k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $7.1m61.4k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | New | $3.5m300 shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $3.5m29.8k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Unchanged | $2.6m22.5k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-03 | 11.6% |
| Capital World Investors 13G · institution new · filed 2026-05-14 | 6.1% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.8% |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 13G · institution -2.2 pts · filed 2026-07-15 | 5.7% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 13G · institution +0.5 pts · filed 2026-05-15 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ (4.5%, 2026-05-13), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), Champlain Investment Partners, LLC (3.6%, 2026-02-12)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $197.2k | 1 | $544.0k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $440.0k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 1 | $73.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $375.3k | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-15 | Morris Scott James President and COO | Sold | $399.0k3.6k shares |
| 2024-03-04 | Morris Scott James President and COO | Sold | $280.1k2.5k shares |
| 2024-02-29 | Morris Scott James President and COO | Sold | $284.4k2.5k shares |
| 2024-02-28 | Macchiaverna Stephen EVP, Secretary Treasurer | Sold | $773.8k7.1k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.7m $540.6m | Added +13.7k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 2.46% of their portfolio | 3.7m $429.8m | Reduced -84.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.0m $350.4m | Reduced -781.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.9m $340.0m | Reduced -425.4k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 1.59% of their portfolio | 2.6m $304.7m | Reduced -144.2k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 2.6m $299.7m | Reduced -42.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $239.2m | Added +7.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $193.7m | Reduced -17.9k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 2.27% of their portfolio | 1.6m $181.3m | Reduced -144.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $173.5m | Reduced -529.4k |
| JANA Partners Management, LP 6.92% of their portfolio | 1.1m $126.7m | Reduced -1.7m |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 1.51% of their portfolio | 1.1m $123.5m | Reduced -26.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $121.4m | Reduced -111.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $117.6m | Added +588.7k |
| Capital World Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 974.4k $112.9m | Unchanged |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 915.3k $106.0m | Added +115.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 901.8k $104.5m | Added +433.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 900.7k $104.4m | Added +72.7k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 875.6k $101.4m | Reduced -40.3k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.50% of their portfolio | 844.1k $97.8m | Reduced -29.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 758.8k $87.9m | Added +23.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 746.2k $86.5m | Reduced -1.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 711.0k $82.4m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Rock Springs Capital Management LP 1.95% of their portfolio | 662.5k $76.8m | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 625.8k $72.5m | Added +467.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.12% of their portfolio | 623.8k $72.3m | Reduced -114.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 580.3k $67.2m | Added +234.5k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 579.7k $67.2m | Added +101.9k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 2.64% of their portfolio | 566.1k $65.6m | Added +3.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 557.7k $64.6m | Reduced -580 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 546.2k $63.3m | Added +29.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 539.5k $62.5m | Added +435.8k |
| AXA S.A. 0.18% of their portfolio | 506.1k $58.6m | Reduced -889.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 493.1k $57.1m | Added +28.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 482.9k $56.0m | Added +444.9k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 2.73% of their portfolio | 452.8k $52.5m | Added +59 |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 1.80% of their portfolio | 407.6k $47.2m | Reduced -105.3k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 404.5k $46.9m | Reduced -9.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 386.1k $44.7m | Reduced -24.4k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 370.2k $42.9m | Reduced -55.1k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.18% of their portfolio | 362.3k $42.0m | Added +27.8k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 323.0k $37.4m | Unchanged |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.30% of their portfolio | 282.7k $32.8m | Added +139.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 282.5k $32.7m | Added +9.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 271.4k $31.4m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.05% of their portfolio | 270.9k $31.4m | Added +3.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 255.7k $29.6m | Reduced -47.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 250.4k $29.0m | Reduced -75.3k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 0.95% of their portfolio | 250.0k $29.0m | Reduced -63.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 249.0k $28.9m | Added +10.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 243.0k $28.2m | Reduced -43.2k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.04% of their portfolio | 242.0k $28.0m | Reduced -899 |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.11% of their portfolio | 225.1k $26.1m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 219.4k $25.4m | Reduced -32.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 216.6k $25.2m | Reduced -112.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 210.5k $24.4m | Reduced -81.0k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 1.96% of their portfolio | 194.3k $22.5m | Added +22.4k |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 174.1k $20.2m | Reduced -629.2k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 162.1k $18.8m | Reduced -54.0k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 154.0k $17.8m | New |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.8k $16.8m | Reduced -11.9k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 139.4k $16.2m | Added +48.4k |
| DEEPWATER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 4.99% of their portfolio | 114.4k $13.3m | Reduced -28.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 114.4k $13.3m | Added +25.6k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.16% of their portfolio | 113.1k $13.1m | Added +11.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.1k $12.9m | Reduced -81.4k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 1.04% of their portfolio | 102.9k $11.9m | Added +42.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.9k $11.5m | Added +65.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 90.5k $10.5m | Added +200 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 90.1k $10.4m | Reduced -7.9k |
| Pier Capital, LLC 1.42% of their portfolio | 88.9k $10.3m | Reduced -11.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.8k $10.2m | Reduced -7.3k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.7k $9.0m | Added +25.2k |
| Marlowe Partners LP 24.74% of their portfolio | 81.2k $9.4m | Reduced -4.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.7k $9.2m | Added +459 |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.3k $9.0m | Added +16.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.1k $8.8m | New |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 71.8k $8.3m | Reduced -11.5k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 71.7k $8.3m | Reduced -10.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.2k $8.1m | Added +67.0k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 69.0k $8.0m | Reduced -2.0k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 68.9k $8.0m | Reduced -31.8k |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC 1.93% of their portfolio | 68.2k $7.9m | Added +9.5k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 65.9k $7.6m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.5k $7.5m | Reduced -5.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 63.0k $7.3m | Reduced -15.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.2k $7.1m | Reduced -3.5k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 61.0k $7.1m | Reduced -81.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.8k $7.0m | Added +56.7k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 60.5k $7.0m | Reduced -4.4k |
| Fort Point Capital Partners LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 59.7k $6.9m | Reduced -7.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.1k $6.7m | Reduced -9.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.6k $6.6m | Unchanged |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.5k $6.5m | New |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 53.5k $6.2m | Reduced -15.8k |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 0.60% of their portfolio | 50.4k $5.8m | Added +24.1k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 50.0k $5.8m | Unchanged |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.7k $5.8m | Reduced -4.4k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 49.6k $5.7m | New |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 48.4k $5.6m | Added +870 |