RESEARCH FRONTIERS INC REFR
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 760911107
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryPatent Owners & Lessors
- HeadquartersWoodbury, NY
- 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. Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 33.2m as of 2022-11-03, 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 ≈ $1.91. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($26.2k notional), 1 hold puts ($0).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 27 |
| Q4 2022 | 33 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $128.0k | $16.0k | 0.12 |
| Q4 2022 | $26.2k | $0 | 0.00 |
Biggest buyers
| MONEY CONCEPTS CAPITAL CORP | New | +65.0k |
| Next Level Private LLC | New | +16.0k |
| Virtu Financial LLC | New | +15.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | +9.4k |
| UBS Group AG | New | +5.2k |
| CARY STREET PARTNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY LLC | New | +4.0k |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | Added | +1.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +1.8k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Added | +600 |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +485 |
Biggest sellers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -53.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Sold out | -18.6k |
| Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC | Reduced | -7.0k |
| SHUFRO ROSE & CO LLC | Reduced | -6.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Sold out | -529 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -485 |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $19.7k10.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Unchanged | $5.0k2.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $1.5k800 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 |
|---|---|
| Morgan Stephen L. 13G · passive investor new · filed 2025-10-17 | 6.9% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
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.
None reported in Q4 2022.
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $2.3m | Added +485 |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 624.3k $1.2m | Added +1.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 190.8k $366.0k | Reduced -485 |
| SHUFRO ROSE & CO LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 146.8k $280.3k | Reduced -6.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.6k $233.0k | Reduced -53.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.6k $202.8k | Unchanged |
| MONEY CONCEPTS CAPITAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.0k $124.1k | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.2k $101.6k | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.5k $65.9k | Added +13 |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.7k $62.5k | Unchanged |
| Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.5k $54.4k | Reduced -7.0k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.2k $46.2k | Added +600 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.9k $42.0k | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.4k $35.1k | Unchanged |
| Next Level Private LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 16.0k $35.5k | New |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.9k $30.4k | Unchanged |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.2k $29.0k | Unchanged |
| Virtu Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.1k $29.0k | New |
| DUDLEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 15.1k $28.8k | First filing |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.0k $27.0k | Unchanged |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.0k $26.7k | Unchanged |
| RNC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.5k $24.0k | Unchanged |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.0k $22.9k | Unchanged |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $19.2k | Unchanged |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.4k $18.0k | New |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.6k $14.0k | Added +1.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.2k $9.9k | New |
| CARY STREET PARTNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.0k $7.7k | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0k $2.0k | Unchanged |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0k $2.0k | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 965 $1.8k | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 269 $514 | New |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 0 $0 | Unchanged |