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Ellington Financial
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64 hedge funds and large institutions have $307M invested in Ellington Financial in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

129% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 7

69% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 13

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 56 → 64 (+8)

1.78% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.46% → 53.24% (+1.8%)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $292M → $307M (+$14.6M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

77% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $941K | Put options by funds: $4.03M

Holders
64
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
1.86%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
16
Increased
22
Reduced
13
Closed
7
Calls
$941K
Puts
$4.03M
Net Calls
-$3.09M
Net Calls Change
-$773K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CLG
Cooperman Leon G
+$8.59M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$3.49M
3
SCM
Summit Capital Management
Washington
+$2.66M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$2.59M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$2.45M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SAM
Serengeti Asset Management
New York
-$12.1M
2
CCMLC
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Connecticut
-$6.95M
3
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$2.44M
4
NTCOC
Northern Trust Company of Connecticut
Connecticut
-$2.34M
5
PG
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
-$1.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TC
26
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$663K -$33.7K -1,462 -5%
RFC
27
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$657K -$1.22M -53,058 -66%
BP
28
BBR Partners
New York
$616K – – –
Barclays
29
Barclays
United Kingdom
$596K +$225K +9,738 +56%
RJA
30
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$524K -$130K -5,645 -20%
AA
31
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$520K +$245K +10,648 +94%
NCCM
32
Nine Chapters Capital Management
New Jersey
$506K -$297K -12,900 -37%
CCB
33
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$480K +$24K +1,041 +5%
Wells Fargo
34
Wells Fargo
California
$386K +$26.5K +1,151 +7%
VKH
35
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$381K +$388K +16,811 New
IAM
36
ICM Asset Management
Washington
$373K – – –
BGA
37
Belmont Global Advisors
Texas
$285K +$289K +12,550 New
GCP
38
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$279K +$9.73K +422 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$267K +$91.1K +3,950 +51%
GOCM
40
Grey Owl Capital Management
Virginia
$251K +$256K +11,085 New
FWIA
41
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$247K +$251K +10,900 New
BT
42
Beacon Trust
New Jersey
$237K – – –
HighTower Advisors
43
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$230K +$234K +10,167 New
CPA
44
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
$227K +$231K +10,000 New
Group One Trading
45
Group One Trading
Illinois
$211K +$210K +9,101 +4,867%
GEM
46
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$204K – – –
Invesco
47
Invesco
Georgia
$131K +$5.19K +225 +4%
WRM
48
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$121K -$3.46K -150 -3%
NTCOC
49
Northern Trust Company of Connecticut
Connecticut
$107K -$2.34M -101,600 -96%
SCG
50
Strategic Capital Group
Washington
$100K -$187K -8,095 -65%
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EFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

64 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellington Financial (EFC) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $307M — up 5% from $292M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new EFC positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cooperman Leon G, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.59M. The largest seller was Serengeti Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.1M sold.

  • 64 institutional investors held Ellington Financial (EFC) as of Q4 2013, up from 56 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $307M of Ellington Financial stock for Q4 2013, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Ellington Financial positions in Q4 2013 and 7 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Ellington Financial buyer in Q4 2013 was Cooperman Leon G, an estimated $8.59M added.
  • The largest Ellington Financial seller in Q4 2013 was Serengeti Asset Management, an estimated $12.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.