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Ellington Financial
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79 hedge funds and large institutions have $372M invested in Ellington Financial in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

144% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 9

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 14

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $310M → $372M (+$62.2M)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 68 → 79 (+11)

0.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 50.2% → 50.03% (-0.17%)

98% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $196K | Put options by funds: $8.01M

Holders
79
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+16.18%
% of All Funds
2.29%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
22
Increased
28
Reduced
14
Closed
9
Calls
$196K
Puts
$8.01M
Net Calls
-$7.81M
Net Calls Change
-$7.68M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$37.7M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$5.92M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$5.01M
4
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$4.27M
5
CHAM
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
+$3.73M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$8.79M
2
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$3.35M
3
MVP
Miller Value Partners
Florida
-$594K
4
BGA
Belmont Global Advisors
Texas
-$301K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$244K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Susquehanna International Group
26
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.26M +$2.41M +101,525 New
U
27
UBS
Switzerland
$2.22M +$1.04M +43,578 +77%
MF
28
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
$2.22M +$2.38M +100,000 New
Bank of America
29
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.18M +$302K +12,711 +15%
PG
30
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$1.64M +$1.75M +73,579 New
DRZID
31
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
$1.59M +$1.7M +71,500 New
BIG
32
Blackthorn Investment Group
Kansas
$1.18M +$1.27M +53,200 New
MCM
33
McGlinn Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.12M +$1.2M +50,400 New
SIC
34
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$1.11M +$1.19M +50,000 New
VHAM
35
Van Hulzen Asset Management
California
$789K -$54.7K -2,300 -6%
GCP
36
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$666K +$114K +4,778 +19%
DC
37
Deere & Company
Illinois
$642K +$687K +28,878 New
BP
38
BBR Partners
New York
$604K – – –
Wells Fargo
39
Wells Fargo
California
$588K +$151K +6,350 +32%
Millennium Management
40
Millennium Management
New York
$556K +$594K +25,000 New
AIM
41
Allen Investment Management
New York
$471K +$162K +6,832 +48%
AIG
42
American International Group
New York
$464K +$74.5K +3,135 +18%
Royal Bank of Canada
43
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$445K +$140K +5,900 +42%
CCB
44
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$414K -$26.6K -1,117 -6%
OAM
45
Orinda Asset Management
California
$400K +$428K +18,000 New
GOCM
46
Grey Owl Capital Management
Virginia
$380K +$143K +6,015 +54%
IAM
47
ICM Asset Management
Washington
$366K – – –
RFC
48
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$364K +$389K +16,380 New
WAM
49
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$364K +$390K +16,400 New
FWIA
50
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$344K – – –
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EFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

79 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellington Financial (EFC) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $372M — up 20% from $310M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new EFC positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $37.7M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $8.79M.

  • 79 institutional investors held Ellington Financial (EFC) as of Q3 2014, up from 68 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $372M of Ellington Financial stock for Q3 2014, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Ellington Financial positions in Q3 2014 and 9 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Ellington Financial buyer in Q3 2014 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $37.7M added.
  • The largest Ellington Financial seller in Q3 2014 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $8.79M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.