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Ellington Financial
EFC

64 hedge funds and large institutions have $341M invested in Ellington Financial in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $308M → $341M (+$33.1M)

4.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.01% → 49.21% (+4.2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 66 → 64 (-2)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 12

45% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 20

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12K | Put options by funds: $4.42M

Holders
64
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.03%
% of All Funds
1.71%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
10
Increased
11
Reduced
20
Closed
12
Calls
$12K
Puts
$4.42M
Net Calls
-$4.4M
Net Calls Change
-$51K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SOMRS
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
+$31.6M
2
BP
BBR Partners
New York
+$8M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$4.51M
4
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$4.45M
5
SC
Selz Capital
New York
+$2.04M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GXMC
Global X Management Company
New York
-$4.54M
2
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
-$3.14M
3
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$2.99M
4
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
-$2.3M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.91M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UBS Group
26
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.61M +$217K +10,654 +15%
Susquehanna International Group
27
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.46M -$551K -27,042 -27%
Renaissance Technologies
28
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.28M -$1.04M -51,150 -44%
PG
29
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$1.07M -$1.75M -85,915 -61%
MVP
30
Miller Value Partners
Florida
$976K – – –
MCM
31
McGlinn Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$868K -$112K -5,500 -11%
VIA
32
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$620K +$635K +31,125 New
IG
33
ING Group
Netherlands
$598K +$612K +30,000 New
DC
34
Deere & Company
Illinois
$583K +$196K +9,597 +49%
AIG
35
American International Group
New York
$419K +$8.95K +439 +2%
ST
36
Spot Trading
Illinois
$416K -$592K -29,047 -58%
CS
37
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$410K -$509K -24,955 -55%
Wells Fargo
38
Wells Fargo
California
$397K -$81.4K -3,990 -17%
EWM
39
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$384K – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
40
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$353K – – –
OIA
41
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$313K +$320K +15,713 New
FWIA
42
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$299K -$10.2K -500 -3%
CPA
43
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
$299K – – –
RJA
44
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$245K -$9.38K -460 -4%
GCP
45
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$227K -$184K -9,042 -44%
WKWM
46
Walter & Keenan Wealth Management
Indiana
$209K – – –
TMC
47
Trellus Management Company
Florida
$199K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
48
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$185K -$143K -6,993 -43%
SCA
49
Strategic Capital Alternatives
United States
$105K +$107K +5,256 New
Northern Trust
50
Northern Trust
Illinois
$94K – – –
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EFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

64 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellington Financial (EFC) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $341M — up 11% from $308M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of EFC and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.

The largest buyer was State of Michigan Retirement System, opening a new position worth an estimated $31.6M. The largest seller was Global X Management Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.54M sold.

  • 64 institutional investors held Ellington Financial (EFC) as of Q1 2015, down from 66 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $341M of Ellington Financial stock for Q1 2015, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new Ellington Financial positions in Q1 2015 and 12 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Ellington Financial buyer in Q1 2015 was State of Michigan Retirement System, an estimated $31.6M added.
  • The largest Ellington Financial seller in Q1 2015 was Global X Management Company, an estimated $4.54M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.