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Ellington Financial
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51 hedge funds and large institutions have $212M invested in Ellington Financial in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 6

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 13

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 47 → 51 (+4)

0.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.48% → 45.8% (+0.32%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $224M → $212M (-$11.7M)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $404K

Holders
51
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+8.51%
% of All Funds
1.16%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
11
Increased
17
Reduced
13
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
$404K
Net Calls
-$404K
Net Calls Change
+$361K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$9.05M
2
BP
BBR Partners
New York
+$5.79M
3
BPCM
Beach Point Capital Management
California
+$3.67M
4
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$1.65M
5
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
+$1.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$12M
2
GXMC
Global X Management Company
New York
-$8.31M
3
MWM
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
-$4.77M
4
RO
Reservoir Operations
New York
-$2.89M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$900K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MWNA
26
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$492K +$517K +33,922 New
AIM
27
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$331K -$14.4K -944 -4%
Susquehanna International Group
28
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$311K +$41.6K +2,732 +15%
GEM
29
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$290K – – –
Wells Fargo
30
Wells Fargo
California
$289K +$44.6K +2,929 +17%
Ameriprise
31
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$271K +$285K +18,680 New
EWM
32
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$267K +$244K +16,000 +640%
OIA
33
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$256K +$70.2K +4,611 +35%
SWM
34
Stockman Wealth Management
Montana
$237K -$45.7K -3,000 -16%
WA
35
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$222K +$233K +15,300 New
VF
36
Virtu Financial
New York
$211K -$369K -24,233 -62%
TSS
37
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$207K +$42.2K +2,771 +24%
MWM
38
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$189K -$4.77M -312,890 -96%
Northern Trust
39
Northern Trust
Illinois
$165K -$899 -59 -0.5%
Royal Bank of Canada
40
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$160K +$36.4K +2,389 +28%
Simplex Trading
41
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$73K +$71.9K +4,721 +1,269%
LTFS
42
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$46K – – –
AG
43
Advisor Group
Arizona
$42K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
44
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$22K +$8.62K +566 +60%
IA
45
IFP Advisors
Florida
$15K – – –
Group One Trading
46
Group One Trading
Illinois
$15K +$15.2K +1,000 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
47
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$15K +$15.2K +1,000 New
RE
48
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$10.2K – – –
CAC
49
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$9K +$9.8K +643 New
SWM
50
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$4K +$3.81K +250 New
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EFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

51 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellington Financial (EFC) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $212M — down 5.2% from $224M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new EFC positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $9.05M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $12M.

  • 51 institutional investors held Ellington Financial (EFC) as of Q4 2017, up from 47 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $212M of Ellington Financial stock for Q4 2017, down 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Ellington Financial positions in Q4 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Ellington Financial buyer in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $9.05M added.
  • The largest Ellington Financial seller in Q4 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $12M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.