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Ellington Financial
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206 hedge funds and large institutions have $638M invested in Ellington Financial in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

132% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.51M | Put options by funds: $650K

77% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 48

53% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 19

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $581M → $638M (+$57.5M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 197 → 206 (+9)

0.24% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.81% → 53.05% (+0.24%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

Holders
206
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+4.57%
% of All Funds
2.76%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
29
Increased
85
Reduced
48
Closed
19
Calls
$1.51M
Puts
$650K
Net Calls
+$859K
Net Calls Change
+$449K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$8.22M
2
Amundi
Amundi
France
+$6.35M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$3.72M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
+$3.3M
5
DFG
Delphi Financial Group
Delaware
+$2.22M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EIP
Easterly Investment Partners
Massachusetts
-$10.8M
2
PAIM
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
-$10.6M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$4M
4
HCA
Harbor Capital Advisors
Illinois
-$3.3M
5
CLG
Cooperman Leon G
-$1.82M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RhumbLine Advisers
26
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$3.36M -$64.7K -5,001 -2%
Legal & General Group
27
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$3.11M -$53.2K -4,111 -2%
GA
28
GraniteShares Advisors
New York
$2.87M +$170K +13,110 +6%
UIC
29
Uniplan Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$2.84M +$408K +31,524 +17%
Ameriprise
30
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.66M -$137K -10,582 -5%
UBS AM
31
UBS AM
Illinois
$2.38M +$305K +23,553 +15%
Swiss National Bank
32
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.35M +$84K +6,500 +4%
PIWA
33
Prevail Innovative Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$2.1M +$1.85M +142,721 +896%
Bank of America
34
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.1M -$488K -37,763 -19%
IIM
35
INTECH Investment Management
Florida
$1.96M +$350K +27,068 +22%
AI
36
AXS Investments
New York
$1.7M -$89.7K -6,934 -5%
Citigroup
37
Citigroup
New York
$1.7M +$24.6K +1,901 +2%
AOCA
38
Angel Oak Capital Advisors
Georgia
$1.58M – – –
Barclays
39
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.47M -$491K -37,987 -25%
PCM
40
Penserra Capital Management
California
$1.47M +$165K +12,795 +13%
Susquehanna International Group
41
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.44M +$672K +51,954 +92%
RC
42
RBF Capital
California
$1.4M – – –
AFG
43
American Financial Group
Ohio
$1.33M – – –
Canada Life
44
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$1.31M +$188K +14,555 +17%
CastleKeep Investment Advisors
45
CastleKeep Investment Advisors
Connecticut
$1.19M +$1.16M +90,073 New
Prudential Financial
46
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.17M -$517 -40 -0%
Wells Fargo
47
Wells Fargo
California
$1.14M +$49.6K +3,837 +5%
T. Rowe Price Associates
48
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.12M +$208K +16,093 +24%
AllianceBernstein
49
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.08M – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
50
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.08M – – –
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EFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

206 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellington Financial (EFC) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $638M — up 9.9% from $581M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new EFC positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 85 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Marshall Wace, adding an estimated $8.22M. The largest seller was Easterly Investment Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.8M sold.

  • 206 institutional investors held Ellington Financial (EFC) as of Q1 2025, up from 197 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $638M of Ellington Financial stock for Q1 2025, up 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Ellington Financial positions in Q1 2025 and 19 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Ellington Financial buyer in Q1 2025 was Marshall Wace, an estimated $8.22M added.
  • The largest Ellington Financial seller in Q1 2025 was Easterly Investment Partners, an estimated $10.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.