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Ellington Financial
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229 hedge funds and large institutions have $666M invested in Ellington Financial in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 18

84% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 49

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 206 → 229 (+23)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $653M → $666M (+$13M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

1.9% less ownership

Funds ownership: 53.18% → 51.28% (-1.9%)

69% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.22M | Put options by funds: $3.88M

Holders
229
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+11.17%
% of All Funds
3%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
42
Increased
90
Reduced
49
Closed
18
Calls
$1.22M
Puts
$3.88M
Net Calls
-$2.67M
Net Calls Change
-$2.76M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$5.98M
2
DIA
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
+$5.13M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$5.07M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$4.57M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$4.42M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAIM
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
-$10.5M
2
SRC
Samson Rock Capital
United Kingdom
-$9.67M
3
HCA
Harbor Capital Advisors
Illinois
-$6.62M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$3.46M
5
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$1.79M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GA
26
GraniteShares Advisors
New York
$3.28M +$297K +22,287 +10%
Legal & General Group
27
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$3.13M -$26.2K -1,971 -0.8%
PIWA
28
Prevail Innovative Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$2.98M +$194K +14,574 +7%
Ameriprise
29
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.72M -$20K -1,504 -0.7%
N
30
Nuveen
North Carolina
$2.46M -$1.29M -96,868 -34%
UIC
31
Uniplan Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$2.46M -$48.4K -3,637 -2%
Swiss National Bank
32
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.38M +$133K +10,000 +6%
First Trust Advisors
33
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2.34M -$1.73M -129,961 -42%
UBS AM
34
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.98M -$1.79M -134,398 -47%
Bank of America
35
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.91M +$308K +23,111 +19%
Citadel Advisors
36
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.77M +$1.82M +136,612 New
AQR Capital Management
37
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.74M +$1.38M +103,701 +341%
Barclays
38
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.69M -$564K -42,352 -25%
LPL Financial
39
LPL Financial
California
$1.58M +$900K +67,612 +124%
AOCA
40
Angel Oak Capital Advisors
Georgia
$1.55M – – –
Canada Life
41
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$1.42M – – –
Wells Fargo
42
Wells Fargo
California
$1.42M +$156K +11,682 +12%
RC
43
RBF Capital
California
$1.38M – – –
PCM
44
Penserra Capital Management
California
$1.31M +$38K +2,850 +3%
AFG
45
American Financial Group
Ohio
$1.3M – – –
Prudential Financial
46
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.27M +$599 +45 +0%
VOYA Investment Management
47
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$1.24M +$749K +56,213 +144%
CAU
48
Caxton Associates (UK)
$1.22M +$1.25M +93,816 New
AllianceBernstein
49
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.2M – – –
CastleKeep Investment Advisors
50
CastleKeep Investment Advisors
Connecticut
$1.17M – – –
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EFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

229 of the 7,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellington Financial (EFC) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $666M — up 2% from $653M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new EFC positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 90 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $5.98M. The largest seller was Punch & Associates Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.5M sold.

  • 229 institutional investors held Ellington Financial (EFC) as of Q3 2025, up from 206 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $666M of Ellington Financial stock for Q3 2025, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Ellington Financial positions in Q3 2025 and 18 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest Ellington Financial buyer in Q3 2025 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $5.98M added.
  • The largest Ellington Financial seller in Q3 2025 was Punch & Associates Investment Management, an estimated $10.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.