Ellington Financial
50 hedge funds and large institutions have $265M invested in Ellington Financial in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 14
0.97% more ownership
Funds ownership: 46.23% → 47.19% (+0.97%)
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $266M → $265M (-$747K)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 54 → 50 (-4)
38% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 8
95% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $22K | Put options by funds: $407K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MWM
Merriman Wealth Management
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$3.51M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$2.25M |
| 3 |
GXMC
Global X Management Company
New York
|
+$1.9M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$1.63M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$1.61M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.09M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$836K |
| 3 |
EC
EJF Capital
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$627K |
| 4 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$543K |
| 5 |
YMRC
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Forest,
Virginia
|
-$519K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$280K | -16,096 | Closed |
|
52
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
| – | -$204K | -11,860 | Closed |
|
53
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$189K | -10,853 | Closed |
|
54
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$57K | -3,258 | Closed |
|
|
AIG
55
American International Group
New York
| – | -$28K | -1,630 | Closed |
|
56
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
| – | -$17K | -1,000 | Closed |
|
57
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$1.73K | -100 | Closed |
|
EFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
50 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellington Financial (EFC) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $265M — down 0.28% from $266M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of EFC and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.
The largest buyer was Merriman Wealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.51M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $1.09M.
- 50 institutional investors held Ellington Financial (EFC) as of Q2 2016, down from 54 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $265M of Ellington Financial stock for Q2 2016, down 0.28% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new Ellington Financial positions in Q2 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Ellington Financial buyer in Q2 2016 was Merriman Wealth Management, an estimated $3.51M added.
- The largest Ellington Financial seller in Q2 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.09M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.