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Ellington Financial
EFC

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
Ensign Peak Advisors
51
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$944K – – –
CRC
52
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$907K – – –
TC
53
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$894K +$134K +10,360 +18%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
54
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$883K -$45.1K -3,484 -5%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
55
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$882K +$860K +66,519 New
Lido Advisors
56
Lido Advisors
California
$827K +$453 +35 +0.1%
CAU
57
Caxton Associates (UK)
$825K +$805K +62,218 New
Deutsche Bank
58
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$800K -$102K -7,869 -12%
SPC
59
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$746K +$19.5K +1,510 +3%
AP
60
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$705K +$229K +17,671 +50%
GC
61
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$691K +$26.7K +2,067 +4%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
62
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$681K +$528K +40,803 +386%
SOADOR
63
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$666K -$16.7K -1,290 -3%
MIM
64
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$659K -$7K -541 -1%
IMRF
65
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Illinois
$647K +$37.8K +2,926 +6%
CF
66
Corebridge Financial
Texas
$611K +$11.5K +893 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
67
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$597K +$128K +9,925 +28%
LPL Financial
68
LPL Financial
California
$587K -$110K -8,523 -16%
CHAM
69
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$578K -$38.8K -3,000 -6%
LSERS
70
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$566K -$14.2K -1,100 -3%
CC
71
Centiva Capital
New York
$565K +$551K +42,610 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
72
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$556K +$181K +13,980 +50%
Janus Henderson Group
73
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$547K – – –
Nisa Investment Advisors
74
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$525K -$19.5K -1,509 -4%
VOYA Investment Management
75
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$495K +$139K +10,755 +40%
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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.