Ellington Financial
99 hedge funds and large institutions have $421M invested in Ellington Financial in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
603% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $21.1M | Put options by funds: $3M
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $390M → $421M (+$31.5M)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 39
1.02% less ownership
Funds ownership: 61.18% → 60.16% (-1%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 105 → 99 (-6)
38% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 13
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RGREA
Ranger Global Real Estate Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$6.53M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$6.43M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$3.45M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$2.16M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$2.01M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$19.6M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.07M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.6M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$1.58M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$788K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HF
101
HRT Financial
New York
| – | -$400K | -27,000 | Closed |
|
102
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
Paris,
France
| – | -$310K | -20,877 | Closed |
|
|
MSL
103
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
| – | -$272K | -18,300 | Closed |
|
|
DRZID
104
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
| – | -$261K | -17,600 | Closed |
|
|
RJA
105
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
| – | -$191K | -12,896 | Closed |
|
106
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$184K | -12,409 | Closed |
|
|
VF
107
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$168K | -11,309 | Closed |
|
|
IA
108
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$65.5K | -4,156 | Closed |
|
|
PWPS
109
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services
Mansfield,
Ohio
| – | -$15K | -1,043 | Closed |
|
110
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$13K | -860 | Closed |
|
|
CG
111
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$473 | +30 | New |
|
EFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
99 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellington Financial (EFC) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $421M — up 8.1% from $390M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of EFC and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 39 trimmed existing stakes and 36 added.
The largest buyer was Ranger Global Real Estate Advisors, adding an estimated $6.53M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $19.6M.
- 99 institutional investors held Ellington Financial (EFC) as of Q1 2021, down from 105 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $421M of Ellington Financial stock for Q1 2021, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new Ellington Financial positions in Q1 2021 and 13 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest Ellington Financial buyer in Q1 2021 was Ranger Global Real Estate Advisors, an estimated $6.53M added.
- The largest Ellington Financial seller in Q1 2021 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $19.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.