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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
MOS
101
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$260K +$254K +19,623 New
CWM
102
CIBC World Markets
New York
$259K +$253K +19,533 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
103
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$259K – – –
PFSRSONJ
104
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey
New Jersey
$250K +$28.8K +2,230 +13%
TRSOTSOK
105
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$245K – – –
Squarepoint
106
Squarepoint
New York
$241K -$376K -29,076 -61%
SFC
107
Strategic Financial Concepts
Texas
$224K -$15.5K -1,200 -7%
NRD
108
Nebula Research & Development
New York
$220K +$214K +16,584 New
KK
109
KLP Kapitalforvaltning
Norway
$219K – – –
SO
110
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$217K +$12.9K +1,000 +6%
Victory Capital Management
111
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$212K -$3.54K -274 -2%
HSA
112
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
$210K +$205K +15,815 New
QCM
113
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$206K +$201K +15,516 New
GAA
114
Global Assets Advisory
Florida
$203K +$213K +16,500 New
Zurich Cantonal Bank
115
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$203K – – –
PI
116
PFG Investments
New York
$197K +$32K +2,475 +20%
LAM
117
Longboard Asset Management
Arizona
$196K – – –
SPA
118
Sherbrooke Park Advisers
New York
$191K +$186K +14,416 New
Bank of Montreal
119
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$189K +$42.3K +3,274 +30%
Renaissance Technologies
120
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$186K +$182K +14,051 New
PWG
121
Portside Wealth Group
Utah
$179K +$853 +66 +0.5%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
122
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$177K +$173K +13,351 New
MOACM
123
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$175K -$6.85K -530 -4%
CAM
124
CenterStar Asset Management
Illinois
$170K +$21.2K +1,638 +15%
JAM
125
Jacobs Asset Management
New York
$166K -$1.48M -114,476 -90%
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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.