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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
BG
126
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$166K – – –
M&T Bank
127
M&T Bank
New York
$164K +$160K +12,373 New
Pictet Asset Management
128
Pictet Asset Management
Switzerland
$159K – – –
Cetera Investment Advisers
129
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$158K +$207 +16 +0.1%
MI
130
Motiv8 Investments
Florida
$156K +$9.74K +753 +7%
Jane Street
131
Jane Street
New York
$154K -$15.1K -1,170 -9%
TCBWMS
132
Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services
Texas
$148K – – –
SC
133
Savant Capital
Illinois
$145K +$141K +10,924 New
Fidelity Investments
134
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$144K +$54.5K +4,216 +64%
Corient Private Wealth
135
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$143K -$10.2K -786 -7%
MCFP
136
Mallini Complete Financial Planning
Florida
$142K +$1.78K +138 +1%
SAM
137
Seelaus Asset Management
New Jersey
$141K – – –
WA
138
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$138K +$134K +10,400 New
SEI Investments
139
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$133K +$130K +10,064 New
Members Trust
140
Members Trust
Florida
$133K – – –
Russell Investments Group
141
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$132K +$63.9K +4,944 +99%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
142
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$122K – – –
OIA
143
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$117K – – –
AIP
144
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$111K – – –
SWM
145
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$111K +$647 +50 +0.6%
SOW
146
State of Wyoming
Wyoming
$101K +$39.2K +3,029 +66%
MCM
147
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$86.2K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
148
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$84.4K +$5.96K +461 +8%
TWC
149
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$79.5K – – –
VCM
150
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$74K +$68.4K +5,291 +1,824%
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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.