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Ellington Financial
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229 hedge funds and large institutions have $666M invested in Ellington Financial in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 18

84% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 49

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 206 → 229 (+23)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $653M → $666M (+$13M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

1.9% less ownership

Funds ownership: 53.18% → 51.28% (-1.9%)

69% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.22M | Put options by funds: $3.88M

Holders
229
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+11.17%
% of All Funds
3%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
42
Increased
90
Reduced
49
Closed
18
Calls
$1.22M
Puts
$3.88M
Net Calls
-$2.67M
Net Calls Change
-$2.76M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$5.98M
2
DIA
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
+$5.13M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$5.07M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$4.57M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$4.42M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAIM
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
-$10.5M
2
SRC
Samson Rock Capital
United Kingdom
-$9.67M
3
HCA
Harbor Capital Advisors
Illinois
-$6.62M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$3.46M
5
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$1.79M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Mercer Global Advisors
126
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$192K +$197K +14,780 New
MSRPS
127
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System
Maryland
$186K -$179K -13,415 -48%
Point72 Asset Management
128
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$180K +$185K +13,857 New
WA
129
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$171K – – –
CAM
130
CenterStar Asset Management
Illinois
$170K – – –
MI
131
Motiv8 Investments
Florida
$164K +$13.7K +1,025 +9%
PWG
132
Portside Wealth Group
Utah
$164K -$7.9K -593 -4%
BG
133
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$162K – – –
M&T Bank
134
M&T Bank
New York
$159K +$4.73K +355 +3%
D.E. Shaw & Co
135
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$157K +$161K +12,090 New
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
136
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
Germany
$150K +$154K +11,583 New
Ensign Peak Advisors
137
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$149K -$506K -38,000 -77%
B
138
Bailard
California
$148K +$152K +11,400 New
DA
139
Denali Advisors
California
$147K +$150K +11,300 New
SEI Investments
140
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$146K +$15K +1,129 +11%
MOACM
141
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$145K -$12.7K -951 -8%
TCBWMS
142
Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services
Texas
$145K – – –
OIA
143
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$143K +$29.3K +2,200 +25%
VA
144
VestGen Advisors
Illinois
$143K +$147K +11,025 New
Corient Private Wealth
145
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$141K +$1.73K +130 +1%
Verition Fund Management
146
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$140K -$87.6K -6,580 -38%
A
147
AlphaQuest
New York
$138K -$505K -37,946 -78%
SAW
148
Signal Advisors Wealth
Michigan
$132K +$135K +10,134 New
JWCA
149
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$131K +$135K +10,121 New
SAM
150
Seelaus Asset Management
New Jersey
$131K -$6.66K -500 -5%
4 5
6
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EFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

229 of the 7,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellington Financial (EFC) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $666M — up 2% from $653M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new EFC positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 90 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $5.98M. The largest seller was Punch & Associates Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.5M sold.

  • 229 institutional investors held Ellington Financial (EFC) as of Q3 2025, up from 206 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $666M of Ellington Financial stock for Q3 2025, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Ellington Financial positions in Q3 2025 and 18 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest Ellington Financial buyer in Q3 2025 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $5.98M added.
  • The largest Ellington Financial seller in Q3 2025 was Punch & Associates Investment Management, an estimated $10.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.