Ellington Financial
60 hedge funds and large institutions have $296M invested in Ellington Financial in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
1.4% less ownership
Funds ownership: 49.21% → 47.82% (-1.4%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 64 → 60 (-4)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $328M → $296M (-$31.7M)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
30% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 10
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 18
98% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $81K | Put options by funds: $5.34M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$9.85M |
| 2 |
BP
BBR Partners
New York
|
+$1.17M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$967K |
| 4 |
PG
PEAK6 Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$731K |
| 5 |
BIG
Blackthorn Investment Group
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$694K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OA
Omega Advisors
New York
|
-$5.39M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$5.18M |
| 3 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$5.15M |
| 4 |
WA
Whitebox Advisors
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$2.99M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.11M |
EFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
60 of the 3,730 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellington Financial (EFC) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $296M — down 9.7% from $328M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of EFC and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $9.85M. The largest seller was Omega Advisors, cutting an estimated $5.39M.
- 60 institutional investors held Ellington Financial (EFC) as of Q2 2015, down from 64 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $296M of Ellington Financial stock for Q2 2015, down 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new Ellington Financial positions in Q2 2015 and 10 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Ellington Financial buyer in Q2 2015 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $9.85M added.
- The largest Ellington Financial seller in Q2 2015 was Omega Advisors, an estimated $5.39M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.