Ellington Financial
44 hedge funds and large institutions have $218M invested in Ellington Financial in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
60% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 10
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $206M → $218M (+$12.1M)
0.82% more ownership
Funds ownership: 45.55% → 46.37% (+0.82%)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 4
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 45 → 44 (-1)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1K | Put options by funds: $262K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$4M |
| 2 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$2.27M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.11M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$725K |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$688K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.1M |
| 2 |
YMRC
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Forest,
Virginia
|
-$1.78M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$206K |
| 4 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$136K |
| 5 |
RGREA
Ranger Global Real Estate Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$120K |
EFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
44 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellington Financial (EFC) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $218M — up 5.9% from $206M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in EFC was balanced in Q2 2018: 4 funds opened new positions, 4 closed out, 16 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $4M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $5.1M.
- 44 institutional investors held Ellington Financial (EFC) as of Q2 2018, down from 45 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $218M of Ellington Financial stock for Q2 2018, up 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new Ellington Financial positions in Q2 2018 and 4 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest Ellington Financial buyer in Q2 2018 was Citigroup, an estimated $4M added.
- The largest Ellington Financial seller in Q2 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $5.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.