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162 hedge funds and large institutions have $438M invested in Medifast in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 61 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $390M → $438M (+$48.2M)

0.64% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.13% → 88.77% (+0.64%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 16

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 61

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 165 → 162 (-3)

Holders
162
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.82%
% of All Funds
4.05%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
57
Reduced
61
Closed
16
Calls
$78K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$78K
Net Calls Change
-$996K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$7.46M
2
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$4.31M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$2.34M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.67M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$1.61M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$5.8M
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$3.04M
3
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
-$2.95M
4
MCM
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
-$2.56M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$1.59M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MERSOM
76
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$762K -$72.1K -1,790 -9%
SO
77
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$728K -$24.2K -600 -3%
CEP
78
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$721K +$178K +4,420 +34%
HW
79
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$712K +$689K +17,100 New
FIM
80
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$673K -$286K -7,111 -31%
Canada Life
81
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$640K – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
82
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$634K +$20.1K +498 +3%
Swiss National Bank
83
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$608K -$109K -2,700 -16%
OSAM
84
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$589K +$569K +14,141 +108,777%
KBC Group
85
KBC Group
Belgium
$570K +$551K +13,694 New
Millennium Management
86
Millennium Management
New York
$537K -$241K -5,973 -32%
Royal Bank of Canada
87
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$526K +$508K +12,620 +97,077%
First Trust Advisors
88
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$520K +$259K +6,433 +106%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
89
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$503K – – –
SCA
90
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$489K -$567K -14,075 -54%
Comerica Bank
91
Comerica Bank
Texas
$489K +$25K +620 +6%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
92
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$484K +$84.6K +2,100 +22%
PSUF
93
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$484K +$468K +11,633 New
AIM
94
Alambic Investment Management
California
$483K -$147K -3,650 -24%
Los Angeles Capital Management
95
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$430K +$34.6K +860 +9%
Brown Advisory
96
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$421K – – –
GC
97
Globeflex Capital
California
$419K – – –
Tudor Investment Corp
98
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$387K +$144K +3,578 +63%
PAM
99
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$384K +$68.7K +1,706 +23%
JG
100
Jefferies Group
New York
$375K +$363K +9,012 New
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MED Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

162 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Medifast (MED) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $438M — up 12% from $390M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in MED was balanced in Q4 2016: 16 funds opened new positions, 16 closed out, 57 added to existing stakes and 61 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, adding an estimated $7.46M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.8M sold.

  • 162 institutional investors held Medifast (MED) as of Q4 2016, down from 165 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $438M of Medifast stock for Q4 2016, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Medifast positions in Q4 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Medifast buyer in Q4 2016 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $7.46M added.
  • The largest Medifast seller in Q4 2016 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $5.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.