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140 hedge funds and large institutions have $315M invested in Medifast in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

74% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.18M | Put options by funds: $2.4M

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 45

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $292M → $315M (+$23.9M)

2.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.97% → 84.71% (+2.7%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 144 → 140 (-4)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 23

Holders
140
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-2.78%
% of All Funds
4.54%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
19
Increased
55
Reduced
45
Closed
23
Calls
$4.18M
Puts
$2.4M
Net Calls
+$1.78M
Net Calls Change
+$3.75M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
+$5.91M
2
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$4.73M
3
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$4.45M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$4.08M
5
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
+$3.19M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
-$3.81M
2
MCM
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
-$3.34M
3
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
-$3.26M
4
ARC
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
-$3.22M
5
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
-$2.03M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SCM
101
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$271K -$83.6K -3,125 -24%
CIC
102
Cornercap Investment Counsel
Georgia
$265K – – –
AA
103
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$253K +$251K +9,394 New
Two Sigma Investments
104
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$251K +$249K +9,328 New
ProShare Advisors
105
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$242K +$13.9K +518 +6%
BA
106
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$232K +$294 +11 +0.1%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
107
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$224K – – –
UBS AM
108
UBS AM
Illinois
$223K – – –
B
109
Barings
North Carolina
$212K – – –
QBFM
110
QS Batterymarch Financial Management
New York
$170K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
111
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$144K -$144K -5,393 -50%
TRCT
112
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$143K +$132K +4,925 +1,192%
US Bancorp
113
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$142K – – –
OA
114
OFI Advisors
Pennsylvania
$120K +$25.3K +945 +27%
Citigroup
115
Citigroup
New York
$113K -$61.3K -2,292 -35%
U
116
UBS
Switzerland
$102K -$27.1K -1,015 -21%
NTCOC
117
Northern Trust Company of Connecticut
Connecticut
$90K +$8.02K +300 +10%
PMAM
118
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$73K +$72.2K +2,700 New
Bank of Montreal
119
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$68K -$802 -30 -1%
MAA
120
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$58K +$55.5K +2,076 +3,244%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
121
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$56K +$55.4K +2,071 New
TRSOTSOK
122
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$54K -$110K -4,100 -67%
LTFS
123
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$50K – – –
MSA
124
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$50K +$5.11K +191 +11%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
125
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$40K +$16.1K +601 +67%
3 4
5
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MED Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

140 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Medifast (MED) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $315M — up 8.2% from $292M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of MED and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 45 trimmed existing stakes and 55 added.

The largest buyer was Brandywine Global Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.91M. The largest seller was AJO LP, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.81M sold.

  • 140 institutional investors held Medifast (MED) as of Q3 2013, down from 144 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $315M of Medifast stock for Q3 2013, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Medifast positions in Q3 2013 and 23 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Medifast buyer in Q3 2013 was Brandywine Global Investment Management, an estimated $5.91M added.
  • The largest Medifast seller in Q3 2013 was AJO LP, an estimated $3.81M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.