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125 hedge funds and large institutions have $255M invested in Medifast in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 129 → 125 (-4)

5.95% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.68% → 78.72% (-6%)

11% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $110K | Put options by funds: $124K

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 54

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $332M → $255M (-$76.3M)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 15

Holders
125
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-3.1%
% of All Funds
3.49%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
11
Increased
44
Reduced
54
Closed
15
Calls
$110K
Puts
$124K
Net Calls
-$14K
Net Calls Change
-$299K

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.92M
2
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
+$2.02M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$1.71M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$1.35M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$1.27M

Top Sellers

1
1WCM
12 West Capital Management
New York
-$9.92M
2
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$5.1M
3
BNP Paribas Asset Management
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
-$3.51M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$2.96M
5
CCPM
Cooper Creek Partners Management
New York
-$2.09M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CCPM
126
Cooper Creek Partners Management
New York
– -$2.09M -64,580 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
127
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$1.07M -33,225 Closed
RFC
128
Russell Frank Company
Washington
– -$1.07M -32,984 Closed
LA
129
Lucus Advisors
New York
– -$510K -15,772 Closed
BFM
130
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
– -$454K -14,032 Closed
SCM
131
SG Capital Management
Illinois
– -$364K -11,249 Closed
SMC
132
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
– -$342K -10,597 Closed
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
133
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
– -$275K -8,500 Closed
VRS
134
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
– -$265K -8,200 Closed
Nomura Holdings
135
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$256K -7,901 Closed
VFS
136
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
– -$214K -6,618 Closed
Walleye Trading
137
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$55K -1,712 Closed
JG
138
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$8K -262 Closed
OSAM
139
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$7.6K -261 -95%
Simplex Trading
140
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– +$961 +33 New
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MED Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

125 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Medifast (MED) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $255M — down 23% from $332M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of MED and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 54 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $3.92M. The largest seller was 12 West Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.92M sold.

  • 125 institutional investors held Medifast (MED) as of Q3 2015, down from 129 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $255M of Medifast stock for Q3 2015, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Medifast positions in Q3 2015 and 15 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Medifast buyer in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.92M added.
  • The largest Medifast seller in Q3 2015 was 12 West Capital Management, an estimated $9.92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.