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124 hedge funds and large institutions have $560M invested in Medifast in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.9M | Put options by funds: $4.95M

46% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $384M → $560M (+$177M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 132124 (-8)

14.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.16%81.17% (-15%)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 57

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 20

Holders
124
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-6.06%
% of All Funds
3.6%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
12
Increased
39
Reduced
57
Closed
20
Calls
$8.9M
Puts
$4.95M
Net Calls
+$3.95M
Net Calls Change
-$978K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ACM
1
Americafirst Capital Management
California
$221M +$207K +6,745 New
VAM
2
Visium Asset Management
New York
$44.3M
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$21.6M -$721K -23,500 -3%
1WCM
4
12 West Capital Management
New York
$20.8M +$19.5M +634,500 New
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$19.5M +$1.1M +35,905 +6%
EC
6
Engaged Capital
California
$19.3M +$921K +30,000 +5%
Acadian Asset Management
7
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$16.8M +$193K +6,285 +1%
GGPE
8
Golden Gate Private Equity
California
$15.5M
Dimensional Fund Advisors
9
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$15.1M +$959K +31,243 +7%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$12.7M -$397K -12,948 -3%
State Street
11
State Street
Massachusetts
$9.98M -$693K -22,582 -7%
SCM
12
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$9.25M -$1.92M -62,395 -18%
KCM
13
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$8.78M +$3.46M +112,882 +73%
Renaissance Technologies
14
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$7.75M +$2.19M +71,200 +43%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$6.64M +$206K +6,721 +3%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
16
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$5.55M +$302K +9,843 +6%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$5.18M -$189K -6,160 -4%
RFC
18
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$4.03M -$1.55M -50,427 -29%
Ameriprise
19
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.97M -$366K -11,930 -9%
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.81M -$2.99M -97,435 -46%
ISL
21
Ingalls & Snyder LLC
New York
$3.78M +$210K +6,832 +6%
Schroder Investment Management Group
22
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$3.71M +$743K +24,200 +27%
CS
23
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.53M -$1.08M -35,051 -25%
CCPM
24
Cooper Creek Partners Management
New York
$3.5M +$3.27M +106,593 New
TCIM
25
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$3.05M +$178K +5,802 +7%

MED Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

124 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Medifast (MED) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $560M — up 46% from $384M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of MED and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 57 trimmed existing stakes and 39 added.

The largest buyer was 12 West Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $19.5M. The largest seller was Coliseum Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $27.2M sold.

  • 124 institutional investors held Medifast (MED) as of Q3 2014, down from 132 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $560M of Medifast stock for Q3 2014, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Medifast positions in Q3 2014 and 20 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Medifast buyer in Q3 2014 was 12 West Capital Management, an estimated $19.5M added.
  • The largest Medifast seller in Q3 2014 was Coliseum Capital Management, an estimated $27.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.