Medifast
MED
129 hedge funds and large institutions have $332M invested in Medifast in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
633% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $330K | Put options by funds: $45K
15% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 13
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $315M → $332M (+$16.8M)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 127 → 129 (+2)
1.85% less ownership
Funds ownership: 86.52% → 84.68% (-1.8%)
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 54
67% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PWAM
Park West Asset Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$11.4M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$5.23M |
| 3 |
EC
Engaged Capital
Newport Beach,
California
|
+$3.73M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$2.32M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GGPE
Golden Gate Private Equity
San Francisco,
California
|
-$14.2M |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.06M |
| 3 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
-$2.22M |
| 4 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
-$2.14M |
| 5 |
CCPM
Cooper Creek Partners Management
New York
|
-$1.74M |
MED Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
129 of the 3,730 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Medifast (MED) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $332M — up 5.3% from $315M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new MED positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Park West Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $11.4M. The largest seller was Golden Gate Private Equity, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.2M sold.
- 129 institutional investors held Medifast (MED) as of Q2 2015, up from 127 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $332M of Medifast stock for Q2 2015, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new Medifast positions in Q2 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Medifast buyer in Q2 2015 was Park West Asset Management, an estimated $11.4M added.
- The largest Medifast seller in Q2 2015 was Golden Gate Private Equity, an estimated $14.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.