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133 hedge funds and large institutions have $311M invested in Medifast in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

54% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 39

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 16

4.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 83.07%87.91% (+4.8%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 131133 (+2)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $297M → $311M (+$14.6M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $10K

Holders
133
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.53%
% of All Funds
3.54%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
18
Increased
60
Reduced
39
Closed
16
Calls
Puts
$10K
Net Calls
-$10K
Net Calls Change
+$1.38M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VAM
1
Visium Asset Management
New York
$40.8M
Renaissance Technologies
2
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$25M +$2.39M +81,600 +11%
EC
3
Engaged Capital
California
$22.3M
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$19.6M -$98.4K -3,368 -0.5%
NI
5
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$19.2M +$1.43M +49,000 +8%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$16.9M -$634K -21,704 -4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
7
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$15.2M +$461K +15,785 +3%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$9.56M +$648K +22,178 +8%
KCM
9
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$9.23M +$4.95M +169,343 +124%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$8.37M +$295K +10,086 +4%
SCM
11
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$5.52M -$34.3K -1,175 -0.6%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$5M -$145K -4,958 -3%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.98M -$3.18M -108,841 -40%
Acadian Asset Management
14
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$4.71M +$646K +22,098 +17%
American Century Companies
15
American Century Companies
Missouri
$4.19M +$3.45M +117,907 +565%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$4.03M +$21.9K +751 +0.6%
AQR Capital Management
17
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$3.45M -$114K -3,911 -3%
MCM
18
Matarin Capital Management
New York
$3.24M +$1.3M +44,569 +71%
GCP
19
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$3.2M +$244K +8,347 +9%
Two Sigma Investments
20
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$3.16M +$579K +19,816 +23%
PRCP
21
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$2.98M +$10.8K +370 +0.4%
AL
22
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$2.8M -$67.5K -2,310 -2%
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.77M +$223K +7,638 +9%
Two Sigma Advisers
24
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$2.72M +$669K +22,900 +34%
Prudential Financial
25
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.69M +$1.86M +63,585 +251%

MED Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

133 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Medifast (MED) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $311M — up 4.9% from $297M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new MED positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Kennedy Capital Management, adding an estimated $4.95M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $3.18M.

  • 133 institutional investors held Medifast (MED) as of Q1 2016, up from 131 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $311M of Medifast stock for Q1 2016, up 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Medifast positions in Q1 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Medifast buyer in Q1 2016 was Kennedy Capital Management, an estimated $4.95M added.
  • The largest Medifast seller in Q1 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.