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162 hedge funds and large institutions have $438M invested in Medifast in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 61 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $390M → $438M (+$48.2M)

0.64% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.13%88.77% (+0.64%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 16

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 61

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 165162 (-3)

Holders
162
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.82%
% of All Funds
4.05%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
57
Reduced
61
Closed
16
Calls
$78K
Puts
Net Calls
+$78K
Net Calls Change
-$996K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Renaissance Technologies
1
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$39.6M +$173K +4,300 +0.5%
BFA
2
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$36.6M +$4.31M +107,015 +14%
EC
3
Engaged Capital
California
$32.2M +$1.41M +35,000 +5%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$25.8M +$1.05M +26,001 +4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$25.4M +$1.61M +39,961 +7%
NI
6
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$21.7M -$2.95M -73,231 -12%
Acadian Asset Management
7
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$18.9M +$7.46M +185,182 +69%
KCM
8
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$15.8M -$96.5K -2,395 -0.6%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$14.5M -$274K -6,805 -2%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$13M +$777K +19,298 +7%
Invesco
11
Invesco
Georgia
$10.4M +$465K +11,548 +5%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$8.93M +$2.34M +58,114 +37%
AL
13
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$7.93M -$298K -7,393 -4%
American Century Companies
14
American Century Companies
Missouri
$5.8M -$184K -4,578 -3%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$5.75M +$61.3K +1,521 +1%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$5.64M +$854K +21,212 +19%
AQR Capital Management
17
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$5.53M -$103K -2,562 -2%
TCIM
18
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$4.82M -$503K -12,489 -10%
Russell Investments Group
19
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$4.65M +$4.46M +110,837 New
MC
20
Menta Capital
California
$4.64M +$677K +16,820 +18%
Morgan Stanley
21
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.25M +$1.17M +29,159 +40%
GCP
22
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$4.03M -$475K -11,783 -11%
MCM
23
Matarin Capital Management
New York
$3.81M -$751K -18,657 -17%
PRCP
24
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$3.71M -$91.8K -2,280 -2%
Principal Financial Group
25
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$3.69M +$268K +6,654 +8%

MED Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

162 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Medifast (MED) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $438M — up 12% from $390M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in MED was balanced in Q4 2016: 16 funds opened new positions, 16 closed out, 57 added to existing stakes and 61 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, adding an estimated $7.46M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.8M sold.

  • 162 institutional investors held Medifast (MED) as of Q4 2016, down from 165 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $438M of Medifast stock for Q4 2016, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Medifast positions in Q4 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Medifast buyer in Q4 2016 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $7.46M added.
  • The largest Medifast seller in Q4 2016 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $5.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.