Medifast
MED
161 hedge funds and large institutions have $443M invested in Medifast in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 54
2.48% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.96% → 89.48% (-2.5%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 167 → 161 (-6)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $486M → $443M (-$43.3M)
26% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.66M | Put options by funds: $2.24M
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 18
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$3.91M |
| 2 |
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
|
+$3.52M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$2.58M |
| 4 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$2.52M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$1.86M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$9.37M |
| 2 |
MCM
McKinley Capital Management
Anchorage,
Alaska
|
-$3.52M |
| 3 |
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$3.13M |
| 4 |
MC
Menta Capital
San Francisco,
California
|
-$2.78M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$2.58M |
MED Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
161 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Medifast (MED) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $443M — down 8.9% from $486M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of MED and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 54 trimmed existing stakes and 59 added.
The largest buyer was Millennium Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.91M. The largest seller was Numeric Investors, cutting an estimated $9.37M.
- 161 institutional investors held Medifast (MED) as of Q2 2017, down from 167 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $443M of Medifast stock for Q2 2017, down 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new Medifast positions in Q2 2017 and 18 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Medifast buyer in Q2 2017 was Millennium Management, an estimated $3.91M added.
- The largest Medifast seller in Q2 2017 was Numeric Investors, an estimated $9.37M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.