MFA Financial
MFA
230 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.35B invested in MFA Financial in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 91 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 91 | Existing positions reduced: 77
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.15B → $2.35B (+$206M)
0.04% less ownership
Funds ownership: 20.76% → 20.72% (-0.04%)
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 31
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 234 → 230 (-4)
14% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.02M | Put options by funds: $1.19M
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$34M |
| 2 |
CCP
Clough Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$24M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$21.2M |
| 4 |
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$14.6M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$12.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$78.7M |
| 2 |
LPC
Long Pond Capital
New York
|
-$34.4M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$12.9M |
| 4 |
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Frankfurt,
Germany
|
-$11.6M |
| 5 |
WCM
Wesley Capital Management
New York
|
-$9.97M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HIM
251
Hillsdale Investment Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$109K | -3,875 | Closed |
|
|
DTL
252
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
| – | -$93K | -3,290 | Closed |
|
|
QT
253
Quantbot Technologies
New York
| – | -$88K | -3,125 | Closed |
|
|
DC
254
Davenport & Co
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | -$81K | -2,869 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
255
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$78.1K | -2,595 | Closed |
|
256
First Manhattan
New York
| – | -$28K | -1,000 | Closed |
|
|
FHA
257
First Horizon Advisors
Memphis,
Tennessee
| – | -$12K | -410 | Closed |
|
|
M
258
MOTCO
San Antonio,
Texas
| – | -$7K | -250 | Closed |
|
|
HI
259
Hudock Inc
Williamsport,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$4K | -125 | Closed |
|
|
BFEC
260
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$3K | -114 | Closed |
|
|
ACM
261
Antonetti Capital Management
Naples,
Florida
| – | -$2K | -75 | Closed |
|
MFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
230 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MFA Financial (MFA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.35B — up 9.6% from $2.15B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 31 funds closed out of MFA and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 77 trimmed existing stakes and 91 added.
The largest buyer was UBS, adding an estimated $34M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $78.7M.
- 230 institutional investors held MFA Financial (MFA) as of Q1 2014, down from 234 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $2.35B of MFA Financial stock for Q1 2014, up 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new MFA Financial positions in Q1 2014 and 31 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest MFA Financial buyer in Q1 2014 was UBS, an estimated $34M added.
- The largest MFA Financial seller in Q1 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $78.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.