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MFA Financial
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241 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.15B invested in MFA Financial in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 76

0.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.46% → 19.88% (+0.42%)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 36

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 245 → 241 (-4)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.38B → $2.15B (-$235M)

17% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.44M | Put options by funds: $2.93M

Holders
241
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-1.63%
% of All Funds
7.81%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
34
Increased
90
Reduced
76
Closed
36
Calls
$2.44M
Puts
$2.93M
Net Calls
-$497K
Net Calls Change
-$495K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
+$20.3M
2
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$18.2M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$16.6M
4
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
+$16.5M
5
TCA
Taconic Capital Advisors
New York
+$12.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
-$27M
2
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
-$17.8M
3
WCM
Wesley Capital Management
New York
-$16.6M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$15.9M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$15.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BPCM
26
Beach Point Capital Management
California
$17.4M +$549K +17,905 +3%
Allianz Asset Management
27
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$17.3M +$1.54M +50,223 +9%
TA
28
Teachers Advisors
New York
$17M +$1.81M +59,176 +12%
Federated Hermes
29
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$16.8M +$3.56M +116,078 +26%
RFC
30
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$14.2M +$1.32M +42,958 +10%
Geode Capital Management
31
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$14.1M +$1.96M +63,946 +16%
Invesco
32
Invesco
Georgia
$14.1M +$2.89M +94,170 +25%
AWCI
33
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
New York
$14M -$456K -14,875 -3%
Brown Advisory
34
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$13.3M -$149K -4,863 -1%
Bank of New York Mellon
35
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$12.8M +$76.9K +2,509 +0.6%
Citadel Advisors
36
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$12.5M +$8.54M +278,708 +200%
U
37
UBS
Switzerland
$12.2M +$1.1M +35,832 +10%
TCIM
38
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$12.1M +$77.3K +2,522 +0.6%
DSC
39
Donald Smith & Co
New York
$11.9M -$4.08K -133 -0%
CC
40
Cannell & Co
New York
$10.9M -$2.03M -66,269 -15%
WA
41
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$9.89M +$1.5M +48,947 +17%
TG
42
TCW Group
California
$9.36M +$5.13M +167,300 +114%
American Century Companies
43
American Century Companies
Missouri
$9.28M +$5.64M +184,114 +145%
ARC
44
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$9.16M +$53K +1,730 +0.6%
Millennium Management
45
Millennium Management
New York
$8.46M -$6.45M -210,531 -43%
First Trust Advisors
46
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$8.16M +$1.93M +63,093 +30%
AI
47
Analytic Investors
California
$8.11M +$1.2M +39,106 +17%
TC
48
Talkot Capital
California
$7.91M +$8.14M +265,500 New
TBA
49
Thomas B. Akin
$7.91M +$8.14M +265,500 New
GC
50
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$7.84M -$615K -20,056 -7%
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MFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

241 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MFA Financial (MFA) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $2.15B — down 9.9% from $2.38B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of MFA and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 90 added.

The largest buyer was Thornburg Investment Management, adding an estimated $20.3M. The largest seller was Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, exiting entirely with an estimated $27M sold.

  • 241 institutional investors held MFA Financial (MFA) as of Q3 2013, down from 245 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.15B of MFA Financial stock for Q3 2013, down 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new MFA Financial positions in Q3 2013 and 36 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest MFA Financial buyer in Q3 2013 was Thornburg Investment Management, an estimated $20.3M added.
  • The largest MFA Financial seller in Q3 2013 was Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, an estimated $27M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.