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254 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.42B invested in MFA Financial in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 100 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

104% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $490K | Put options by funds: $240K

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.34B → $2.42B (+$84.6M)

0.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 20.64% → 20.11% (-0.54%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 271 → 254 (-17)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 100

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

34% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 29

Holders
254
Holders Change
-17
Holders Change %
-6.27%
% of All Funds
6.32%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
19
Increased
78
Reduced
100
Closed
29
Calls
$490K
Puts
$240K
Net Calls
+$250K
Net Calls Change
+$272K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$185M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$33.6M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$11.9M
4
PIM
Perkins Investment Management
Illinois
+$10.7M
5
FQ
First Quadrant
California
+$7.72M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$43.6M
2
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
-$19.2M
3
DSC
Donald Smith & Co
New York
-$15.1M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$9.82M
5
AG
Aperio Group
California
-$9.43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
26
Goldman Sachs
New York
$19M -$43.6M -1,367,867 -70%
PPA
27
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$18.3M +$423K +13,276 +2%
GXMC
28
Global X Management Company
New York
$17.5M +$7.38M +231,464 +75%
Charles Schwab
29
Charles Schwab
California
$16.1M +$1.38M +43,181 +9%
Bank of America
30
Bank of America
North Carolina
$16.1M -$2.5M -78,538 -14%
Los Angeles Capital Management
31
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$15.8M -$676K -21,213 -4%
Invesco
32
Invesco
Georgia
$15M -$364K -11,407 -2%
WA
33
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$14.5M +$392K +12,309 +3%
Allianz Asset Management
34
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$14.3M -$3.6M -112,797 -20%
Bank of New York Mellon
35
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$14.3M -$3.83M -120,259 -21%
Two Sigma Investments
36
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$12.2M -$2.17M -67,922 -15%
TA
37
Teachers Advisors
New York
$11.8M -$514K -16,116 -4%
MAM
38
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$10.2M +$553K +17,340 +6%
WFI
39
West Family Investments
California
$9.84M – – –
TCIM
40
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$9.45M -$373K -11,702 -4%
CC
41
Cannell & Co
New York
$8.89M -$4.44M -139,325 -34%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
42
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$8.74M -$1.14M -35,625 -12%
California Public Employees Retirement System
43
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$8.38M -$737K -23,125 -8%
FQ
44
First Quadrant
California
$7.83M +$7.72M +242,314 New
Two Sigma Advisers
45
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$7.75M +$58.8K +1,844 +0.8%
ARM
46
Adirondack Research & Management
New York
$6.96M – – –
GC
47
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$6.84M +$1.12M +35,102 +20%
Susquehanna International Group
48
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$6.27M +$4.11M +129,039 +199%
Citigroup
49
Citigroup
New York
$6.16M +$2.11M +66,049 +53%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
50
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$6.12M -$273K -8,550 -4%
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MFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

254 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MFA Financial (MFA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $2.42B — up 3.6% from $2.34B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of MFA and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 100 trimmed existing stakes and 78 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $185M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $43.6M.

  • 254 institutional investors held MFA Financial (MFA) as of Q1 2017, down from 271 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.42B of MFA Financial stock for Q1 2017, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new MFA Financial positions in Q1 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest MFA Financial buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $185M added.
  • The largest MFA Financial seller in Q1 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $43.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.