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MFA

MFA Financial
MFA

172 hedge funds and large institutions have $574M invested in MFA Financial in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 35

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 176 → 172 (-4)

6.49% less ownership

Funds ownership: 63.17% → 56.69% (-6.5%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $634M → $574M (-$60.2M)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 28

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 2 (-4)

72% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.01M | Put options by funds: $32.2M

Holders
172
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-2.27%
% of All Funds
2.74%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
25
Increased
77
Reduced
35
Closed
28
Calls
$9.01M
Puts
$32.2M
Net Calls
-$23.1M
Net Calls Change
-$17M

Top Buyers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$49.7M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$7.55M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$6.01M
4
EH
EMG Holdings
Connecticut
+$5.82M
5
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
+$3.36M

Top Sellers

1
SCGM
Starwood Capital Group Management
Florida
-$105M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$26.8M
3
P2P
Phase 2 Partners
California
-$13.3M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$3.81M
5
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$3.37M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
26
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.5M +$1.94M +183,151 +68%
VanEck Associates
27
VanEck Associates
New York
$4.22M +$245K +23,105 +6%
Morgan Stanley
28
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.18M +$1.56M +146,788 +53%
Royal Bank of Canada
29
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.9M +$13.6K +1,282 +0.3%
N
30
Nuveen
North Carolina
$3.57M -$356K -33,506 -9%
PI
31
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$3.55M -$930K -87,661 -20%
AG
32
Algert Global
California
$3.44M +$1.63M +153,990 +80%
First Trust Advisors
33
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2.75M +$2.49M +234,318 +541%
UBS Group
34
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.51M +$72.7K +6,853 +3%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
35
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$2.42M +$266K +25,100 +11%
GCM
36
Graham Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.35M +$2.52M +237,116 New
Natixis Advisors
37
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.25M -$31.1K -2,931 -1%
WJWM
38
Williams Jones Wealth Management
New York
$2.24M -$233K -21,946 -9%
Prudential Financial
39
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.19M +$2.01M +188,933 +595%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
40
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$2.14M – – –
WFI
41
West Family Investments
California
$2.04M +$2.19M +206,000 New
Osaic Holdings
42
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2M +$1.71M +161,391 +403%
Swiss National Bank
43
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.96M -$248K -23,400 -11%
CHAM
44
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.94M +$2.08M +195,965 New
RhumbLine Advisers
45
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.88M +$67.7K +6,379 +3%
AA
46
AlphaCentric Advisors
Puerto Rico
$1.72M +$161K +15,195 +10%
BCM
47
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$1.66M – – –
CS
48
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.59M +$233K +21,995 +16%
Bank of America
49
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.52M +$711K +66,952 +77%
AllianceBernstein
50
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.37M – – –
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MFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

172 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MFA Financial (MFA) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $574M — down 9.5% from $634M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of MFA and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 77 added.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $49.7M. The largest seller was Starwood Capital Group Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $105M sold.

  • 172 institutional investors held MFA Financial (MFA) as of Q1 2023, down from 176 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $574M of MFA Financial stock for Q1 2023, down 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new MFA Financial positions in Q1 2023 and 28 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest MFA Financial buyer in Q1 2023 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $49.7M added.
  • The largest MFA Financial seller in Q1 2023 was Starwood Capital Group Management, an estimated $105M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.