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MFA Financial
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188 hedge funds and large institutions have $542M invested in MFA Financial in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 52

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 192 → 188 (-4)

3.28% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.98% → 55.7% (-3.3%)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 32

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $621M → $542M (-$79.5M)

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.65M | Put options by funds: $9.96M

Holders
188
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-2.08%
% of All Funds
2.47%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
28
Increased
74
Reduced
52
Closed
32
Calls
$4.65M
Puts
$9.96M
Net Calls
-$5.3M
Net Calls Change
-$6.75M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
+$9.24M
2
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$9.08M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$5.85M
4
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$5.84M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$4.96M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
-$61.9M
2
Natixis Advisors
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
-$11.1M
3
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$5.27M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$4.4M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$2.82M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Franklin Resources
26
Franklin Resources
California
$4.07M -$92.7K -9,812 -2%
VOYA Investment Management
27
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$3.8M +$1.31M +138,827 +53%
Two Sigma Investments
28
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$3.47M -$572K -60,514 -14%
LPL Financial
29
LPL Financial
California
$3.33M +$508K +53,786 +18%
AllianceBernstein
30
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.88M -$446K -47,190 -13%
DFCM
31
Dark Forest Capital Management
Puerto Rico
$2.76M +$2.08M +220,584 +309%
GA
32
GraniteShares Advisors
New York
$2.62M +$163K +17,292 +7%
N
33
Nuveen
North Carolina
$2.5M -$435K -46,018 -15%
Citigroup
34
Citigroup
New York
$2.36M -$2.1M -222,156 -47%
GC
35
Gratia Capital
California
$2.13M – – –
CSS
36
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$2.03M +$2.03M +214,612 New
Corient Private Wealth
37
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$1.93M +$977K +103,427 +103%
Bank of America
38
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.88M +$955K +101,083 +103%
Swiss National Bank
39
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.85M -$18.9K -2,000 -1%
Royal Bank of Canada
40
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.85M +$1.16M +123,001 +170%
IAA
41
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$1.84M +$51.7K +5,474 +3%
Barclays
42
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.82M +$108K +11,473 +6%
Renaissance Technologies
43
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.76M -$1.45M -153,875 -45%
Two Sigma Advisers
44
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.75M +$198K +21,000 +13%
RhumbLine Advisers
45
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.58M +$111K +11,800 +8%
CAU
46
Caxton Associates (UK)
$1.58M – – –
Wells Fargo
47
Wells Fargo
California
$1.58M +$677K +71,644 +75%
Susquehanna International Group
48
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.51M -$66.3K -7,018 -4%
AQR Capital Management
49
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.41M +$1.17M +123,941 +491%
DFG
50
Delphi Financial Group
Delaware
$1.36M +$472K +50,000 +53%
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MFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

188 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MFA Financial (MFA) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $542M — down 13% from $621M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of MFA and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 52 trimmed existing stakes and 74 added.

The largest buyer was Balyasny Asset Management, adding an estimated $9.24M. The largest seller was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $61.9M sold.

  • 188 institutional investors held MFA Financial (MFA) as of Q2 2025, down from 192 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $542M of MFA Financial stock for Q2 2025, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new MFA Financial positions in Q2 2025 and 32 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest MFA Financial buyer in Q2 2025 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $9.24M added.
  • The largest MFA Financial seller in Q2 2025 was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, an estimated $61.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.