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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
SAM
76
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$2.61M -$548K -17,875 -17%
Renaissance Technologies
77
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.54M -$6.88M -224,300 -72%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
78
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$2.52M – – –
PRCM
79
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$2.46M -$1.32M -42,963 -34%
US Bancorp
80
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.41M +$2.05M +66,747 +475%
AllianceBernstein
81
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.35M +$359K +11,695 +17%
Swiss National Bank
82
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.27M -$113K -3,675 -5%
MAA
83
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$2.27M +$60.2K +1,962 +3%
RJA
84
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.26M +$89.5K +2,919 +4%
MIM
85
Merit Investment Management
Delaware
$2.19M – – –
RCAMU
86
Rothschild & Co Asset Management US
Connecticut
$2.01M -$301K -9,813 -13%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
87
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$1.98M -$156K -5,072 -7%
RhumbLine Advisers
88
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.96M -$7.39K -241 -0.4%
Deutsche Bank
89
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.96M -$500K -16,311 -20%
TC
90
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.78M +$1.84M +59,897 New
ProShare Advisors
91
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$1.73M -$82.9K -2,703 -4%
Citigroup
92
Citigroup
New York
$1.52M -$3.92M -127,730 -71%
UBS AM
93
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.51M +$49.8K +1,625 +3%
MP
94
Mangrove Partners
Connecticut
$1.49M – – –
PAM
95
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.39M -$3.51M -114,334 -71%
FNBOO
96
First National Bank of Omaha
Nebraska
$1.36M – – –
WAM
97
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.35M +$1.39M +45,179 +90,358%
BJ
98
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$1.34M +$1.38M +44,894 New
Prudential Financial
99
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.31M -$1.04M -34,025 -44%
1IC
100
1919 Investment Counsel
Maryland
$1.3M – – –
2 3
4
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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.