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MFA Financial
MFA

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
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
101
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.06M +$901K +28,266 +619%
AFIA
102
America First Investment Advisors
Nebraska
$1.05M – – –
BCM
103
Beck Capital Management
Texas
$1.01M +$648K +20,338 +184%
CCB
104
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$975K +$112K +3,504 +13%
VOYA Investment Management
105
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$964K -$44.8K -1,404 -4%
OC
106
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$945K – – –
TRSOTSOK
107
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$935K – – –
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
108
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$891K +$641K +20,114 +270%
Nomura Asset Management
109
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$850K – – –
CCM
110
Century Capital Management
Massachusetts
$836K -$182K -5,694 -18%
ProShare Advisors
111
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$830K +$28.5K +895 +4%
SCM
112
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$770K +$17.5K +549 +2%
AF
113
Affiance Financial
Minnesota
$758K -$85.9K -2,693 -10%
MCM
114
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
$704K -$26K -815 -4%
MF
115
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
$662K +$653K +20,498 New
T. Rowe Price Associates
116
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$656K +$191 +6 +0%
NIT
117
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
$624K -$23.1K -725 -4%
AQR Capital Management
118
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$604K – – –
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
119
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$597K -$1.01M -31,722 -63%
CANY
120
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$587K +$579K +18,165 New
BGDI
121
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
$564K – – –
Jane Street
122
Jane Street
New York
$558K -$504K -15,796 -48%
URS
123
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$545K – – –
NL
124
NWAM LLC
Washington
$542K +$85.3K +2,675 +19%
Rafferty Asset Management
125
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$542K +$386K +12,114 +261%
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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.