MFA Financial
MFA
273 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.45B invested in MFA Financial in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 95 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
300% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 4 (+3)
85% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 26
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 252 → 273 (+21)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 95 | Existing positions reduced: 87
0.43% less ownership
Funds ownership: 81.96% → 81.53% (-0.43%)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.7B → $2.45B (-$251M)
38% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $569K | Put options by funds: $914K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$22.8M |
| 2 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$15.5M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$11M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$10.7M |
| 5 |
CC
Cannell & Co
New York
|
+$9.69M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$48.2M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$25M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$18.5M |
| 4 |
AIM
Assured Investment Management
New York
|
-$12.1M |
| 5 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$11M |
MFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
273 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MFA Financial (MFA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.45B — down 9.3% from $2.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new MFA positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 95 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $22.8M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $48.2M.
- 273 institutional investors held MFA Financial (MFA) as of Q4 2018, up from 252 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $2.45B of MFA Financial stock for Q4 2018, down 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new MFA Financial positions in Q4 2018 and 26 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
- The largest MFA Financial buyer in Q4 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $22.8M added.
- The largest MFA Financial seller in Q4 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $48.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.