Annaly Capital Management
765 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.22B invested in Annaly Capital Management in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 146 funds opening new positions, 326 increasing their positions, 182 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.
139% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 146 | Existing positions closed: 61
79% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 326 | Existing positions reduced: 182
40% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $96.7M | Put options by funds: $69.3M
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.84B → $9.22B (+$1.39B)
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 690 → 765 (+75)
0.02% less ownership
Funds ownership: 60.2% → 60.18% (-0.02%)
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$81.3M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$65.8M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$56M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$44.7M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$38.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$73.4M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$52M |
| 3 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$36.4M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$35.7M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$20.1M |
NLY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review
765 of the 8,284 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Annaly Capital Management (NLY) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $9.22B — up 18% from $7.84B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 146 funds opened new NLY positions and 61 closed out — a net gain of 85 holders — while 326 added to existing stakes and 182 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $81.3M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $73.4M.
- 765 institutional investors held Annaly Capital Management (NLY) as of Q4 2025, up from 690 in Q3 2025.
- Funds reported $9.22B of Annaly Capital Management stock for Q4 2025, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 146 funds opened new Annaly Capital Management positions in Q4 2025 and 61 closed out, a net change of +85 holders.
- The largest Annaly Capital Management buyer in Q4 2025 was BlackRock, an estimated $81.3M added.
- The largest Annaly Capital Management seller in Q4 2025 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $73.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.