Orchid Island Capital
71 hedge funds and large institutions have $120M invested in Orchid Island Capital in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
88% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 16
13% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 16
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 69 → 71 (+2)
0.21% more ownership
Funds ownership: 5.94% → 6.14% (+0.21%)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $142M → $120M (-$21.9M)
74% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $260K | Put options by funds: $994K
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.87M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.75M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$2.89M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$2.79M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$2.17M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RA
Resource America
New York
|
-$5.24M |
| 2 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$2.75M |
| 3 |
GLA
Great Lakes Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.21M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$2.17M |
| 5 |
GXMC
Global X Management Company
New York
|
-$1.52M |
ORC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
71 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Orchid Island Capital (ORC) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $120M — down 15% from $142M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new ORC positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wolverine Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.87M. The largest seller was Resource America, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.24M sold.
- 71 institutional investors held Orchid Island Capital (ORC) as of Q1 2018, up from 69 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $120M of Orchid Island Capital stock for Q1 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Orchid Island Capital positions in Q1 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Orchid Island Capital buyer in Q1 2018 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $4.87M added.
- The largest Orchid Island Capital seller in Q1 2018 was Resource America, an estimated $5.24M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.