Orchid Island Capital
78 hedge funds and large institutions have $108M invested in Orchid Island Capital in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 11
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 68 → 78 (+10)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 20
0.08% less ownership
Funds ownership: 6.76% → 6.68% (-0.08%)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $128M → $108M (-$19.2M)
75% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $320K | Put options by funds: $1.28M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$8.25M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$1.87M |
| 3 |
AIM
Assured Investment Management
New York
|
+$799K |
| 4 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$654K |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$359K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$11.8M |
| 2 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
-$2.16M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$1.08M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$882K |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$417K |
ORC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
78 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Orchid Island Capital (ORC) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $108M — down 15% from $128M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new ORC positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wolverine Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.25M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $11.8M.
- 78 institutional investors held Orchid Island Capital (ORC) as of Q4 2018, up from 68 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $108M of Orchid Island Capital stock for Q4 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new Orchid Island Capital positions in Q4 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest Orchid Island Capital buyer in Q4 2018 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $8.25M added.
- The largest Orchid Island Capital seller in Q4 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $11.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.