Orchid Island Capital
70 hedge funds and large institutions have $130M invested in Orchid Island Capital in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
146% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 13
53% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.02M | Put options by funds: $667K
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $120M → $130M (+$9.45M)
0.48% more ownership
Funds ownership: 6.14% → 6.62% (+0.48%)
9% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 11
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 71 → 70 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$4.96M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$1.58M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.02M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$822K |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$634K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.18M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$1.04M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$676K |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$356K |
| 5 |
FPCG
Fort Pitt Capital Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$237K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
| – | -$95K | -2,579 | Closed |
|
|
TSS
77
Two Sigma Securities
New York
| – | -$86K | -2,337 | Closed |
|
|
SBIA
78
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indianapolis,
Indiana
| – | -$80K | -2,173 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
79
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$36K | -966 | Closed |
|
|
AIM
80
Assured Investment Management
New York
| – | -$25K | -665 | Closed |
|
ORC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
70 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Orchid Island Capital (ORC) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $130M — up 7.9% from $120M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of ORC and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 32 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $4.96M. The largest seller was Wolverine Asset Management, cutting an estimated $2.18M.
- 70 institutional investors held Orchid Island Capital (ORC) as of Q2 2018, down from 71 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $130M of Orchid Island Capital stock for Q2 2018, up 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new Orchid Island Capital positions in Q2 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Orchid Island Capital buyer in Q2 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $4.96M added.
- The largest Orchid Island Capital seller in Q2 2018 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $2.18M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.