Ellington Financial
About: Ellington Financial Inc is a specialty finance company. Its primary investment objective is to generate attractive, risk-adjusted total returns for its shareholders by making investments. The company has two reportable segments; The Investment Portfolio Segment is focused on investing in a diverse array of financial assets, including residential and commercial mortgage loans, residential mortgage-backed securities, non-mortgage- and mortgage-related derivatives, debt and equity investments in loan origination companies, and other strategic investments, and The Longbridge Segment is focused on the origination and servicing of reverse mortgage loans. it acquires reverse mortgage loans both through its origination activities and through secondary market purchases.
Employees: 170
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
700% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 4
74% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.42M | Put options by funds: $1.39M
29% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $586M [Q2] → $755M (+$169M) [Q3]
16% more funds holding
Funds holding: 160 [Q2] → 185 (+25) [Q3]
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 54
1.46% less ownership
Funds ownership: 57.35% [Q2] → 55.88% (-1.46%) [Q3]
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q2] → 3 (-2) [Q3]
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