MFA Financial

MFA • NYSE

MFA Financial is a reit - mortgage company in the real estate sector on NYSE, with a market cap of $981.1M. As of Q3 2025, 51% of shares are held by 204 institutional investors, with VANGUARD GROUP INC as the largest holder at 9.73%.

Market Cap$981.1M

REIT - Mortgage

Real Estate

Employees377.0

Websitemfafinancial.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in MFA as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $943.5M

All Institutions

Institutions: 204
Value Held: $484.1M
Shares Held: 52.6M
Avg Position: $2.4M
Median Position: $279.4K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 25
Value Held: $56.7M
Shares Held: 6.2M
Avg Position: $2.3M
Median Position: $701.4K

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

45.3%

$427.4M

Hedge Funds

6.01%

$56.7M

Retail & Other

48.69%

$459.4M

Based on market cap of $943.5M as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in MFA as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$91.8M 0.00% of portfolio	9.73% 10.0M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$6.69T
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$85.1M 0.00% of portfolio	9.02% 9.3M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$5.67T
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$23.4M 0.00% of portfolio	2.38% 2.4M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$2.88T
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$22.9M 0.00% of portfolio	2.43% 2.5M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.57T
Invesco Ltd. ETF Provider	Brian Christopher Hartigan CEO	$14.9M 0.00% of portfolio	1.58% 1.6M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$633.08B
SCHWAB CHARLES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	Omar Aguilar Chavez CEO	$14.2M 0.00% of portfolio	1.51% 1.6M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$620.51B
WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Christopher Lazarus Gust CEO	$13.9M 0.95% of portfolio	1.47% 1.5M shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$1.5B
CITIGROUP INC Institution	Jane Fraser CEO	$12.4M 0.01% of portfolio	1.31% 1.3M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$144.32B
M MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. Institution	-	$11.8M 0.02% of portfolio	1.25% 1.3M shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$61.8B
FMR LLC Institution	-	$10.7M 0.00% of portfolio	1.14% 1.2M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.92T

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for MFA in Q3 2025

Traded: −$40.4M
Buyers: 118
Sellers: 72
Total Bought: +$50.3M
Total Sold: −$90.7M
Avg Position: $2.2M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
CITIGROUP INC Institution	+$10.1M +1.1M shares	$12.4M 1.3M shares
WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$5.1M +552.5K shares	$13.9M 1.5M shares
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$5.0M +543.7K shares	$6.4M 692.9K shares
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$3.8M +411.1K shares	$7.1M 778.0K shares
B Bayview Asset Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$2.8M +300.0K shares	$2.8M 300.0K shares
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	+$1.8M +197.1K shares	$1.8M 197.1K shares
Y Y-Intercept Ltd Institution	+$1.3M +138.8K shares	$1.4M 149.9K shares
IEQ CAPITAL, LLC RIA/Wealth	+$1.2M +126.7K shares	$1.4M 149.3K shares
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$1.1M +115.5K shares	$7.6M 822.0K shares
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	+$963.9K +104.9K shares	$963.9K 104.9K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT CO LLP Long Only Manager	−$26.4M −2.9M shares	$5.6M 608.2K shares
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$19.3M −2.1M shares	$6.7M 725.6K shares
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP ETF Provider	−$6.0M −656.9K shares	$3.4M 365.2K shares
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	−$3.9M −426.8K shares	$676.7K 73.6K shares
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	−$3.7M −406.4K shares	$1.1M 118.7K shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	−$3.4M −374.5K shares	$3.8M 410.4K shares
UBS Group AG Institution	−$3.1M −336.0K shares	$2.3M 245.3K shares
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC Institution	−$3.0M −321.1K shares	$1.0M 109.2K shares
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	−$2.3M −246.4K shares	$91.8M 10.0M shares
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	−$2.1M −223.2K shares	$2.8M 309.0K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited MFA in Q3 2025

New Positions: 5
New Value: $281.0K
Exited Positions: 20
Exited Value: $6.8M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC RIA/Wealth	$244.3K 27.2K shares
Point72 Europe LLP Digital Asset Manager	$30.8K 3.4K shares
Sontag Advisory, LLC RIA/Wealth	$3.5K 386.0 shares
FINANCIAL CONSULATE, INC RIA/Wealth	$2.3K 250.0 shares
Sunbelt Securities, Inc. RIA/Wealth	$74.0 8.0 shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
AXS Investments LLC Institution	$1.3M 142.5K shares
B BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd Institution	$1.1M 117.8K shares
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC Long Only Manager	$1.1M 111.8K shares
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC Long Only Manager	$587.0K 61.6K shares
Centiva Capital, LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$466.6K 49.3K shares
Gotham Asset Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$335.3K 35.4K shares
QRG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. Long Only Manager	$323.3K 34.2K shares
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Hedge Fund•Quant	$285.0K 30.1K shares
M MQS Management LLC Hedge Fund•Global Macro	$264.4K 27.9K shares
Quantbot Technologies LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$253.2K 26.8K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in MFA as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 5
Call Value: $7.0M
Put Positions: 7
Put Value: $8.9M

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
Centiva Capital, LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$4.5M 4.9K contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$1.0M 1.1K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$649.7K 707.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$451.2K 473.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$369.4K 402.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
B Bayview Asset Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$2.8M 3.0K contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$1.9M 2.1K contracts
Caption Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$1.8M 2.0K contracts
P PEAK6 LLC Institution	$1.3M 1.4K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$764.6K 832.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$196.5K 206.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$130.5K 142.0 contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with MFA as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
E EMG Holdings, L.P. Institution	-	10.20% $9.8M	1.03% 1.1M shares	Q3 2021 Held for 4y 2m	$95.7M
B Bayview Asset Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	David Ertel CEO	2.09% $2.8M	0.29% 300.0K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$132.1M
G GRATIA CAPITAL, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Pei Yu-Tsung Steven Managing Partner	1.89% $2.1M	0.22% 225.5K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$109.5M
G GraniteShares Advisors LLC Institution	William John Grant Rhind CEO	1.61% $2.8M	0.30% 303.5K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$172.8M
WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Christopher Lazarus Gust CEO	0.95% $13.9M	1.47% 1.5M shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$1.5B
D DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP INC/DE Institution	-	0.76% $1.3M	0.14% 144.0K shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 8m	$174.4M
Capital Square, LLC RIA/Wealth	Notley Sidney Maddox Managing Partner	0.23% $447.9K	0.05% 48.7K shares	Q4 2019 Held for 5y 11m	$196.1M
America First Investment Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	Matthew James Holloway CEO	0.18% $948.6K	0.10% 103.2K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$538.3M
Almitas Capital LLC RIA/Wealth	Ronald Dean Mass Managing Partner	0.16% $711.7K	0.08% 77.4K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$435.9M
E EntryPoint Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Lawrence Edward Leibowitz CEO	0.13% $324.1K	0.03% 35.3K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$258.4M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in MFA

WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC

Hedge Fund • Multi-Strategy

Portfolio ManagerChristopher Lazarus Gust

Portfolio Value: $1.5B
Positions: 859
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in MFA Financial

Market Value: $13.9M
Shares Held: 1.5M
Portfolio Weight: 0.95%
Owned Since: 2024-Q4

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MFA Financial

Overview

All Institutions

Hedge Funds

Ownership Breakdown

Biggest Investors

Net Capital Flow

Biggest Buyers

Biggest Sellers

Entry and Exit Activity

New Positions

Exited Positions

Options Activity

Call Positions

Put Positions

Most Committed Institutions

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Position in MFA Financial

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