MFA Financial, Inc.
MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · MFA · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
200
Institutional Holders
▲ 1 vs Q4
$621.33M
Total Inst. Value
▼ $36.39M vs Q4
102.09M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 97.08%
60.47M
13F Shares Held
▼ 3.99M vs Q4
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
MFA largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC real estate investment trusts | 10.18M | 9.81% | 9.81% | $104.47B | May 9, 2025 | ▲ 70.8K |
BLACKROCK, INC. real estate investment trusts | 9.67M | 9.31% | 9.31% | $99.17B | May 2, 2025 | ▼ 25.3K |
VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. real estate investment trusts | 6.03M | 5.81% | 5.81% | $61.87B | Apr 17, 2025 | ▲ 944.6K |
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP real estate investment trusts | 4.04M | 3.89% | 3.89% | $41.46B | May 13, 2025 | ▼ 3.83M |
STATE STREET CORP real estate investment trusts | 2.57M | 2.48% | 2.48% | $27.32B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 75.3K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC real estate investment trusts | 2.43M | 2.35% | 2.35% | $24.99B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 35.5K |
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. real estate investment trusts | 1.84M | 1.78% | 1.78% | $18.90B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 44.3K |
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC real estate investment trusts | 1.80M | 1.73% | 1.73% | $18.45B | Sep 15, 2025 | ▼ 97.1K |
INVESCO LTD. real estate investment trusts | 1.51M | 1.45% | 1.45% | $15.48B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 285.3K |
FMR LLC real estate investment trusts | 1.22M | 1.18% | 1.18% | $12.55B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 1.1K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
23
Increased
+2.82M shares5
New Positions
first time holders21
Decreased
−7.08M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
4.26M
+2.82M / −7.08M
Net new holders
+7
5 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
MFA insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
0
Buy transactions
1
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wulfsohn Bryan Pres. & Chief Invest. Ofcr. | Jan 8, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 35,432 | $9.57 | $339.1K | 404.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Wulfsohn Bryan Pres. & Chief Invest. Ofcr. | Jan 8, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 13,339 | $9.57 | $127.7K | 391.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Seemungal Natasha Sr. VP & Co-Controller | Jan 8, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 2,266 | $9.57 | $21.7K | 31.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Seemungal Natasha Sr. VP & Co-Controller | Jan 8, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 1,470 | $9.57 | $14.1K | 30.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Schwartz Harold E Senior Vice President | Jan 8, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 15,465 | $9.57 | $148.0K | 165.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 59.2% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 2.92%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 37.86%.
The largest institutional shareholder of MFA Financial, Inc. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 10.18 million shares — equal to 9.81% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 200 institutional investors currently hold MFA stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $621,325,097 as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
MFA ownershipMFA Financial, Inc. (MFA) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 59.2% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 9.81% stake. Company insiders hold 2.92%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.