Ellington Financial Inc.
Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · EFC · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
209
Institutional Holders
▲ 9 vs Q4
$639.25M
Total Inst. Value
▲ $31.87M vs Q4
99.45M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 97.51%
48.19M
13F Shares Held
▲ 174,316 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
EFC largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLACKROCK, INC. real estate | 15.27M | 16.67% | 16.67% | $202.42B | May 2, 2025 | ▲ 29.4K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC real estate | 5.90M | 6.44% | 6.44% | $78.23B | May 9, 2025 | ▲ 171.4K |
STATE STREET CORP real estate | 3.33M | 3.64% | 3.64% | $44.62B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 40.7K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC real estate | 2.11M | 2.30% | 2.30% | $27.99B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 101.8K |
INVESCO LTD. real estate | 2.06M | 2.24% | 2.24% | $27.25B | May 12, 2025 | ▼ 309.2K |
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS LTD. real estate | 1.39M | 1.52% | 1.52% | $18.40B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 82.2K |
MARSHALL WACE, LLP real estate | 1.20M | 1.31% | 1.31% | $15.95B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 636.0K |
NORTHERN TRUST CORP real estate | 1.12M | 1.22% | 1.22% | $14.80B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 23.0K |
PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. real estate | 1.03M | 1.13% | 1.13% | $13.68B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 823.2K |
EMG HOLDINGS, L.P. real estate | 927.1K | 1.01% | 1.01% | $12.29B | May 14, 2025 | — held |
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
24
Increased
+1.71M shares4
New Positions
first time holders17
Decreased
−1.90M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
196.8K
+1.71M / −1.90M
Net new holders
+11
4 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
EFC insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
1
Buy transactions
0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vranos Michael W Co-Chief Investment Officer | May 11, 2026 | J-Other | 161,934 | — | — | 1.12M | Form 4 ↗ |
Mumford Lisa director | Dec 31, 2025 | Award | 7,657 | — | — | 88.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Smernoff Chris Chief Accounting Officer | Dec 17, 2025 | Award | 18,209 | — | — | 100.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Herlihy John Chief Financial Officer | Dec 17, 2025 | Award | 36,417 | — | — | 171.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Resendez Edward director | Sep 10, 2025 | Award | 9,198 | — | — | 66.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
SIMON RONALD I director | Sep 11, 2025 | Purchase | 5,544 | $13.56 | $75.2K | 80.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
SIMON RONALD I director | Sep 10, 2025 | Award | 9,198 | — | — | 74.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Mumford Lisa director | Sep 10, 2025 | Award | 9,198 | — | — | 81.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Dannhauser Stephen J director | Sep 10, 2025 | Award | 9,198 | — | — | 35.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Vranos Michael W Co-Chief Investment Officer | May 20, 2025 | J-Other | 33,877 | — | — | 961.0K | 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
Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 48.5% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 2.49%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 49.06%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Ellington Financial Inc. is BLACKROCK, INC., holding approximately 15.27 million shares — equal to 16.67% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 209 institutional investors currently hold EFC stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $639,250,702 as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
EFC ownershipEllington Financial Inc. (EFC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 48.5% of shares. The largest shareholder is BLACKROCK, INC. with a 16.67% stake. Company insiders hold 2.49%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.