MEDIFAST INC MED
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 58470H101 · ISIN US58470H1014
American multi-level marketing company
- SectorConsumer staples
- IndustryMiscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products
- HeadquartersBaltimore, MD
- Founded1980
- Websitemedifast1.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($7.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 10.9m as of 2023-07-24, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $92.24. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($10.9m notional), 12 hold puts ($30.3m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 265 |
| Q4 2022 | 281 |
| Q1 2023 | 270 |
| Q2 2023 | 238 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 141 | 120 |
| Q1 2023 | 148 | 126 |
| Q2 2023 | 117 | 144 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $8.5m | $10.1m | 1.20 |
| Q4 2022 | $10.8m | $11.9m | 1.10 |
| Q1 2023 | $9.8m | $17.8m | 1.82 |
| Q2 2023 | $10.9m | $30.3m | 2.77 |
Biggest buyers
| Man Group plc | New | +150.0k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +95.5k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +61.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +52.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +52.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +50.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +29.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | New | +28.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +21.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Added | +18.0k |
Biggest sellers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -261.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -157.3k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC | Sold out | -113.5k |
| 22NW, LP | Sold out | -89.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -81.7k |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA | Sold out | -75.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -68.9k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA | Sold out | -67.5k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -60.5k |
| WINMILL & CO. INC | Sold out | -39.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.0m43.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.9m31.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $1.8m20.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $525.0k5.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $470.0k5.1k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Reduced | $433.2k4.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $285.7k3.1k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $239.6k2.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $221.2k2.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $27.6k300 shares |
Biggest puts
| Sio Capital Management, LLC | New | $17.5m190.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.7m51.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $4.0m43.0k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Added | $857.1k9.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $811.0k8.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $682.0k7.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Unchanged | $617.5k6.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $488.0k5.3k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $368.6k4.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $212.0k2.3k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Steamboat Capital Partners, LLC 13D · may seek influence +1.1 pts · filed 2026-08-21 | 7.1% |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 13G · institution -1.1 pts · filed 2026-05-14 | 7.0% |
| SUSQUEHANNA SECURITIES, LLC 13G · institution +3.9 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Citadel Securities GP LLC (2.6%, 2026-08-14), CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC (3.6%, 2026-08-12), BlackRock, Inc. (2.9%, 2026-07-29), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $973.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 2 | $178.3k | 1 | $200.5k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 2 | $136.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $556.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 5 | $64.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 5 | $72.1k | 1 | $239.1k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 5 | $73.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-09 | BROWN JEFFREY J Director | Bought | $1.3k15 shares |
| 2023-05-09 | HALLQUIST CONSTANCE J. Director | Bought | $1.2k13 shares |
| 2023-05-09 | SCHLACKMAN SCOTT Director | Bought | $1.2k13 shares |
| 2023-05-09 | Thomas Andrea B Director | Bought | $1.1k13 shares |
| 2023-05-09 | Hoer Michael A. Director | Bought | $1.1k13 shares |
| 2023-05-05 | BROWN JEFFREY J Director · By Brown Equity Partners, LLC | Bought | $61.1k681 shares |
| 2023-05-05 | BROWN JEFFREY J Director · Jeffrey Brown Living Trust | Bought | $6.6k73 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $157.6m | Reduced -81.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $152.4m | Reduced -68.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 680.6k $62.7m | Added +29.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 381.8k $35.8m | Added +1.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 353.4k $32.6m | Reduced -8.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 337.3k $31.1m | Added +4.6k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 241.9k $22.3m | Added +95.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 226.4k $20.9m | Added +5.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 190.4k $17.5m | Added +4.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 171.0k $15.8m | Added +52.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 164.8k $15.2m | Added +50.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 150.0k $13.8m | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 143.6k $13.2m | Reduced -23.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 137.6k $12.7m | Reduced -261.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.9k $12.5m | Added +13.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.0k $11.3m | Reduced -3.6k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 106.2k $9.8m | Reduced -6.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 102.5k $9.4m | Added +21.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.7k $8.9m | Unchanged |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.8k $7.6m | Added +470 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.9k $7.5m | Added +3.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.3k $7.4m | Reduced -13.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.6k $7.3m | Reduced -6.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.1k $7.2m | Added +11.9k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 73.6k $6.8m | Added +16.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.5k $6.5m | Added +61.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 68.8k $6.3m | Reduced -4.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.8k $6.1m | Reduced -157.3k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 61.7k $5.7m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Summit Street Capital Management, LLC 2.57% of their portfolio | 59.1k $5.5m | Added +4.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 53.7k $5.0m | Added +52.9k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.1k $4.6m | Reduced -1.2k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 46.9k $4.3m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Miller Value Partners, LLC 2.72% of their portfolio | 44.8k $4.1m | Unchanged |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 43.6k $4.0m | Added +7.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.2k $3.7m | Added +204 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.1k $3.6m | Reduced -2.9k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 39.0k $3.6m | Added +4.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.5k $3.4m | Added +1.6k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.0k $3.0m | Added +18.0k |
| INGALLS & SNYDER LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 32.7k $3.0m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.7k $2.9m | Reduced -577 |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.5k $2.9m | Reduced -1.6k |
| DEAN INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 30.2k $2.8m | Added +1.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.6k $2.6m | New |
| Vestcor Inc 0.10% of their portfolio | 28.4k $2.6m | Added +12.9k |
| CHICKASAW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 27.1k $2.5m | Reduced -100 |
| Vident Investment Advisory, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 26.0k $2.4m | Added +1.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.6k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 22.8k $2.1m | Added +2.8k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.6k $2.1m | Added +7.8k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.9k $1.9m | Reduced -1.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.4k $1.8m | Reduced -200 |
| EASTERLY INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 19.4k $1.8m | Added +11.6k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.3k $1.8m | Added +106 |
| AXA S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.3k $1.8m | Reduced -600 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.1k $1.8m | Added +10.0k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.8k $1.6m | Added +17.0k |
| Legato Capital Management LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 17.7k $1.6m | Added +2.7k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.8k $1.6m | Added +3.1k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.6k $1.5m | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.3k $1.5m | Reduced -9.5k |
| Bridge City Capital, LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 16.1k $1.5m | Added +4.8k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.2k $1.4m | Added +4.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.2k $1.4m | Added +9.1k |
| Virtus Family Office LLC 2.56% of their portfolio | 14.7k $1.4m | Added +4.2k |
| MEEDER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 14.6k $1.3m | Added +10.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.5k $1.3m | Reduced -2.9k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.5k $1.3m | Reduced -200 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.0k $1.3m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.8k $1.3m | Added +1.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.7k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.5k $1.2m | Added +2.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.1k $1.2m | Reduced -530 |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.8k $1.2m | Reduced -28.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.7k $1.2m | Added +42 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.3k $1.1m | Added +3.0k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.3k $1.1m | Added +736 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.2k $1.1m | Reduced -5.6k |
| Dean Capital Management 1.48% of their portfolio | 12.0k $1.1m | Added +1.1k |
| Kendall Capital Management 0.48% of their portfolio | 11.9k $1.1m | Reduced -805 |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 11.8k $1.1m | New |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 11.6k $1.1m | Added +164 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.5k $1.1m | Added +532 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.0k $1.0m | Added +1.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.9k $1.0m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.4k $960.0k | Reduced -414 |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.3k $951.0k | Reduced -661 |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.2k $940.0k | Added +6.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.1k $934.0k | Reduced -1.1k |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 10.1k $928.7k | Reduced -3.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.7k $890.4k | Reduced -680 |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.6k $883.4k | Reduced -213 |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.5k $877.4k | Added +1.7k |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.3k $872.9k | New |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.1k $840.8k | Reduced -65 |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.1k $838.7k | New |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 9.1k $834.0k | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.0k $829.3k | Added +7.1k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.9k $820.0k | Unchanged |