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Ares Capital
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347 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.73B invested in Ares Capital in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 152 increasing their positions, 98 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 152 | Existing positions reduced: 98

44% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 36

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.42B → $2.73B (+$313M)

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 15 (+1)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 338 → 347 (+9)

42% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.46M | Put options by funds: $12.8M

Holders
347
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+2.66%
% of All Funds
9.26%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.14%
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
52
Increased
152
Reduced
98
Closed
36
Calls
$7.46M
Puts
$12.8M
Net Calls
-$5.37M
Net Calls Change
-$4M

Top Buyers

1
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
+$28.1M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$23.7M
3
CCP
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$21.8M
4
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
+$20.7M
5
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
+$20M

Top Sellers

1
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$31.6M
2
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$12.9M
3
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
-$12M
4
AAP
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
-$11.7M
5
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PTC
251
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$368K +$57.5K +3,606 +18%
SEC
252
Seven Eight Capital
New York
$361K -$160K -10,000 -30%
Tudor Investment Corp
253
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$358K -$371K -23,268 -50%
OC
254
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$338K +$345K +21,643 New
CFS
255
Commonwealth Financial Services
West Virginia
$337K +$345K +21,626 New
IIC
256
Ironwood Investment Counsel
Arizona
$327K – – –
EFS
257
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$318K -$4.2K -263 -1%
NIT
258
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
$317K +$324K +20,300 New
NL
259
NWAM LLC
Washington
$314K +$3.33K +209 +1%
Koshinski Asset Management
260
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$304K +$310K +19,457 New
TH
261
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$298K -$43.1K -2,702 -12%
GT
262
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$296K +$123K +7,741 +68%
LSCM
263
LaSalle Street Capital Management
Illinois
$295K +$301K +18,900 New
Prudential Financial
264
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$292K -$20.7K -1,300 -7%
GA
265
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$289K -$942K -59,070 -76%
MSE
266
MUFG Securities EMEA
United Kingdom
$288K -$390K -24,441 -57%
FAAS
267
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$285K -$343K -21,477 -54%
MC
268
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$282K +$76K +4,767 +36%
William Blair & Company
269
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$276K -$9.06K -568 -3%
CL
270
CPWM LLC
Washington
$264K -$11K -690 -4%
BP
271
BBR Partners
New York
$252K -$319K -20,000 -55%
FA
272
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$251K -$15.7K -987 -6%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
273
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$247K +$221K +13,826 +683%
WA
274
WFG Advisors
Texas
$238K +$78.2K +4,904 +47%
SSB
275
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$228K – – –
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ARCC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

347 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Capital (ARCC) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.73B — up 13% from $2.42B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new ARCC positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 152 added to existing stakes and 98 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Thornburg Investment Management, adding an estimated $28.1M. The largest seller was Lord, Abbett & Co, cutting an estimated $31.6M.

  • 347 institutional investors held Ares Capital (ARCC) as of Q4 2014, up from 338 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.73B of Ares Capital stock for Q4 2014, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new Ares Capital positions in Q4 2014 and 36 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Ares Capital buyer in Q4 2014 was Thornburg Investment Management, an estimated $28.1M added.
  • The largest Ares Capital seller in Q4 2014 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $31.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.