Ares Capital
ARCC
341 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.74B invested in Ares Capital in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 142 increasing their positions, 116 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.
29% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.52M | Put options by funds: $5.85M
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 142 | Existing positions reduced: 116
7% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 16 (+1)
0% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.73B → $2.74B (+$10.7M)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 347 → 341 (-6)
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 39
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$89M |
| 2 |
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$46.3M |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$36.9M |
| 4 |
EAM
Edge Asset Management
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$21.6M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$15.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$36.6M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$30.9M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$26.1M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$21.4M |
| 5 |
Comerica Bank
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$20.2M |
ARCC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
341 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Capital (ARCC) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $2.74B — up 0.39% from $2.73B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of ARCC and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 116 trimmed existing stakes and 142 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $89M. The largest seller was Federated Hermes, exiting entirely with an estimated $36.6M sold.
- 341 institutional investors held Ares Capital (ARCC) as of Q1 2015, down from 347 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $2.74B of Ares Capital stock for Q1 2015, up 0.39% quarter-over-quarter.
- 35 funds opened new Ares Capital positions in Q1 2015 and 39 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Ares Capital buyer in Q1 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $89M added.
- The largest Ares Capital seller in Q1 2015 was Federated Hermes, an estimated $36.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.