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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
FAM
301
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$82K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
302
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$64K +$28.1K +1,764 +75%
ASN
303
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$63K +$63.1K +3,957 New
PSI
304
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$60K -$2.5K -157 -4%
NES
305
New England Securities
New York
$60K +$8.33K +522 +16%
Bessemer Group
306
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$56K – – –
PFO
307
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$50K +$50.8K +3,186 New
M
308
MOTCO
Texas
$46K – – –
FNBT
309
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$46K +$5.84K +366 +14%
MFS
310
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$43K -$50.2K -3,145 -53%
CCA
311
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$43K +$40K +2,510 +980%
Group One Trading
312
Group One Trading
Illinois
$41K +$4.51K +283 +12%
PAM
313
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$37K – – –
BCM
314
Blume Capital Management
California
$34K +$25.5K +1,600 +267%
NPC
315
National Planning Corporation
California
$32.4K +$33K +2,071 New
BAM
316
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$31K -$10.7K -670 -25%
Fifth Third Bancorp
317
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$29K -$6.73K -422 -18%
CFA
318
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$27K -$1.07M -67,130 -98%
IC
319
Intersect Capital
California
$27K +$27.4K +1,720 New
BRWM
320
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$26K – – –
HNB
321
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$25K -$2.14M -134,000 -99%
EWM
322
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$25K -$15.9K -1,000 -38%
PCC
323
Park Circle Company
Maryland
$23K +$23.9K +1,500 New
KTC
324
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$20K +$335 +21 +2%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
325
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$19.5K +$8.42M +527,979 +73%
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13
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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.