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Ares Capital
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426 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.45B invested in Ares Capital in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 85 funds opening new positions, 181 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

215% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 85 | Existing positions closed: 27

93% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 181 | Existing positions reduced: 94

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.84B → $3.45B (+$608M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 373 → 426 (+53)

9% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 25 (+2)

8.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.94% → 46.64% (-8.3%)

22% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $29.9M | Put options by funds: $38.3M

Holders
426
Holders Change
+53
Holders Change %
+14.21%
% of All Funds
10.6%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.7%
% of All Funds
0.62%
New
85
Increased
181
Reduced
94
Closed
27
Calls
$29.9M
Puts
$38.3M
Net Calls
-$8.38M
Net Calls Change
+$11M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MC
Muzinich & Co
New York
+$93.9M
2
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
+$39.3M
3
Alyeska Investment Group
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
+$38.8M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$34.9M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$31M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
-$30.9M
2
LMGAM
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$18.7M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$13.8M
4
EM
Elliott Management
New York
-$11.5M
5
LCP
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
-$9.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GEA
376
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$24.6K – – –
WB
377
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$24K – – –
EA
378
Edge Advisors
Georgia
$22K – – –
SAM
379
Solaris Asset Management
New York
$20K +$20.1K +1,161 New
PB
380
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$19K +$19K +1,100 New
FCMT
381
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$19K +$19.2K +1,110 New
KTC
382
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$18K – – –
CFN
383
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$17K – – –
NSIM
384
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$17K – – –
GI
385
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$17K +$2.4K +139 +16%
JCM
386
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$17K +$17.1K +987 New
LCM
387
Liberty Capital Management
Michigan
$16K – – –
FMII
388
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$16K +$15.5K +900 New
AC
389
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$16K +$16.4K +948 New
HCM
390
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$15K +$15.3K +884 New
WIM
391
Westside Investment Management
California
$14.9K +$6.91K +400 +89%
MA
392
MUFG Americas
New York
$14K – – –
Bessemer Group
393
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$13K -$48K -2,781 -79%
FDCDDQ
394
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$12.2K +$12.1K +700 New
EWM
395
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$11K – – –
PCTC
396
Perkins Coie Trust Company
Washington
$11K – – –
TCOV
397
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$11K – – –
BIG
398
Bellwether Investment Group
Tennessee
$11K +$812 +47 +8%
AP
399
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$11K +$11.1K +643 New
FHA
400
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$10K -$7.67K -444 -43%
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ARCC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

426 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Capital (ARCC) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $3.45B — up 21% from $2.84B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 85 funds opened new ARCC positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 58 holders — while 181 added to existing stakes and 94 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Muzinich & Co, adding an estimated $93.9M. The largest seller was Amundi Asset Management US, cutting an estimated $30.9M.

  • 426 institutional investors held Ares Capital (ARCC) as of Q1 2017, up from 373 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $3.45B of Ares Capital stock for Q1 2017, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 85 funds opened new Ares Capital positions in Q1 2017 and 27 closed out, a net change of +58 holders.
  • The largest Ares Capital buyer in Q1 2017 was Muzinich & Co, an estimated $93.9M added.
  • The largest Ares Capital seller in Q1 2017 was Amundi Asset Management US, an estimated $30.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.