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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
AAM
26
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$26.2M -$1.36M -85,535 -5%
NSCM
27
New South Capital Management
Tennessee
$25.1M +$304K +19,060 +1%
BTS
28
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$24.6M +$48.3K +3,027 +2%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
29
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$24.5M -$12M -755,456 -32%
Toronto Dominion Bank
30
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$23.8M +$6.34M +397,600 +35%
MC
31
Muzinich & Co
New York
$22.1M +$22.6M +1,415,939 New
CCP
32
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$21.3M +$21.8M +1,363,900 New
LMGAM
33
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$21.1M – – –
BG
34
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$20.3M -$3.03M -189,799 -13%
Deutsche Bank
35
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$19.8M +$6.95M +436,033 +52%
RIM
36
Ranger International Management
Illinois
$19.8M +$2.2M +137,620 +12%
AAMU
37
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$19.6M +$3.14M +196,846 +19%
IIM
38
Ivory Investment Management
New York
$19.4M +$19.9M +1,244,865 New
VLKIM
39
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management
Netherlands
$19.2M +$4.65M +291,350 +31%
RRC
40
Red Rocks Capital
Colorado
$18.4M +$18.8M +1,180,493 New
JVBC
41
J.V. Bruni & Co
Colorado
$17.1M +$3.06M +191,824 +21%
YMRC
42
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$16.4M +$415K +26,000 +3%
CNB
43
City National Bank
California
$14.8M -$604K -37,884 -4%
Principal Financial Group
44
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$14.8M +$3.79M +237,603 +33%
Two Sigma Advisers
45
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$14.3M -$12.9M -809,200 -47%
WRF
46
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$14.1M +$3.21M +201,189 +29%
PIM
47
Perkins Investment Management
Illinois
$14M +$14.3M +894,904 New
ACM
48
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$12.5M +$1.5M +93,794 +13%
Neuberger Berman Group
49
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$12.4M -$6.24M -390,917 -33%
AllianceBernstein
50
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$12.2M +$3.5M +219,345 +39%
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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.