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Ares Capital
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373 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.84B invested in Ares Capital in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 138 increasing their positions, 112 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

161% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 23

54.94% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 54.94% (+55%)

28% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 23 (+5)

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 138 | Existing positions reduced: 112

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.54B → $2.84B (+$306M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 344 → 373 (+29)

74% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.66M | Put options by funds: $26.1M

Holders
373
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+8.43%
% of All Funds
9.32%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+27.78%
% of All Funds
0.57%
New
60
Increased
138
Reduced
112
Closed
23
Calls
$6.66M
Puts
$26.1M
Net Calls
-$19.4M
Net Calls Change
-$11.3M

Top Buyers

1
MC
Muzinich & Co
New York
+$70.9M
2
TCM
Tegean Capital Management
New York
+$20.5M
3
Nomura Holdings
Nomura Holdings
Japan
+$14.9M
4
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
+$14.7M
5
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$11.6M

Top Sellers

1
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
-$23.6M
2
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
-$21.6M
3
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$14M
4
IG
ING Group
Netherlands
-$13.6M
5
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
-$13.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BG
26
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$25.1M +$6.74M +428,113 +39%
AM
27
Ares Management
California
$24.3M +$2.79M +177,503 +14%
OAC
28
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
$24.3M +$4.61M +292,878 +25%
AA
29
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$23.5M -$1.06M -67,468 -5%
CWAM
30
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$23.5M -$2.67M -169,511 -11%
VanEck Associates
31
VanEck Associates
New York
$22.8M +$3.78M +240,431 +21%
ACM
32
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$22.2M +$761K +48,347 +4%
Goldman Sachs
33
Goldman Sachs
New York
$22.1M +$10.1M +641,900 +92%
Comerica Bank
34
Comerica Bank
Texas
$21.6M -$370K -23,513 -2%
NSCM
35
New South Capital Management
Tennessee
$21.6M +$502K +31,918 +3%
TCM
36
Tegean Capital Management
New York
$21.4M +$20.5M +1,300,000 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
37
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$21.4M +$5.59M +355,235 +38%
VLKIM
38
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management
Netherlands
$21.3M +$155K +9,850 +0.8%
Deutsche Bank
39
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$21.3M +$10.7M +681,637 +112%
LCP
40
LGT Capital Partners
Switzerland
$19.3M +$2.68M +170,000 +17%
LMGAM
41
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$18.7M – – –
Schroder Investment Management Group
42
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$18.2M -$1.89M -120,108 -10%
NIMC
43
NWQ Investment Management Company
California
$18.1M -$259K -16,480 -1%
Natixis Advisors
44
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$15.9M +$5.8M +368,354 +62%
Stifel Financial
45
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$15.9M +$2.97M +188,763 +24%
Nomura Holdings
46
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$15.6M +$14.9M +946,802 New
WRF
47
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$14.2M – – –
Loomis, Sayles & Company
48
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$14.1M -$2.43M -154,715 -15%
Royal Bank of Canada
49
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$13.4M +$461K +29,301 +4%
SBH
50
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$13.2M +$197K +12,500 +2%
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ARCC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

373 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Capital (ARCC) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $2.84B — up 12% from $2.54B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 60 funds opened new ARCC positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 138 added to existing stakes and 112 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Muzinich & Co, adding an estimated $70.9M. The largest seller was Toronto Dominion Bank, cutting an estimated $23.6M.

  • 373 institutional investors held Ares Capital (ARCC) as of Q4 2016, up from 344 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.84B of Ares Capital stock for Q4 2016, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 60 funds opened new Ares Capital positions in Q4 2016 and 23 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest Ares Capital buyer in Q4 2016 was Muzinich & Co, an estimated $70.9M added.
  • The largest Ares Capital seller in Q4 2016 was Toronto Dominion Bank, an estimated $23.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.