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Ares Capital
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526 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.23B invested in Ares Capital in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 98 funds opening new positions, 174 increasing their positions, 153 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

88% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 52

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.84B → $2.23B (+$388M)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 174 | Existing positions reduced: 153

11% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $43.8M | Put options by funds: $39.6M

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 488 → 526 (+38)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 11 (0)

0.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 31.39% → 31.32% (-0.07%)

Holders
526
Holders Change
+38
Holders Change %
+7.79%
% of All Funds
9.31%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
98
Increased
174
Reduced
153
Closed
52
Calls
$43.8M
Puts
$39.6M
Net Calls
+$4.21M
Net Calls Change
+$2.44M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$21.1M
2
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$15.1M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$11.2M
4
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$10.1M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$9.91M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$35.1M
2
CCP
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$12.2M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$11M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$8.85M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$6.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Stifel Financial
26
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$26.2M +$2.57M +165,728 +12%
SI
27
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$25.9M -$835K -53,882 -3%
Nomura Asset Management
28
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$20M +$1.27M +81,909 +7%
C
29
Cliffwater
California
$19.9M -$886K -57,142 -5%
ACM
30
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$19.9M -$753K -48,586 -4%
LPL Financial
31
LPL Financial
California
$19.7M +$331K +21,385 +2%
Bank of New York Mellon
32
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$19M -$1.68M -108,091 -9%
PGH
33
Partners Group Holding
Switzerland
$18.7M -$211K -13,627 -1%
MGAM
34
McGowan Group Asset Management
Texas
$17.9M -$53.7K -3,467 -0.3%
NSCM
35
New South Capital Management
Tennessee
$17.7M +$196K +12,637 +1%
California Public Employees Retirement System
36
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$17.3M +$806K +52,000 +5%
AM
37
Ares Management
California
$15.9M +$1.25M +80,603 +9%
Invesco
38
Invesco
Georgia
$14.7M +$7.38M +476,369 +121%
GC
39
Gilbert & Cook
Iowa
$13.8M +$1.25M +80,586 +11%
CAI
40
Capital Advisors Inc
Oklahoma
$13.3M +$3.55M +229,228 +41%
Osaic Holdings
41
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$13.1M -$407K -26,241 -3%
DFG
42
Delphi Financial Group
Delaware
$13M – – –
Rockefeller Capital Management
43
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$12.2M +$669K +43,174 +6%
EIA
44
Edgemoor Investment Advisors
Maryland
$11.8M +$391K +25,244 +4%
Neuberger Berman Group
45
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$11.6M +$2.75M +177,319 +35%
N
46
Nuveen
North Carolina
$11M +$10.1M +653,930 New
SRC
47
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$10.9M +$370K +23,841 +4%
MCM
48
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
$10.4M -$487K -31,393 -5%
Lord, Abbett & Co
49
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$10.4M -$35.1M -2,262,254 -79%
CS
50
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$10.3M -$2.13M -137,556 -18%
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ARCC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

526 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Capital (ARCC) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $2.23B — up 21% from $1.84B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 98 funds opened new ARCC positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 46 holders — while 174 added to existing stakes and 153 trimmed.

The largest buyer was HighTower Advisors, adding an estimated $21.1M. The largest seller was Lord, Abbett & Co, cutting an estimated $35.1M.

  • 526 institutional investors held Ares Capital (ARCC) as of Q4 2020, up from 488 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $2.23B of Ares Capital stock for Q4 2020, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 98 funds opened new Ares Capital positions in Q4 2020 and 52 closed out, a net change of +46 holders.
  • The largest Ares Capital buyer in Q4 2020 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $21.1M added.
  • The largest Ares Capital seller in Q4 2020 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $35.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.