Ares Capital
ARCC
488 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.99B invested in Ares Capital in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 159 increasing their positions, 185 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.
32% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.52B → $1.99B (+$477M)
4% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $42.2M | Put options by funds: $40.4M
0.16% more ownership
Funds ownership: 32.68% → 32.84% (+0.16%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 11 (0)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 510 → 488 (-22)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 159 | Existing positions reduced: 185
24% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 70
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$24.6M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$21.3M |
| 3 |
SI
Stephens Inc
Little Rock,
Arkansas
|
+$20.5M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$15.5M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$12.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$24.6M |
| 2 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$18M |
| 3 |
AMH
Apollo Management Holdings
New York
|
-$16.2M |
| 4 |
ACM
Advisors Capital Management
Ridgewood,
New Jersey
|
-$13.8M |
| 5 |
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
-$13.1M |
ARCC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
488 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Capital (ARCC) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $1.99B — up 32% from $1.52B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 70 funds closed out of ARCC and 53 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 185 trimmed existing stakes and 159 added.
The largest buyer was Baillie Gifford & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $24.6M. The largest seller was Bank of Montreal, cutting an estimated $24.6M.
- 488 institutional investors held Ares Capital (ARCC) as of Q2 2020, down from 510 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $1.99B of Ares Capital stock for Q2 2020, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
- 53 funds opened new Ares Capital positions in Q2 2020 and 70 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
- The largest Ares Capital buyer in Q2 2020 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $24.6M added.
- The largest Ares Capital seller in Q2 2020 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $24.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.