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Ares Capital
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312 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.33B invested in Ares Capital in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 151 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

112% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20.6M | Put options by funds: $9.69M

91% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 151 | Existing positions reduced: 79

40% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.38B → $3.33B (+$952M)

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 25

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 306 → 312 (+6)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 16 (0)

Holders
312
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+1.96%
% of All Funds
10.12%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.52%
New
32
Increased
151
Reduced
79
Closed
25
Calls
$20.6M
Puts
$9.69M
Net Calls
+$10.9M
Net Calls Change
+$16.1M

Top Buyers

1
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$131M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$23.4M
3
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$19.9M
4
MHI
Miller Howard Investments
New York
+$15.5M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$15.4M

Top Sellers

1
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
-$22.8M
2
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
-$12M
3
Alyeska Investment Group
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
-$11.3M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$10.2M
5
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Washington
-$10.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TCIM
51
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$12.8M -$273K -15,579 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
52
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$12.6M +$169K +9,628 +1%
YMRC
53
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$12.2M – – –
AQR Capital Management
54
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$11.8M -$6.1M -348,168 -34%
Goldman Sachs
55
Goldman Sachs
New York
$11.6M +$1.49M +85,152 +15%
SBH
56
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$11.2M +$630K +35,975 +6%
SNC
57
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
Missouri
$11M -$821K -46,858 -7%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
58
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$10.5M -$1.62M -92,365 -13%
BTS
59
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$10.4M +$131K +7,453 +14%
TCM
60
Tegean Capital Management
New York
$10.4M +$10.5M +600,000 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
61
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$10.4M -$6.6M -376,745 -39%
NIMC
62
NWQ Investment Management Company
California
$9.53M +$3.62M +206,475 +60%
PRCM
63
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$9.14M +$3.27M +186,870 +55%
CHA
64
Cedar Hill Associates
Illinois
$9M +$3.34M +191,000 +58%
EIA
65
Edgemoor Investment Advisors
Maryland
$8.93M +$658K +37,565 +8%
ARC
66
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$8.83M -$199K -11,343 -2%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
67
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$8.33M +$261K +14,908 +3%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
68
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$8.24M +$393K +22,442 +5%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
69
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$8.23M – – –
ACM
70
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$7.95M +$770K +43,957 +11%
FLPIM
71
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
$7.92M +$947K +54,095 +13%
Nomura Asset Management
72
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$7.79M +$1.73M +98,660 +28%
MAA
73
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$7.44M +$1.49M +85,036 +25%
DM
74
Delphi Management
Massachusetts
$7.35M +$30K +1,711 +0.4%
Allianz Asset Management
75
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$7M -$526K -30,013 -7%
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ARCC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

312 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Capital (ARCC) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $3.33B — up 40% from $2.38B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new ARCC positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 151 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $131M. The largest seller was Artisan Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $22.8M sold.

  • 312 institutional investors held Ares Capital (ARCC) as of Q3 2013, up from 306 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $3.33B of Ares Capital stock for Q3 2013, up 40% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Ares Capital positions in Q3 2013 and 25 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Ares Capital buyer in Q3 2013 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $131M added.
  • The largest Ares Capital seller in Q3 2013 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $22.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.