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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
AWCI
51
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
New York
$13.1M +$7.22M +458,500 +136%
MGAM
52
McGowan Group Asset Management
Texas
$13.1M -$174K -11,028 -1%
Nomura Asset Management
53
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$12.7M +$390K +24,791 +3%
Invesco
54
Invesco
Georgia
$12.6M -$8.12M -516,146 -40%
Citadel Advisors
55
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$12.2M +$11M +699,869 +1,794%
1832 Asset Management
56
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$12.1M +$11.6M +735,100 New
AAM
57
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$11.8M -$345K -21,923 -3%
LPL Financial
58
LPL Financial
California
$11.7M +$1.22M +77,311 +12%
Legal & General Group
59
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$11.7M +$172K +10,955 +2%
California Public Employees Retirement System
60
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$11.7M +$1.57K +100 +0%
EM
61
Elliott Management
New York
$11.5M +$11M +700,000 New
LCP
62
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
$11.4M -$4.33M -275,372 -28%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
63
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$11.2M +$42.3K +2,687 +0.4%
EIA
64
Edgemoor Investment Advisors
Maryland
$10.6M +$153K +9,720 +2%
GC
65
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$10.4M +$1.97M +125,010 +25%
RJA
66
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$10.2M +$1.1M +69,793 +13%
TG
67
TCW Group
California
$10M +$2.18M +138,742 +30%
FCH
68
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$9.6M – – –
Allianz Asset Management
69
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$9.44M -$236K -15,000 -3%
PC
70
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$9.24M +$551K +35,000 +7%
CS
71
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$8.91M +$8.5M +540,350 New
LSV Asset Management
72
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$8.46M – – –
PMLI
73
Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Pennsylvania
$8.4M – – –
MCM
74
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
$8.37M +$362K +22,997 +5%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
75
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$8.12M -$116K -7,361 -1%
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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.