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Ares Capital

443 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.88B invested in Ares Capital in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 150 increasing their positions, 139 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

103% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 35

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 411443 (+32)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 150 | Existing positions reduced: 139

0.74% less ownership

Funds ownership: 43.65%42.91% (-0.74%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.05B → $2.88B (-$171M)

7% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1514 (-1)

78% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.4M | Put options by funds: $52.5M

Holders
443
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+7.79%
% of All Funds
10.05%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-6.67%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
71
Increased
150
Reduced
139
Closed
35
Calls
$11.4M
Puts
$52.5M
Net Calls
-$41.1M
Net Calls Change
+$5.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AWCI
51
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
New York
$13.4M
NMVA
52
New Mountain Vantage Advisers
New York
$12.9M +$3.75M +231,046 +39%
HighTower Advisors
53
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$12.7M +$6.29M +387,354 +93%
Invesco
54
Invesco
Georgia
$12.2M -$2.93M -180,333 -19%
GC
55
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$11.9M -$559K -34,403 -4%
LPL Financial
56
LPL Financial
California
$11.9M +$603K +37,145 +5%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
57
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$11.9M -$1.82M -112,327 -13%
FIM
58
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$11.7M +$693K +42,662 +6%
WRF
59
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$11.5M -$812K -50,000 -6%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
60
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$11.5M +$444K +27,322 +4%
MCM
61
Maltese Capital Management
New York
$11.4M +$2.89M +178,100 +32%
PC
62
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$11.3M +$1.62M +100,000 +16%
Nomura Asset Management
63
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$11.1M +$1.14M +70,200 +11%
EIA
64
Edgemoor Investment Advisors
Maryland
$10.8M -$67.4K -4,152 -0.6%
SIS
65
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$10.3M +$10.5M +644,318 New
LSV Asset Management
66
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$10M -$103K -6,335 -1%
PMLI
67
Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Pennsylvania
$9.79M -$487K -30,000 -5%
SBH
68
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$9.77M -$4.69K -289 -0%
RJA
69
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$9.73M +$89.6K +5,517 +0.9%
Boston Partners
70
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$9.72M +$2.44M +150,191 +32%
AAM
71
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$9.37M -$780K -48,043 -7%
FCH
72
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$8.62M -$48.7K -3,000 -0.5%
AR
73
Advisory Research
Illinois
$8.58M -$2.2M -135,569 -20%
MCM
74
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
$8.48M +$280K +17,247 +3%
BWFA
75
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors
Maryland
$8.42M -$61.9K -3,811 -0.7%

ARCC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

443 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Capital (ARCC) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $2.88B — down 5.6% from $3.05B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new ARCC positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 150 added to existing stakes and 139 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $40.5M. The largest seller was Muzinich & Co, cutting an estimated $43.6M.

  • 443 institutional investors held Ares Capital (ARCC) as of Q4 2017, up from 411 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $2.88B of Ares Capital stock for Q4 2017, down 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 71 funds opened new Ares Capital positions in Q4 2017 and 35 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
  • The largest Ares Capital buyer in Q4 2017 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $40.5M added.
  • The largest Ares Capital seller in Q4 2017 was Muzinich & Co, an estimated $43.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.