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Ares Capital
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347 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.73B invested in Ares Capital in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 152 increasing their positions, 98 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 152 | Existing positions reduced: 98

44% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 36

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.42B → $2.73B (+$313M)

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 15 (+1)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 338 → 347 (+9)

42% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.46M | Put options by funds: $12.8M

Holders
347
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+2.66%
% of All Funds
9.26%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.14%
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
52
Increased
152
Reduced
98
Closed
36
Calls
$7.46M
Puts
$12.8M
Net Calls
-$5.37M
Net Calls Change
-$4M

Top Buyers

1
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
+$28.1M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$23.7M
3
CCP
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$21.8M
4
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
+$20.7M
5
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
+$20M

Top Sellers

1
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$31.6M
2
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$12.9M
3
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
-$12M
4
AAP
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
-$11.7M
5
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TG
76
TCW Group
California
$6.78M +$2.83M +177,522 +69%
OCG
77
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
$6.77M -$1.09M -68,485 -14%
LPL Financial
78
LPL Financial
California
$6.14M +$155K +9,694 +3%
PC
79
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$6.01M +$160K +10,000 +3%
DM
80
Delphi Management
Massachusetts
$6M +$113K +7,110 +2%
GIM
81
Greenwich Investment Management
Connecticut
$5.88M -$191K -12,003 -3%
HighTower Advisors
82
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$5.8M +$1.42M +89,136 +32%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
83
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$5.78M +$33.9K +2,124 +0.6%
PPA
84
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$5.78M +$173K +10,856 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
85
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.75M +$1.42M +89,252 +32%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
86
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$5.66M – – –
Legal & General Group
87
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$5.54M +$946K +59,302 +20%
PMLI
88
Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Pennsylvania
$5.3M +$5.41M +339,000 New
WRM
89
Weybosset Research & Management
Rhode Island
$5.09M -$666K -41,746 -11%
KCM
90
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$4.8M +$1.01M +63,339 +26%
PAM
91
PartnerRe Asset Management
Connecticut
$4.73M +$88.2K +5,531 +2%
SI
92
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$4.73M -$933K -58,525 -16%
Citadel Advisors
93
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$4.67M -$9.48M -594,090 -66%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
94
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$4.67M – – –
JC
95
JBF Capital
Colorado
$4.56M +$4.66M +292,263 New
B
96
Barings
North Carolina
$4.54M -$2.96M -185,360 -39%
CIBC World Market
97
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$4.54M +$4.1M +257,200 +770%
GC
98
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$4.48M +$1.25M +78,292 +37%
JP Morgan Chase
99
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.48M -$861K -53,965 -16%
MPM
100
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$4.38M +$121K +7,592 +3%
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4
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ARCC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

347 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Capital (ARCC) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.73B — up 13% from $2.42B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new ARCC positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 152 added to existing stakes and 98 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Thornburg Investment Management, adding an estimated $28.1M. The largest seller was Lord, Abbett & Co, cutting an estimated $31.6M.

  • 347 institutional investors held Ares Capital (ARCC) as of Q4 2014, up from 338 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.73B of Ares Capital stock for Q4 2014, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new Ares Capital positions in Q4 2014 and 36 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Ares Capital buyer in Q4 2014 was Thornburg Investment Management, an estimated $28.1M added.
  • The largest Ares Capital seller in Q4 2014 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $31.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.