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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
BF
126
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$2.76M +$2.61M +163,741 +1,227%
ERSOT
127
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$2.75M +$2.81M +176,000 New
PCM
128
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
$2.68M +$305K +19,100 +13%
CIA
129
Capital Impact Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.68M – – –
HBWM
130
Hollow Brook Wealth Management
New York
$2.61M +$948K +59,453 +55%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
131
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$2.58M +$574K +36,000 +28%
JMPWA
132
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$2.57M +$708K +44,357 +37%
CS
133
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$2.54M +$411K +25,778 +19%
DCM
134
Dialectic Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.5M +$239K +15,000 +10%
WTC
135
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$2.45M +$10.1K +634 +0.4%
AIM
136
Allen Investment Management
New York
$2.41M +$2.47M +154,581 New
AIG
137
American International Group
New York
$2.41M -$40.8K -2,560 -2%
Brown Advisory
138
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$2.35M -$119K -7,442 -5%
BKBG
139
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Belgium
$2.29M +$90.1K +5,646 +4%
RIL
140
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$2.28M -$137K -8,600 -6%
LTFS
141
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.27M +$125K +7,844 +6%
EWM
142
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$2.27M +$2.26M +141,624 +4,475%
AR
143
Advisory Research
Illinois
$2.24M -$726K -45,490 -24%
SMDAM
144
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$2.24M -$726K -45,490 -24%
State Street
145
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.2M -$173K -10,857 -7%
SIC
146
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$2.16M +$94.9K +5,950 +4%
VFS
147
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$2.12M -$330K -20,676 -13%
Lord, Abbett & Co
148
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$2.06M -$31.6M -1,979,303 -94%
FIM
149
Fernwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.03M -$95.7K -6,000 -4%
USAA
150
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$2.03M – – –
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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.