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Ares Capital
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708 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.74B invested in Ares Capital in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 105 funds opening new positions, 270 increasing their positions, 203 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

156% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 105 | Existing positions closed: 41

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 270 | Existing positions reduced: 203

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.25B → $3.74B (+$489M)

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 16 (+2)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 655 → 708 (+53)

2.82% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.98% → 32.79% (+2.8%)

58% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $64.3M | Put options by funds: $153M

Holders
708
Holders Change
+53
Holders Change %
+8.09%
% of All Funds
10.32%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
105
Increased
270
Reduced
203
Closed
41
Calls
$64.3M
Puts
$153M
Net Calls
-$88.6M
Net Calls Change
-$12M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$301M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$19.4M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$18.6M
4
VanEck Associates
VanEck Associates
New York
+$16.4M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$13.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$17.5M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$14.5M
3
Tudor Investment Corp
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
-$10.6M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$9.96M
5
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$9.52M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MHI
151
Miller Howard Investments
New York
$3M – – –
CIBC World Market
152
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$3M +$38K +1,948 +1%
CAM
153
Cubic Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.99M -$151K -7,765 -5%
TC
154
Truvestments Capital
Florida
$2.95M +$41.3K +2,115 +1%
HWAM
155
Hennion & Walsh Asset Management
New Jersey
$2.93M +$708K +36,284 +33%
WSCM
156
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$2.93M +$120K +6,159 +4%
PCA
157
Providence Capital Advisors
North Carolina
$2.92M -$87K -4,462 -3%
AG
158
Ascent Group
Virginia
$2.89M -$38.2K -1,960 -1%
CWP
159
Curated Wealth Partners
California
$2.88M – – –
MFIM
160
Mesirow Financial Investment Management
Illinois
$2.87M +$2.8M +143,463 New
AWA
161
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$2.84M +$43.5K +2,230 +2%
EE
162
EWG Elevate
California
$2.76M -$344K -17,662 -11%
IWM
163
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$2.72M +$20.3K +1,040 +0.8%
BCM
164
BluePointe Capital Management
California
$2.66M +$2.59M +132,766 New
PRC
165
Pearl River Capital
Michigan
$2.62M -$419K -21,472 -14%
BAAM
166
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$2.61M +$166K +8,502 +7%
SC
167
Sierra Capital
Florida
$2.55M – – –
Comerica Bank
168
Comerica Bank
Texas
$2.51M +$46K +2,359 +2%
Truist Financial
169
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$2.51M -$48.1K -2,467 -2%
Brown Advisory
170
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$2.49M -$1.64K -84 -0.1%
BCV
171
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Switzerland
$2.42M – – –
PCA
172
Pallas Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.41M +$699K +35,854 +42%
AWS
173
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$2.38M +$40K +2,052 +2%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
174
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$2.34M +$511K +26,190 +29%
WC
175
Waterloo Capital
Texas
$2.34M +$2.28M +116,685 New
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ARCC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

708 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Capital (ARCC) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $3.74B — up 15% from $3.25B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 105 funds opened new ARCC positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 64 holders — while 270 added to existing stakes and 203 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $301M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $17.5M.

  • 708 institutional investors held Ares Capital (ARCC) as of Q4 2023, up from 655 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $3.74B of Ares Capital stock for Q4 2023, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 105 funds opened new Ares Capital positions in Q4 2023 and 41 closed out, a net change of +64 holders.
  • The largest Ares Capital buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $301M added.
  • The largest Ares Capital seller in Q4 2023 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $17.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.