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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
PA
176
Perennial Advisors
New York
$1.32M +$45.3K +2,788 +3%
WP
177
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$1.3M +$443K +27,292 +49%
HSBC Holdings
178
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.3M +$1.62K +100 +0.1%
GC
179
Gratia Capital
California
$1.29M -$3.06M -188,403 -70%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
180
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.27M +$168K +10,337 +15%
PHS
181
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$1.27M -$32.5K -2,000 -2%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
182
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.26M
MCM
183
Monument Capital Management
Virginia
$1.24M +$1.28M +78,818 New
BRF
184
B. Riley Financial
California
$1.23M
SCM
185
Silver Capital Management
New York
$1.22M +$426K +26,260 +51%
MF
186
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
$1.2M -$71K -4,371 -5%
Creative Planning
187
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.2M -$1.05M -64,458 -46%
AIM
188
Assured Investment Management
New York
$1.19M -$157K -9,661 -11%
PCA
189
Providence Capital Advisors
North Carolina
$1.13M +$1.17M +72,093 New
SIC
190
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$1.13M -$674K -41,498 -37%
PAG
191
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.12M -$1.07M -65,940 -48%
NGA
192
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
$1.11M +$15K +925 +1%
TYCC
193
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.1M
FBA
194
Front Barnett Associates
Illinois
$1.08M +$1.25K +77 +0.1%
WA
195
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$1.06M +$25.7K +1,580 +2%
BC
196
Barnett & Company
Tennessee
$1.06M -$34.1K -2,100 -3%
Macquarie Group
197
Macquarie Group
Australia
$999K +$84.4K +5,200 +9%
AllianceBernstein
198
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$998K -$2.27K -140 -0.2%
FAM
199
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$985K -$117K -7,220 -10%
CA
200
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$971K +$532K +32,778 +114%

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.