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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
MDCM
201
Morgan Dempsey Capital Management
Wisconsin
$868K +$42.5K +2,666 +5%
BB
202
Bell Bank
North Dakota
$839K +$67.2K +4,210 +8%
CP
203
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$826K +$35.3K +2,213 +4%
TFA
204
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$822K +$107K +6,732 +15%
SPC
205
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$818K +$836K +52,388 New
RVP
206
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
$816K +$187K +11,696 +29%
PNC Financial Services Group
207
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$800K +$20.9K +1,311 +3%
SEI Investments
208
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$789K +$807K +50,565 New
PI
209
PineBridge Investments
New York
$788K +$374K +23,465 +87%
ICAS
210
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$772K +$33.8K +2,117 +4%
CTA
211
Chesley Taft & Associates
Illinois
$765K +$99.8K +6,260 +15%
US Bancorp
212
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$749K +$17.2K +1,078 +2%
C
213
CFO4Life
Texas
$744K +$761K +47,695 New
FNB
214
First Niagara Bank
New York
$734K -$39.9K -2,500 -5%
FS
215
Feinberg Stephen
$702K – – –
MNA
216
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$694K +$51.5K +3,230 +8%
CMANY
217
Capital Management Associates (New York)
New York
$692K +$25.5K +1,600 +4%
BWAM
218
Boyd Watterson Asset Management
Ohio
$674K -$153K -9,599 -18%
MCM
219
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
$672K -$13.9K -873 -2%
AG
220
Aperio Group
California
$633K +$76.6K +4,801 +13%
AC
221
Amici Capital
New York
$613K – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
222
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$596K +$17.2K +1,076 +3%
BFEC
223
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$588K -$782 -49 -0.1%
WEC
224
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$578K +$4.08K +256 +0.7%
Creative Planning
225
Creative Planning
Kansas
$568K +$162K +10,126 +39%
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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.