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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
TFCM
201
Taylor Frigon Capital Management
Arizona
$954K +$986K +60,706 New
KACA
202
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
California
$931K +$203K +12,500 +27%
EVM
203
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$927K
MML Investors Services
204
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$918K +$57.2K +3,522 +6%
KI
205
Koch Industries
Kansas
$909K +$111K +6,806 +13%
PNC Financial Services Group
206
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$873K +$61.4K +3,779 +7%
Wolverine Trading
207
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$812K -$31K -1,906 -4%
CAS
208
Cue Advisory Services
Arizona
$808K -$5.13K -316 -0.6%
CTA
209
Chesley Taft & Associates
Illinois
$796K -$48.7K -3,000 -6%
DIM
210
DC Investments Management
Virginia
$781K +$807K +49,683 New
CC
211
Cipher Capital
New York
$755K -$771K -47,471 -50%
EGA
212
Eagle Global Advisors
Texas
$706K -$21.1K -1,300 -3%
DTL
213
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$705K +$728K +44,841 New
WFI
214
West Family Investments
California
$704K
US Bancorp
215
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$703K +$17.2K +1,058 +2%
VWA
216
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$699K +$61K +3,757 +9%
HCM
217
Hudson Capital Management
New Jersey
$668K +$690K +42,500 New
ASN
218
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$665K +$356K +21,937 +108%
AG
219
Aperio Group
California
$662K +$77.8K +4,790 +13%
CAN
220
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$661K -$28.6K -1,761 -4%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
221
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$650K +$641K +39,501 +2,102%
LTI
222
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$644K -$61.5K -3,785 -8%
BGDI
223
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
$640K +$175K +10,773 +36%
WS
224
Wedbush Securities
California
$598K +$74.4K +4,579 +14%
Jane Street
225
Jane Street
New York
$595K +$101K +6,198 +20%

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.