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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
LTI
1
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$205M -$178K -11,144 Closed
TIM
2
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$186M +$28.1M +1,762,137 +17%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$120M +$122M +7,662,223 New
Fidelity Investments
4
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$117M +$2.59M +162,491 +2%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$83.7M +$1.99M +124,789 +2%
T. Rowe Price Associates
6
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$82.9M -$493K -30,900 -0.6%
ClearBridge Investments
7
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$71.8M +$2.22M +138,969 +3%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$71.4M -$5.6M -350,994 -7%
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$61.3M +$23.7M +1,482,775 +61%
BAM
10
Burgundy Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$60.1M +$1.07M +67,084 +2%
MHI
11
Miller Howard Investments
New York
$52.1M +$4.45M +278,816 +9%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$51.6M +$275K +17,269 +0.5%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$50M +$1.04M +65,125 +2%
LCP
14
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
$48.1M -$821K -51,450 -2%
CIM
15
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$43.6M +$1.52M +95,328 +4%
Comerica Bank
16
Comerica Bank
Texas
$42.4M +$20.7M +1,298,888 +92%
Two Sigma Investments
17
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$41.4M +$1.69M +105,887 +4%
DFG
18
Delphi Financial Group
Delaware
$39.8M +$8.57M +537,538 +27%
Federated Hermes
19
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$36.6M +$20M +1,254,075 +115%
EAM
20
Edge Asset Management
Washington
$36M +$7.88M +493,906 +27%
Janus Henderson Group
21
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$31.2M +$479K +30,000 +2%
Invesco
22
Invesco
Georgia
$29.4M +$108K +6,790 +0.4%
VNIM
23
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
$27.7M +$3.61M +226,200 +15%
Schroder Investment Management Group
24
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$26.9M +$841K +52,749 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
25
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$26.5M -$2.95M -185,161 -10%
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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.