Ares Capital
ARCC
357 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.16B invested in Ares Capital in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 113 increasing their positions, 135 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 42
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 348 → 357 (+9)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 13 (0)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.19B → $2.16B (-$34.9M)
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 113 | Existing positions reduced: 135
61% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.73M | Put options by funds: $14.7M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$16.3M |
| 2 |
LCP
LGT Capital Partners
Pfaeffikon,
Switzerland
|
+$14.3M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$11.9M |
| 4 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
+$11M |
| 5 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
|
+$10.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$29.6M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$9.26M |
| 3 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
-$9.19M |
| 4 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$7.22M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$6.94M |
ARCC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
357 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Capital (ARCC) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $2.16B — down 1.6% from $2.19B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new ARCC positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 113 added to existing stakes and 135 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, adding an estimated $16.3M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $29.6M.
- 357 institutional investors held Ares Capital (ARCC) as of Q4 2015, up from 348 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $2.16B of Ares Capital stock for Q4 2015, down 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 54 funds opened new Ares Capital positions in Q4 2015 and 42 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Ares Capital buyer in Q4 2015 was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, an estimated $16.3M added.
- The largest Ares Capital seller in Q4 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $29.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.