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Ares Capital
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373 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.84B invested in Ares Capital in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 138 increasing their positions, 112 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

161% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 23

54.94% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 54.94% (+55%)

28% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 23 (+5)

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 138 | Existing positions reduced: 112

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.54B → $2.84B (+$306M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 344 → 373 (+29)

74% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.66M | Put options by funds: $26.1M

Holders
373
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+8.43%
% of All Funds
9.32%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+27.78%
% of All Funds
0.57%
New
60
Increased
138
Reduced
112
Closed
23
Calls
$6.66M
Puts
$26.1M
Net Calls
-$19.4M
Net Calls Change
-$11.3M

Top Buyers

1
MC
Muzinich & Co
New York
+$70.9M
2
TCM
Tegean Capital Management
New York
+$20.5M
3
Nomura Holdings
Nomura Holdings
Japan
+$14.9M
4
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
+$14.7M
5
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$11.6M

Top Sellers

1
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
-$23.6M
2
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
-$21.6M
3
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$14M
4
IG
ING Group
Netherlands
-$13.6M
5
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
-$13.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TIM
1
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$252M -$14.1K -899 -0%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$141M -$6.41M -407,448 -5%
MC
3
Muzinich & Co
New York
$134M +$70.9M +4,506,402 +125%
VNIM
4
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
$107M +$14.7M +932,843 +17%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$101M -$3.94M -250,284 -4%
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$85.4M +$498K +31,643 +0.6%
CIM
7
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$73.8M +$4.3M +273,025 +6%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$59.5M +$1.58M +100,589 +3%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
9
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$59.4M -$21.6M -1,375,000 -28%
DFG
10
Delphi Financial Group
Delaware
$57.8M – – –
EAM
11
Edge Asset Management
Washington
$56.4M +$1.57M +99,516 +3%
Janus Henderson Group
12
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$55.5M – – –
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$54.5M -$331K -21,031 -0.6%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$46.7M +$582K +36,964 +1%
CCP
15
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$43.8M -$8.54M -542,759 -17%
Two Sigma Investments
16
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$41.9M +$6.3M +400,323 +19%
Bank of Montreal
17
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$41M -$14M -888,135 -26%
ClearBridge Investments
18
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$37.6M -$3.03M -192,310 -8%
AAMU
19
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$35.4M +$3.12M +198,341 +10%
Two Sigma Advisers
20
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$33.9M +$2.71M +172,260 +9%
YMRC
21
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$32.2M +$4.09M +260,000 +15%
JVBC
22
J.V. Bruni & Co
Colorado
$30.8M -$136K -8,647 -0.5%
Principal Financial Group
23
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$30.6M +$534K +33,924 +2%
Millennium Management
24
Millennium Management
New York
$27.8M -$1.9M -120,669 -7%
Bank of New York Mellon
25
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$26.7M -$399K -25,361 -2%
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ARCC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

373 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Capital (ARCC) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $2.84B — up 12% from $2.54B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 60 funds opened new ARCC positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 138 added to existing stakes and 112 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Muzinich & Co, adding an estimated $70.9M. The largest seller was Toronto Dominion Bank, cutting an estimated $23.6M.

  • 373 institutional investors held Ares Capital (ARCC) as of Q4 2016, up from 344 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.84B of Ares Capital stock for Q4 2016, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 60 funds opened new Ares Capital positions in Q4 2016 and 23 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest Ares Capital buyer in Q4 2016 was Muzinich & Co, an estimated $70.9M added.
  • The largest Ares Capital seller in Q4 2016 was Toronto Dominion Bank, an estimated $23.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.