Ares Capital
ARCC
441 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.78B invested in Ares Capital in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 163 increasing their positions, 143 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
81% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $33.1M | Put options by funds: $18.3M
21% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 17 (+3)
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 163 | Existing positions reduced: 143
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 443 → 441 (-2)
2% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 47
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.88B → $2.78B (-$101M)
1.63% less ownership
Funds ownership: 42.91% → 41.28% (-1.6%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$29.6M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$28.4M |
| 3 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$19.4M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$16.5M |
| 5 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$14.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
-$84.4M |
| 2 |
MC
Muzinich & Co
New York
|
-$41.8M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$31.8M |
| 4 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$28.5M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$20M |
ARCC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
441 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Capital (ARCC) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $2.78B — down 3.5% from $2.88B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of ARCC and 46 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 143 trimmed existing stakes and 163 added.
The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $29.6M. The largest seller was Principal Financial Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $84.4M sold.
- 441 institutional investors held Ares Capital (ARCC) as of Q1 2018, down from 443 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $2.78B of Ares Capital stock for Q1 2018, down 3.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 46 funds opened new Ares Capital positions in Q1 2018 and 47 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Ares Capital buyer in Q1 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $29.6M added.
- The largest Ares Capital seller in Q1 2018 was Principal Financial Group, an estimated $84.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.