Ares Capital
ARCC
446 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.83B invested in Ares Capital in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 154 increasing their positions, 153 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
26% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 38
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 441 → 446 (+5)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.79B → $2.83B (+$43.7M)
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 154 | Existing positions reduced: 153
0.85% less ownership
Funds ownership: 41.27% → 40.42% (-0.85%)
6% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 16 (-1)
55% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.57M | Put options by funds: $21.4M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$28.6M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$25.9M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$22.1M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$17.7M |
| 5 |
Aberdeen Group
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$17.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MC
Muzinich & Co
New York
|
-$37.5M |
| 2 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$28.6M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$21.1M |
| 4 |
TCM
Tegean Capital Management
New York
|
-$19.8M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$16.4M |
ARCC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
446 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Capital (ARCC) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $2.83B — up 1.6% from $2.79B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new ARCC positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 154 added to existing stakes and 153 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Two Sigma Advisers, adding an estimated $28.6M. The largest seller was Muzinich & Co, cutting an estimated $37.5M.
- 446 institutional investors held Ares Capital (ARCC) as of Q2 2018, up from 441 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $2.83B of Ares Capital stock for Q2 2018, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new Ares Capital positions in Q2 2018 and 38 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Ares Capital buyer in Q2 2018 was Two Sigma Advisers, an estimated $28.6M added.
- The largest Ares Capital seller in Q2 2018 was Muzinich & Co, an estimated $37.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.