Ares Capital
ARCC
478 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.79B invested in Ares Capital in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 179 increasing their positions, 154 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.
16% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 179 | Existing positions reduced: 154
6% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 18 (+1)
0% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.78B → $2.79B (+$9.27M)
1.31% less ownership
Funds ownership: 36.39% → 35.09% (-1.3%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 488 → 478 (-10)
17% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 54
84% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $19.8M | Put options by funds: $126M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$30.3M |
| 2 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$9.42M |
| 3 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$7.39M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$7.19M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$6.13M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$22.9M |
| 2 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$16.2M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$14.5M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$13.6M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$11.8M |
ARCC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
478 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Capital (ARCC) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $2.79B — up 0.33% from $2.78B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 54 funds closed out of ARCC and 45 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 154 trimmed existing stakes and 179 added.
The largest buyer was Lord, Abbett & Co, adding an estimated $30.3M. The largest seller was Two Sigma Investments, cutting an estimated $22.9M.
- 478 institutional investors held Ares Capital (ARCC) as of Q3 2019, down from 488 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $2.79B of Ares Capital stock for Q3 2019, up 0.33% quarter-over-quarter.
- 45 funds opened new Ares Capital positions in Q3 2019 and 54 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
- The largest Ares Capital buyer in Q3 2019 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $30.3M added.
- The largest Ares Capital seller in Q3 2019 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $22.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.