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Ares Capital

517 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.77B invested in Ares Capital in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 199 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

126% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 34

54% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 199 | Existing positions reduced: 129

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 478517 (+39)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1818 (0)

0.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 35.09%34.85% (-0.24%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.79B → $2.77B (-$18M)

84% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $24M | Put options by funds: $150M

Holders
517
Holders Change
+39
Holders Change %
+8.16%
% of All Funds
10.19%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
77
Increased
199
Reduced
129
Closed
34
Calls
$24M
Puts
$150M
Net Calls
-$127M
Net Calls Change
-$20.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$149M +$8.67M +466,990 +6%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$143M +$17.1M +919,633 +14%
D.E. Shaw & Co
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$95.9M +$739K +39,801 +0.8%
CIM
4
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$89.5M -$1.03M -55,668 -1%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$85.2M -$3M -161,516 -3%
TIM
6
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$79.6M -$215M -11,562,424 -73%
OAC
7
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
$67.2M +$1.46M +78,445 +2%
Arrowstreet Capital
8
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$66.3M +$37M +1,993,075 +128%
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$63.8M +$455K +24,511 +0.7%
Lord, Abbett & Co
10
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$61.2M +$848K +45,695 +1%
VNIM
11
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
$55.9M +$6.17M +332,480 +12%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$54.4M +$9.58M +516,104 +22%
VanEck Associates
13
VanEck Associates
New York
$50.3M +$6.95M +374,362 +16%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$50.3M +$234K +12,625 +0.5%
MC
15
Muzinich & Co
New York
$48.6M -$3.41M -183,659 -7%
Legal & General Group
16
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$47.4M +$1.35M +72,658 +3%
JP Morgan Chase
17
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$38.5M +$4.51M +243,039 +13%
ACM
18
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$35.5M +$1.99M +107,077 +6%
JVBC
19
J.V. Bruni & Co
Colorado
$35.4M -$133K -7,174 -0.4%
LSV Asset Management
20
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$35.2M +$2.46M +132,767 +8%
Bank of Montreal
21
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$34.2M +$13.9K +750 +0%
1832 Asset Management
22
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$33.8M -$971K -52,277 -3%
HighTower Advisors
23
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$31.8M +$1.05M +56,542 +3%
SIS
24
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$29.7M +$2.68M +144,407 +10%
Brown Advisory
25
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$29.1M +$89K +4,793 +0.3%

ARCC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

517 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Capital (ARCC) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $2.77B — down 0.65% from $2.79B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new ARCC positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 43 holders — while 199 added to existing stakes and 129 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $37M. The largest seller was Thornburg Investment Management, cutting an estimated $215M.

  • 517 institutional investors held Ares Capital (ARCC) as of Q4 2019, up from 478 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.77B of Ares Capital stock for Q4 2019, down 0.65% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 77 funds opened new Ares Capital positions in Q4 2019 and 34 closed out, a net change of +43 holders.
  • The largest Ares Capital buyer in Q4 2019 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $37M added.
  • The largest Ares Capital seller in Q4 2019 was Thornburg Investment Management, an estimated $215M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.