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Ares Capital

526 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.23B invested in Ares Capital in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 98 funds opening new positions, 174 increasing their positions, 153 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

88% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 52

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.84B → $2.23B (+$388M)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 174 | Existing positions reduced: 153

11% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $43.8M | Put options by funds: $39.6M

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 488526 (+38)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1111 (0)

0.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 31.39%31.32% (-0.07%)

Holders
526
Holders Change
+38
Holders Change %
+7.79%
% of All Funds
9.31%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
98
Increased
174
Reduced
153
Closed
52
Calls
$43.8M
Puts
$39.6M
Net Calls
+$4.21M
Net Calls Change
+$2.44M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$172M -$4.4M -284,078 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$170M +$9.91M +639,530 +7%
OAC
3
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
$90M +$4.23M +273,073 +5%
CIM
4
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$72.8M -$1.98M -127,775 -3%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$61.8M -$2.29M -147,912 -4%
Legal & General Group
6
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$58.5M +$1.24M +80,299 +2%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$54.9M +$1.79M +115,716 +4%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$53.6M -$8.85M -570,930 -15%
1832 Asset Management
9
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$53M +$15.1M +974,986 +44%
CIM
10
CCLA Investment Management
United Kingdom
$47.9M +$252K +16,241 +0.6%
HighTower Advisors
11
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$40.2M +$21.1M +1,360,819 +134%
Arrowstreet Capital
12
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$39.1M +$2.96M +190,714 +9%
VanEck Associates
13
VanEck Associates
New York
$36.2M +$2.75M +177,286 +9%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$34.6M -$3.19M -205,868 -9%
JP Morgan Chase
15
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$34M +$11.2M +721,055 +56%
Two Sigma Advisers
16
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$32.8M +$7.1M +458,000 +31%
Two Sigma Investments
17
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$32M +$8.61M +555,224 +42%
JVBC
18
J.V. Bruni & Co
Colorado
$31.8M -$366K -23,598 -1%
Baillie Gifford & Co
19
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$31.8M
LCP
20
LGT Capital Partners
Switzerland
$30.1M
MC
21
Muzinich & Co
New York
$29M -$4.78M -308,270 -15%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
22
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$28.7M -$4.72M -304,762 -15%
SIS
23
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$28.7M +$1.49M +95,933 +6%
LSV Asset Management
24
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$28.6M -$577K -37,202 -2%
BlackRock
25
BlackRock
New York
$27.4M +$396K +25,577 +2%

ARCC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

526 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Capital (ARCC) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $2.23B — up 21% from $1.84B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 98 funds opened new ARCC positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 46 holders — while 174 added to existing stakes and 153 trimmed.

The largest buyer was HighTower Advisors, adding an estimated $21.1M. The largest seller was Lord, Abbett & Co, cutting an estimated $35.1M.

  • 526 institutional investors held Ares Capital (ARCC) as of Q4 2020, up from 488 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $2.23B of Ares Capital stock for Q4 2020, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 98 funds opened new Ares Capital positions in Q4 2020 and 52 closed out, a net change of +46 holders.
  • The largest Ares Capital buyer in Q4 2020 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $21.1M added.
  • The largest Ares Capital seller in Q4 2020 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $35.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.