Ares Capital
ARCC
536 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.54B invested in Ares Capital in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 190 increasing their positions, 162 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
88% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $47.2M | Put options by funds: $25.1M
31% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 49
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 190 | Existing positions reduced: 162
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.23B → $2.54B (+$304M)
9% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 12 (+1)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 527 → 536 (+9)
0.26% less ownership
Funds ownership: 31.32% → 31.07% (-0.26%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$66.1M |
| 2 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$20.4M |
| 3 |
NWM
Nicola Wealth Management
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
|
+$13.3M |
| 4 |
TG
TCW Group
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$9.78M |
| 5 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$9.29M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$20.7M |
| 2 |
SI
Stephens Inc
Little Rock,
Arkansas
|
-$11.2M |
| 3 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$10.4M |
| 4 |
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$9.39M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$9.19M |
ARCC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
536 of the 5,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Capital (ARCC) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $2.54B — up 14% from $2.23B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 64 funds opened new ARCC positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 190 added to existing stakes and 162 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Baillie Gifford & Co, adding an estimated $66.1M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $20.7M.
- 536 institutional investors held Ares Capital (ARCC) as of Q1 2021, up from 527 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $2.54B of Ares Capital stock for Q1 2021, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 64 funds opened new Ares Capital positions in Q1 2021 and 49 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
- The largest Ares Capital buyer in Q1 2021 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $66.1M added.
- The largest Ares Capital seller in Q1 2021 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $20.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.