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Ares Capital

555 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.81B invested in Ares Capital in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 244 increasing their positions, 127 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

92% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 244 | Existing positions reduced: 127

89% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 27

25% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $31.2M | Put options by funds: $24.9M

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.4B → $2.81B (+$414M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 537555 (+18)

2.66% more ownership

Funds ownership: 28.58%31.24% (+2.7%)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1211 (-1)

Holders
555
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+3.35%
% of All Funds
9.72%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
51
Increased
244
Reduced
127
Closed
27
Calls
$31.2M
Puts
$24.9M
Net Calls
+$6.34M
Net Calls Change
+$6.43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$207M +$3.65M +182,280 +2%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$204M +$9.87M +492,484 +5%
OAC
3
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
$115M +$114M +5,667,122 New
Baillie Gifford & Co
4
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$109M -$4.34M -216,600 -4%
VanEck Associates
5
VanEck Associates
New York
$87.9M +$12.9M +644,214 +17%
CIM
6
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$87.4M +$302K +15,078 +0.4%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$73.5M +$7.42M +370,135 +11%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$72M +$4.8M +239,625 +7%
CIM
9
CCLA Investment Management
United Kingdom
$66.5M +$1.15M +57,423 +2%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$64.7M -$7.32M -365,041 -10%
Legal & General Group
11
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$62M -$3.37M -167,944 -5%
1832 Asset Management
12
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$54.9M +$180K +9,000 +0.3%
BlackRock
13
BlackRock
New York
$46.9M +$7.82M +390,173 +20%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$43.1M -$1.84M -91,958 -4%
LSV Asset Management
15
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$41.5M +$7.49M +373,900 +22%
Fidelity International
16
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$41.1M +$26.6M +1,329,568 +192%
HighTower Advisors
17
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$40.5M +$3.32M +165,587 +9%
Two Sigma Investments
18
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$39M +$24.9M +1,244,494 +184%
Stifel Financial
19
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$36.3M +$1.84M +91,848 +5%
Two Sigma Advisers
20
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$33.8M +$19.8M +989,000 +147%
SIS
21
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$33.7M -$45.9K -2,291 -0.1%
AM
22
Ares Management
California
$31M +$1.54M +77,018 +5%
LPL Financial
23
LPL Financial
California
$31M +$1.72M +86,058 +6%
JVBC
24
J.V. Bruni & Co
Colorado
$30.6M -$865K -43,180 -3%
Invesco
25
Invesco
Georgia
$26.5M +$4.39M +219,068 +20%

ARCC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

555 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Capital (ARCC) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $2.81B — up 17% from $2.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new ARCC positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 244 added to existing stakes and 127 trimmed.

The largest buyer was OMERS Administration Corp, opening a new position worth an estimated $114M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $35.7M sold.

  • 555 institutional investors held Ares Capital (ARCC) as of Q3 2021, up from 537 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $2.81B of Ares Capital stock for Q3 2021, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new Ares Capital positions in Q3 2021 and 27 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest Ares Capital buyer in Q3 2021 was OMERS Administration Corp, an estimated $114M added.
  • The largest Ares Capital seller in Q3 2021 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $35.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.