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98 hedge funds and large institutions have $131M invested in Barings BDC in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 11

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 25

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 88 → 98 (+10)

0.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 23.8% → 23.84% (+0.04%)

29% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $185M → $131M (-$54.1M)

47% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $272K | Put options by funds: $517K

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)

Holders
98
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+11.36%
% of All Funds
2.74%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
22
Increased
36
Reduced
25
Closed
11
Calls
$272K
Puts
$517K
Net Calls
-$245K
Net Calls Change
-$452K

Top Buyers

1
SAM
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
+$1.55M
2
BCM
Buckhead Capital Management
Georgia
+$1.41M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.37M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$1.31M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$955K

Top Sellers

1
EAM
Edge Asset Management
Washington
-$4.26M
2
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
-$3.6M
3
YMRC
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
-$2.22M
4
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
-$1.98M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$1.72M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.64M +$955K +47,289 +91%
GC
27
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.63M +$28.7K +1,423 +1%
LSV Asset Management
28
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$1.54M – – –
BTS
29
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.33M +$346K +17,122 +27%
SI
30
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$968K +$111K +5,492 +10%
AR
31
Advisory Research
Illinois
$906K +$48.8K +2,416 +5%
SMDAM
32
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$860K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
33
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$824K +$73.5K +3,640 +8%
HPIA
34
Hamilton Point Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$814K +$54.2K +2,684 +6%
PWS
35
Peloton Wealth Strategists
Indiana
$799K +$10.4K +517 +1%
TG
36
TCW Group
California
$756K – – –
NCM
37
Novare Capital Management
North Carolina
$744K +$912K +45,150 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
38
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$726K -$37.7K -1,864 -4%
Two Sigma Investments
39
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$716K +$878K +43,444 New
Legal & General Group
40
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$701K +$111K +5,514 +15%
DC
41
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$679K +$15.3K +757 +2%
SCM
42
Silver Capital Management
New York
$643K -$286K -14,160 -27%
Brown Advisory
43
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$568K +$696K +34,458 New
BW
44
Bison Wealth
Georgia
$563K +$20.2K +1,000 +3%
OIA
45
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$508K +$623K +30,815 New
HB
46
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$485K +$16.2K +800 +3%
Baird Financial Group
47
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$479K -$167K -8,282 -22%
IA
48
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$473K – – –
PP
49
PDT Partners
New York
$470K +$577K +28,542 New
Citigroup
50
Citigroup
New York
$424K -$38.1K -1,887 -7%
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BBDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

98 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barings BDC (BBDC) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $131M — down 29% from $185M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new BBDC positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Shell Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.55M. The largest seller was Edge Asset Management, cutting an estimated $4.26M.

  • 98 institutional investors held Barings BDC (BBDC) as of Q3 2015, up from 88 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $131M of Barings BDC stock for Q3 2015, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Barings BDC positions in Q3 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Barings BDC buyer in Q3 2015 was Shell Asset Management, an estimated $1.55M added.
  • The largest Barings BDC seller in Q3 2015 was Edge Asset Management, an estimated $4.26M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.