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Barings BDC
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92 hedge funds and large institutions have $320M invested in Barings BDC in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)

70% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $406K | Put options by funds: $239K

60% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $201M → $320M (+$120M)

57% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 21

29.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.55% → 70.26% (+30%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 91 → 92 (+1)

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
92
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.1%
% of All Funds
2%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
15
Increased
33
Reduced
21
Closed
14
Calls
$406K
Puts
$239K
Net Calls
+$167K
Net Calls Change
-$178K

Top Buyers

1
B
Barings
North Carolina
+$136M
2
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$6.4M
3
VEA
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
+$6.33M
4
CCP
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$5.98M
5
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$3.84M

Top Sellers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$22.1M
2
HAM
Hammer Asset Management
California
-$1.88M
3
CIM
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
-$1.13M
4
SC
Southside Capital
Florida
-$883K
5
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$824K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AOWM
76
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
$12K +$159 +16 +1%
Barclays
77
Barclays
United Kingdom
$10K -$38K -3,808 -80%
CFA
78
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$9K – – –
CFGS
79
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$7K +$6.98K +700 New
EARNEST Partners
80
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$5K – – –
HI
81
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$5K +$80 +8 +1%
AG
82
Advisor Group
Arizona
$5K +$1.08K +108 +27%
EFSCE
83
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$4K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
84
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2K -$121K -12,132 -98%
CIAS
85
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$2K – – –
US Bancorp
86
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2K – – –
LC
87
Lindbrook Capital
California
$1K – – –
QCIG
88
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$1K – – –
APA
89
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$984 – – –
BI
90
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$790 +$801K +80,320 New
HAM
91
Hammer Asset Management
California
– -$1.88M -121,879 Closed
SC
92
Southside Capital
Florida
– -$883K -90,000 Closed
Two Sigma Advisers
93
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
– -$824K -83,998 Closed
BIM
94
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
– -$494K -50,358 Closed
SMDAM
95
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
– -$439K -44,789 Closed
TD Asset Management
96
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$430K -43,878 Closed
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
97
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
– -$287K -29,300 Closed
FCM
98
FJ Capital Management
Virginia
– -$235K -23,941 Closed
AIM
99
Assured Investment Management
New York
– -$128K -13,045 Closed
QSS
100
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
– -$122K -12,482 Closed
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BBDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

92 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barings BDC (BBDC) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $320M — up 60% from $201M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new BBDC positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 33 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Barings, opening a new position worth an estimated $136M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $22.1M.

  • 92 institutional investors held Barings BDC (BBDC) as of Q2 2019, up from 91 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $320M of Barings BDC stock for Q2 2019, up 60% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Barings BDC positions in Q2 2019 and 14 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Barings BDC buyer in Q2 2019 was Barings, an estimated $136M added.
  • The largest Barings BDC seller in Q2 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $22.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.