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Barings BDC
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105 hedge funds and large institutions have $411M invested in Barings BDC in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3,450% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $355K | Put options by funds: $10K

414% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 7

221% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 14

75% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 7 (+3)

44% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $285M → $411M (+$126M)

36% more funds holding

Funds holding: 77 → 105 (+28)

3.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.43% → 70.67% (-3.8%)

Holders
105
Holders Change
+28
Holders Change %
+36.36%
% of All Funds
1.86%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+75%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
36
Increased
45
Reduced
14
Closed
7
Calls
$355K
Puts
$10K
Net Calls
+$345K
Net Calls Change
-$609K

Top Buyers

1
CLG
Cooperman Leon G
+$14.1M
2
AM
Ares Management
California
+$11.7M
3
WC
Wynnefield Capital
New York
+$11.4M
4
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
+$8.48M
5
PAIM
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
+$8.15M

Top Sellers

1
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$9.04M
2
CCP
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$1.78M
3
RCM
Radcliffe Capital Management
Pennsylvania
-$1.41M
4
DCM
Dimension Capital Management
Florida
-$508K
5
AR
Advisory Research
Illinois
-$348K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
B
1
Barings
North Carolina
$125M – – –
PAIM
2
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$29.1M +$8.15M +959,979 +44%
RCM
3
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$25.9M -$9.04M -1,064,336 -27%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$21M +$178K +21,002 +0.9%
AM
5
Ares Management
California
$19.9M +$11.7M +1,373,427 +173%
CLG
6
Cooperman Leon G
$15.3M +$14.1M +1,661,461 New
DCM
7
Dimension Capital Management
Florida
$14.6M -$508K -59,806 -4%
RVPG
8
Relative Value Partners Group
$13M +$875K +102,985 +8%
WC
9
Wynnefield Capital
New York
$12.4M +$11.4M +1,345,188 New
CCP
10
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$11.8M -$1.78M -209,100 -14%
KCM
11
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$11.8M +$8.48M +998,552 +349%
C
12
Cliffwater
California
$8M +$801K +94,329 +12%
AC
13
Almitas Capital
California
$5.72M +$5.28M +622,058 New
ClearBridge Investments
14
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$5.57M – – –
Arrowstreet Capital
15
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$5.07M +$1.9M +224,220 +69%
CIM
16
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$4.93M +$90.3K +10,634 +2%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$4.76M +$510K +60,093 +13%
Legal & General Group
18
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$4.3M +$1.1M +129,941 +39%
VanEck Associates
19
VanEck Associates
New York
$4.07M +$183K +21,511 +5%
BI
20
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$3.98M +$2M +234,956 +119%
RA
21
Royce & Associates
New York
$3.74M +$3.46M +406,894 New
T. Rowe Price Associates
22
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$3.12M +$144K +17,000 +5%
BlackRock
23
BlackRock
New York
$3.04M +$34.7K +4,084 +1%
PI
24
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$3.02M -$312K -36,700 -10%
Northern Trust
25
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.84M +$2.62M +308,831 New
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BBDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

105 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barings BDC (BBDC) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $411M — up 44% from $285M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new BBDC positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cooperman Leon G, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.1M. The largest seller was Rivernorth Capital Management, cutting an estimated $9.04M.

  • 105 institutional investors held Barings BDC (BBDC) as of Q4 2020, up from 77 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $411M of Barings BDC stock for Q4 2020, up 44% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new Barings BDC positions in Q4 2020 and 7 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
  • The largest Barings BDC buyer in Q4 2020 was Cooperman Leon G, an estimated $14.1M added.
  • The largest Barings BDC seller in Q4 2020 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $9.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.