Hercules Capital
HTGC
163 hedge funds and large institutions have $448M invested in Hercules Capital in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
400% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 5 (+4)
74% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 19
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 150 → 163 (+13)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $422M → $448M (+$25.7M)
1.09% more ownership
Funds ownership: 39.48% → 40.57% (+1.1%)
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 55
72% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $356K | Put options by funds: $1.29M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$6.7M |
| 2 |
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
|
+$6.38M |
| 3 |
NC
Northpointe Capital
Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan
|
+$4.97M |
| 4 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.99M |
| 5 |
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.98M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
-$7.17M |
| 2 |
MC
Muzinich & Co
New York
|
-$5.14M |
| 3 |
CCMLC
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$3.35M |
| 4 |
AR
Advisory Research
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.98M |
| 5 |
SMDAM
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$2.97M |
HTGC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
163 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Hercules Capital (HTGC) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $448M — up 6.1% from $422M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new HTGC positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $6.7M. The largest seller was Principal Financial Group, cutting an estimated $7.17M.
- 163 institutional investors held Hercules Capital (HTGC) as of Q4 2017, up from 150 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $448M of Hercules Capital stock for Q4 2017, up 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new Hercules Capital positions in Q4 2017 and 19 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Hercules Capital buyer in Q4 2017 was Millennium Management, an estimated $6.7M added.
- The largest Hercules Capital seller in Q4 2017 was Principal Financial Group, an estimated $7.17M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.