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Oaktree Specialty Lending
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139 hedge funds and large institutions have $293M invested in Oaktree Specialty Lending in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

76% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 29

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

45% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 29

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 119 → 139 (+20)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $270M → $293M (+$22.5M)

2.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.69% → 14.16% (+2.5%)

12% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $639K | Put options by funds: $729K

Holders
139
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+16.81%
% of All Funds
3.15%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
51
Increased
42
Reduced
29
Closed
29
Calls
$639K
Puts
$729K
Net Calls
-$90K
Net Calls Change
-$2.21M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
+$33.4M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$7.12M
3
PGH
Partners Group Holding
Switzerland
+$7.12M
4
SCM
Springhouse Capital Management
Connecticut
+$4.57M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$4.16M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SM
Senvest Management
New York
-$23.4M
2
MC
Muzinich & Co
New York
-$11.6M
3
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$2.42M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$1.41M
5
SP
Steelhead Partners
Washington
-$1.18M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FCH
26
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$2.5M +$2.73M +170,625 New
IAA
27
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$2.46M +$2.7M +168,373 New
Bank of America
28
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.45M -$570K -35,567 -18%
PAM
29
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
$2.29M +$766K +47,846 +44%
MVP
30
Miller Value Partners
Florida
$2.18M +$2.38M +148,333 New
Legal & General Group
31
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$2.14M +$104K +6,477 +5%
Two Sigma Advisers
32
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$2.13M -$333K -20,777 -12%
First Eagle Investment Management
33
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$2.04M +$1.01M +62,767 +82%
Invesco
34
Invesco
Georgia
$1.77M -$249K -15,570 -11%
Arrowstreet Capital
35
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$1.65M +$1.81M +112,767 New
GF
36
Gabelli Funds
New York
$1.58M +$38K +2,371 +2%
Deutsche Bank
37
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.54M +$1.04M +64,677 +160%
CIM
38
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$1.52M +$1.49M +93,149 +891%
GCP
39
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$1.47M -$1.11M -69,402 -41%
LGC
40
Laurel Grove Capital
California
$1.45M +$749K +46,766 +90%
OCM
41
Oaktree Capital Management
California
$1.35M +$1.47M +92,000 New
PI
42
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$1.33M -$1.08M -67,597 -43%
RA
43
Royce & Associates
New York
$1.31M -$50.6K -3,159 -3%
SCA
44
SMH Capital Advisors
Texas
$1.12M +$1.22M +76,279 New
Citigroup
45
Citigroup
New York
$1.1M +$534K +33,352 +81%
GC
46
Gratia Capital
California
$1.03M +$1.13M +70,433 New
CCA
47
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$985K -$331K -20,666 -24%
LTFS
48
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$985K -$182K -11,349 -14%
RA
49
Rational Advisors
New York
$853K +$931K +58,167 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
50
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$851K +$851K +53,127 +1,086%
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OCSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

139 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $293M — up 8.3% from $270M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new OCSL positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was River Road Asset Management, adding an estimated $33.4M. The largest seller was Senvest Management, cutting an estimated $23.4M.

  • 139 institutional investors held Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) as of Q4 2017, up from 119 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $293M of Oaktree Specialty Lending stock for Q4 2017, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new Oaktree Specialty Lending positions in Q4 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest Oaktree Specialty Lending buyer in Q4 2017 was River Road Asset Management, an estimated $33.4M added.
  • The largest Oaktree Specialty Lending seller in Q4 2017 was Senvest Management, an estimated $23.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.