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Oaktree Specialty Lending
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146 hedge funds and large institutions have $306M invested in Oaktree Specialty Lending in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 15

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $286M → $306M (+$20.9M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 140 → 146 (+6)

0.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 14.13% → 14.61% (+0.48%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

1% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $219K | Put options by funds: $221K

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 45

Holders
146
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+4.29%
% of All Funds
3.34%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
21
Increased
44
Reduced
45
Closed
15
Calls
$219K
Puts
$221K
Net Calls
-$2K
Net Calls Change
+$236K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JVBC
J.V. Bruni & Co
Colorado
+$4.5M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$4.29M
3
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
+$4.09M
4
HCM
Hilton Capital Management
New York
+$3.84M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$3.07M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
-$10.7M
2
SCM
Springhouse Capital Management
Connecticut
-$2.42M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.28M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$1.19M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$884K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IAA
26
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$2.5M -$27.3K -1,851 -1%
AL
27
Arnhold LLC
New York
$2.38M – – –
D.E. Shaw & Co
28
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2.36M +$52.4K +3,551 +2%
Barclays
29
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.32M +$10.7K +723 +0.5%
FCH
30
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$2.11M -$424K -28,738 -17%
OAM
31
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.99M -$254K -17,204 -11%
Wells Fargo
32
Wells Fargo
California
$1.91M +$1.38M +93,760 +271%
LGC
33
Laurel Grove Capital
California
$1.84M +$54.9K +3,717 +3%
GF
34
Gabelli Funds
New York
$1.74M +$65.6K +4,444 +4%
Two Sigma Advisers
35
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.58M +$65.4K +4,433 +4%
CIM
36
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$1.54M – – –
BC
37
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.53M +$383K +25,944 +34%
Invesco
38
Invesco
Georgia
$1.44M +$18.1K +1,229 +1%
OCM
39
Oaktree Capital Management
California
$1.37M – – –
GCP
40
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$1.31M -$349K -23,618 -21%
RA
41
Royce & Associates
New York
$1.27M – – –
SCA
42
SMH Capital Advisors
Texas
$1.19M +$43.4K +2,940 +4%
CRC
43
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$1.16M +$338K +22,899 +41%
PAM
44
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
$1.14M -$56.5K -3,826 -5%
CCA
45
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$999K – – –
Two Sigma Investments
46
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$931K +$389K +26,344 +73%
HCM
47
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$847K +$147K +9,967 +21%
IMOV
48
Investment Management of Virginia
Virginia
$774K +$768K +52,044 New
Aberdeen Group
49
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$770K +$763K +51,667 New
MPAM
50
Monarch Partners Asset Management
Massachusetts
$732K +$117K +7,950 +19%
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OCSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

146 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $306M — up 7.3% from $286M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new OCSL positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was J.V. Bruni & Co, adding an estimated $4.5M. The largest seller was Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, cutting an estimated $10.7M.

  • 146 institutional investors held Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) as of Q3 2018, up from 140 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $306M of Oaktree Specialty Lending stock for Q3 2018, up 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Oaktree Specialty Lending positions in Q3 2018 and 15 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Oaktree Specialty Lending buyer in Q3 2018 was J.V. Bruni & Co, an estimated $4.5M added.
  • The largest Oaktree Specialty Lending seller in Q3 2018 was Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, an estimated $10.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.