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Oaktree Specialty Lending

147 hedge funds and large institutions have $347M invested in Oaktree Specialty Lending in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

123% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $413K | Put options by funds: $185K

53% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 15

45% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 38

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $275M → $347M (+$72.3M)

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 67 (+1)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 139147 (+8)

0.85% more ownership

Funds ownership: 15.37%16.22% (+0.85%)

Holders
147
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+5.76%
% of All Funds
3.18%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
23
Increased
55
Reduced
38
Closed
15
Calls
$413K
Puts
$185K
Net Calls
+$228K
Net Calls Change
+$264K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HCM
51
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.09M -$74.5K -5,000 -7%
CCA
52
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$1.04M
Deutsche Bank
53
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$931K +$814K +54,600 +1,018%
MPAM
54
Monarch Partners Asset Management
Massachusetts
$927K +$17.5K +1,177 +2%
CF
55
Centaurus Financial
California
$818K +$7.57K +508 +56%
Bank of New York Mellon
56
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$817K +$97.9K +6,570 +14%
Aberdeen Group
57
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$778K -$24.9K -1,667 -3%
MFP
58
Michael F. Price
$778K
Lido Advisors
59
Lido Advisors
California
$773K +$158K +10,568 +27%
AAM
60
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$676K +$86.8K +5,823 +15%
DnB Asset Management
61
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$661K
Envestnet Asset Management
62
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$637K +$329K +22,066 +116%
Susquehanna International Group
63
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$572K +$29.1K +1,952 +6%
CHAM
64
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$563K -$81.7K -5,483 -13%
Bank of America
65
Bank of America
North Carolina
$524K +$18.3K +1,225 +4%
Stifel Financial
66
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$515K +$103K +6,888 +26%
LTFS
67
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$512K -$93.8K -6,293 -16%
FAM
68
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$505K +$89.6K +6,013 New
Northern Trust
69
Northern Trust
Illinois
$469K -$10.5K -702 -2%
BTS
70
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$375K -$67.1K -4,500 -16%
BAM
71
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$368K +$14.9K +1,000 +4%
HighTower Advisors
72
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$366K +$95.2K +6,386 +37%
TG
73
TCW Group
California
$349K -$2K -134 -0.6%
Goldman Sachs
74
Goldman Sachs
New York
$347K -$53.4K -3,580 -14%
SMC
75
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$339K +$11.3K +759 +4%

OCSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

147 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $347M — up 26% from $275M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new OCSL positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Investment Management of Virginia, adding an estimated $6.39M. The largest seller was Ares Management, cutting an estimated $8.52M.

  • 147 institutional investors held Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) as of Q1 2019, up from 139 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $347M of Oaktree Specialty Lending stock for Q1 2019, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Oaktree Specialty Lending positions in Q1 2019 and 15 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Oaktree Specialty Lending buyer in Q1 2019 was Investment Management of Virginia, an estimated $6.39M added.
  • The largest Oaktree Specialty Lending seller in Q1 2019 was Ares Management, an estimated $8.52M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.