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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
SFA
151
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
– -$138K -8,410 Closed
HIM
152
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$129K -7,867 Closed
MAM
153
Marquette Asset Management
Minnesota
– -$117K -7,109 Closed
SCM
154
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$113K -6,888 Closed
Balyasny Asset Management
155
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$103K -6,300 Closed
ICOA
156
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
– -$78K -4,733 Closed
RJFSA
157
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
– -$74K -4,483 Closed
VRS
158
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
– -$66K -4,011 Closed
TSS
159
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$61K -3,739 Closed
WSFS
160
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
– -$55K -3,333 Closed
GXMC
161
Global X Management Company
New York
– -$46K -2,812 Closed
PCM
162
Prelude Capital Management
New York
– -$14K -833 Closed
SEI Investments
163
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$10K -596 Closed
AWMS
164
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
– -$5K -333 Closed
WT
165
Whittier Trust
California
– -$1K -76 Closed
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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.