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Oaktree Specialty Lending

126 hedge funds and large institutions have $187M invested in Oaktree Specialty Lending in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

237% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.25M | Put options by funds: $371K

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 38

0.15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 9.75%9.59% (-0.15%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 135126 (-9)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $225M → $187M (-$38M)

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 30

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 (-1)

Holders
126
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-6.67%
% of All Funds
3.14%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
23
Increased
44
Reduced
38
Closed
30
Calls
$1.25M
Puts
$371K
Net Calls
+$879K
Net Calls Change
+$1.11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MC
1
Muzinich & Co
New York
$31.3M +$18.1M +1,216,894 +117%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
2
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$21.6M +$202K +13,529 +0.9%
DFG
3
Delphi Financial Group
Delaware
$13.8M
AM
4
Ares Management
California
$9.83M +$513K +34,400 +5%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.57M +$1.08M +72,600 +15%
Bank of Montreal
6
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$7.52M -$186K -12,500 -2%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.11M +$3.91M +262,325 +105%
SCM
8
Springhouse Capital Management
Connecticut
$5.77M +$6.21M +416,469 New
Two Sigma Investments
9
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$4.68M +$418K +28,074 +9%
Two Sigma Advisers
10
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$4.63M +$2.24M +150,014 +82%
BlackRock
11
BlackRock
New York
$4.54M +$4.89M +327,798 New
VanEck Associates
12
VanEck Associates
New York
$4.28M +$1.02M +68,428 +28%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.2M +$230K +15,400 +5%
GIM
14
Greenwich Investment Management
Connecticut
$3.69M +$199K +13,337 +5%
GC
15
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.64M +$645K +43,251 +20%
MVP
16
Miller Value Partners
Florida
$3.23M +$3.48M +233,333 New
LSV Asset Management
17
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$3.05M +$195K +13,067 +6%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
18
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$2.76M -$8.85M -594,078 -75%
GCP
19
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$2.7M +$1.59M +106,507 +120%
PI
20
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$2.1M -$44.7K -2,997 -2%
HI
21
HBK Investments
Texas
$1.77M +$1.9M +127,433 New
Legal & General Group
22
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.58M +$58.6K +3,933 +4%
D.E. Shaw & Co
23
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.51M +$1.28M +85,737 +372%
GF
24
Gabelli Funds
New York
$1.45M +$53.6K +3,596 +4%
Invesco
25
Invesco
Georgia
$1.41M +$522 +35 +0%

OCSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

126 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $187M — down 17% from $225M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of OCSL and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 38 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.

The largest buyer was Muzinich & Co, adding an estimated $18.1M. The largest seller was Advisors Capital Management, cutting an estimated $15.4M.

  • 126 institutional investors held Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) as of Q1 2017, down from 135 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $187M of Oaktree Specialty Lending stock for Q1 2017, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Oaktree Specialty Lending positions in Q1 2017 and 30 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Oaktree Specialty Lending buyer in Q1 2017 was Muzinich & Co, an estimated $18.1M added.
  • The largest Oaktree Specialty Lending seller in Q1 2017 was Advisors Capital Management, an estimated $15.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.