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Oaktree Specialty Lending

119 hedge funds and large institutions have $270M invested in Oaktree Specialty Lending in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

223% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.07M | Put options by funds: $951K

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $224M → $270M (+$45.9M)

0.77% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.92%11.69% (+0.77%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 129119 (-10)

28% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 29

60% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 52 (-3)

66% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 58

Holders
119
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-7.75%
% of All Funds
2.97%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-60%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
21
Increased
20
Reduced
58
Closed
29
Calls
$3.07M
Puts
$951K
Net Calls
+$2.12M
Net Calls Change
+$1.86M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SCM
1
Springhouse Capital Management
Connecticut
$38.4M +$16.1M +1,007,078 +75%
SM
2
Senvest Management
New York
$33.7M +$32.7M +2,051,492 New
MC
3
Muzinich & Co
New York
$30.5M -$6.37M -399,156 -18%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
4
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$23.4M -$2.05M -128,430 -8%
Citadel Advisors
5
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$13.9M +$6.2M +388,570 +85%
HCM
6
Hilton Capital Management
New York
$13.5M +$13.2M +824,790 New
Bank of Montreal
7
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$10.4M +$1.44M +90,000 +17%
AM
8
Ares Management
California
$9.05M -$2.65M -165,833 -23%
LSV Asset Management
9
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$8.89M +$2.56M +160,130 +42%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.76M -$17.2K -1,075 -0.2%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.76M -$945K -59,196 -14%
GIM
12
Greenwich Investment Management
Connecticut
$5.19M +$70.4K +4,412 +1%
KCM
13
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$5.12M -$1.91M -119,636 -28%
VanEck Associates
14
VanEck Associates
New York
$4.75M -$651K -40,813 -12%
GC
15
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$4.52M +$43.1K +2,701 +1%
BlackRock
16
BlackRock
New York
$3.92M -$498K -31,193 -12%
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.33M -$1.06M -66,572 -25%
GCP
18
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$2.78M -$370K -23,207 -12%
Two Sigma Advisers
19
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$2.73M -$1.83M -114,949 -41%
PI
20
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$2.6M +$1.23M +76,954 +95%
OAM
21
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$2.42M +$2.38M +149,096 New
Legal & General Group
22
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$2.27M +$195K +12,221 +10%
Invesco
23
Invesco
Georgia
$2.23M -$142K -8,898 -6%
PAM
24
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
$1.78M -$6.93M -434,345 -80%
GF
25
Gabelli Funds
New York
$1.73M +$6.99K +438 +0.4%

OCSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

119 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $270M — up 20% from $224M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of OCSL and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 58 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was Senvest Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $32.7M. The largest seller was Delphi Financial Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.1M sold.

  • 119 institutional investors held Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) as of Q3 2017, down from 129 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $270M of Oaktree Specialty Lending stock for Q3 2017, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Oaktree Specialty Lending positions in Q3 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Oaktree Specialty Lending buyer in Q3 2017 was Senvest Management, an estimated $32.7M added.
  • The largest Oaktree Specialty Lending seller in Q3 2017 was Delphi Financial Group, an estimated $11.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.