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Oaktree Specialty Lending

139 hedge funds and large institutions have $275M invested in Oaktree Specialty Lending in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 36 (+3)

0.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 14.61%15.37% (+0.76%)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 47

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 146139 (-7)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $306M → $275M (-$31.4M)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 28

71% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $15K | Put options by funds: $51K

Holders
139
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-4.79%
% of All Funds
3.1%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
23
Increased
44
Reduced
47
Closed
28
Calls
$15K
Puts
$51K
Net Calls
-$36K
Net Calls Change
-$34K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SCM
1
Springhouse Capital Management
Connecticut
$30.7M -$863K -63,092 -3%
PMG
2
Private Management Group
California
$20.3M +$204K +14,892 +0.9%
RRAM
3
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
$20.2M -$9.97M -728,660 -31%
JVBC
4
J.V. Bruni & Co
Colorado
$16.7M +$3.98M +290,879 +28%
HCM
5
Hilton Capital Management
New York
$16.4M -$374K -27,350 -2%
BAM
6
Bayview Asset Management
Florida
$10.8M +$11.6M +851,220 New
KCM
7
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$9.54M +$2.8M +204,549 +37%
AM
8
Ares Management
California
$8.87M +$992K +72,533 +12%
LSV Asset Management
9
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$8.25M +$679K +49,625 +8%
Bank of Montreal
10
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$8.03M
MC
11
Muzinich & Co
New York
$7.56M -$636K -46,516 -7%
Citadel Advisors
12
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$7.51M +$161K +11,773 +2%
SCM
13
Solas Capital Management
Connecticut
$6.47M +$6.98M +510,200 New
IMOV
14
Investment Management of Virginia
Virginia
$5.33M +$5.03M +367,847 +707%
Arrowstreet Capital
15
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$5.31M +$461K +33,683 +9%
Millennium Management
16
Millennium Management
New York
$5.25M +$1.53M +112,217 +37%
GIM
17
Greenwich Investment Management
Connecticut
$4.4M -$360K -26,338 -7%
WFI
18
West Family Investments
California
$4.38M +$1.42M +104,185 +43%
JAM
19
Jacobs Asset Management
New York
$4.34M +$4.04M +295,735 +644%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
20
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$3.96M
RJA
21
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.81M -$4.13M -302,320 -50%
VanEck Associates
22
VanEck Associates
New York
$3.75M -$52.9K -3,870 -1%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$3.35M +$1.86M +135,756 +106%
CS
24
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.16M -$3.16M -231,247 -48%
Morgan Stanley
25
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.98M -$1.88M -137,489 -37%

OCSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

139 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $275M — down 10% from $306M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of OCSL and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 47 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.

The largest buyer was Investment Management of Virginia, adding an estimated $5.03M. The largest seller was River Road Asset Management, cutting an estimated $9.97M.

  • 139 institutional investors held Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) as of Q4 2018, down from 146 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $275M of Oaktree Specialty Lending stock for Q4 2018, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Oaktree Specialty Lending positions in Q4 2018 and 28 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Oaktree Specialty Lending buyer in Q4 2018 was Investment Management of Virginia, an estimated $5.03M added.
  • The largest Oaktree Specialty Lending seller in Q4 2018 was River Road Asset Management, an estimated $9.97M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.