PennantPark Floating Rate Capital
PFLT
132 hedge funds and large institutions have $286M invested in PennantPark Floating Rate Capital in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
175% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 20
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
50% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $412K | Put options by funds: $274K
43% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $200M → $286M (+$86.4M)
27% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 22
7.12% more ownership
Funds ownership: 21.93% → 29.06% (+7.1%)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 127 → 132 (+5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$17.9M |
| 2 |
SM
Scoggin Management
New York
|
+$16.4M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$7.07M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$6.31M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$6.19M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$10.3M |
| 2 |
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
|
-$1.05M |
| 3 |
VEA
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
|
-$883K |
| 4 |
MOS
MGO One Seven
Beachwood,
Ohio
|
-$726K |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$508K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
151
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$3.27K | -299 | Closed |
|
152
National Bank of Canada
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
| – | -$754 | -69 | Closed |
|
|
CAS
153
Coppell Advisory Solutions
Coppell,
Texas
| – | -$9 | -1 | Closed |
|
154
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$11 | -1 | Closed |
|
PFLT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review
132 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $286M — up 43% from $200M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new PFLT positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Marshall Wace, adding an estimated $17.9M. The largest seller was Balyasny Asset Management, cutting an estimated $10.3M.
- 132 institutional investors held PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT) as of Q1 2025, up from 127 in Q4 2024.
- Funds reported $286M of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital stock for Q1 2025, up 43% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new PennantPark Floating Rate Capital positions in Q1 2025 and 22 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest PennantPark Floating Rate Capital buyer in Q1 2025 was Marshall Wace, an estimated $17.9M added.
- The largest PennantPark Floating Rate Capital seller in Q1 2025 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $10.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.