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Prospect Capital

204 hedge funds and large institutions have $409M invested in Prospect Capital in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 66

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 222204 (-18)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $457M → $409M (-$48.9M)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 76 (-1)

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 35

82% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.75M | Put options by funds: $10M

Holders
204
Holders Change
-18
Holders Change %
-8.11%
% of All Funds
5.5%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
21
Increased
80
Reduced
66
Closed
35
Calls
$1.75M
Puts
$10M
Net Calls
-$8.25M
Net Calls Change
-$2.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SC
126
Sumit Capital
New York
$208K +$226K +28,194 New
NFG
127
Next Financial Group
Texas
$205K +$177K +22,096 +378%
PP
128
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$204K +$83.3K +10,366 +60%
AA
129
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$199K +$217K +27,000 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
130
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$192K +$209K +26,036 New
EFS
131
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$188K -$10.5K -1,303 -5%
SS
132
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$186K -$8.05K -1,002 -4%
CA
133
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$185K +$89.2K +11,107 +79%
FFA
134
First Foundation Advisors
California
$184K
RIA
135
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$184K +$22.7K +2,822 +13%
Janney Montgomery Scott
136
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$183K -$12.8K -1,589 -6%
California Public Employees Retirement System
137
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$181K -$187K -23,300 -49%
FMBTD
138
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Illinois
$180K
SI
139
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$178K +$7.13K +887 +4%
V
140
Veritable
Delaware
$174K +$190K +23,603 New
SIC
141
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$165K -$3.21K -400 -2%
AWA
142
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$161K -$10.4K -1,300 -6%
Prudential Financial
143
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$150K
RJT
144
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$147K
GWM
145
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$141K
Baird Financial Group
146
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$131K +$143K +17,776 New
VKH
147
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$129K -$285K -35,432 -67%
ICAS
148
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$124K -$23.3K -2,903 -15%
BTS
149
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$120K +$23.3K +2,900 +22%
KCM
150
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
$115K

PSEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

204 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Prospect Capital (PSEC) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $409M — down 11% from $457M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 35 funds closed out of PSEC and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 66 trimmed existing stakes and 80 added.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $13.3M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $8.95M.

  • 204 institutional investors held Prospect Capital (PSEC) as of Q2 2015, down from 222 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $409M of Prospect Capital stock for Q2 2015, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Prospect Capital positions in Q2 2015 and 35 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest Prospect Capital buyer in Q2 2015 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $13.3M added.
  • The largest Prospect Capital seller in Q2 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $8.95M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.