HERCULES CAPITAL INC HTGC
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 427096508 · ISIN US4270965084
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($66.3k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 173.2m as of 2025-02-06, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $20.09. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($16.9m notional), 9 hold puts ($17.3m).
Trends to Q4 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 237 |
| Q4 2022 | 262 |
| Q1 2023 | 256 |
| Q2 2023 | 249 |
| Q3 2023 | 266 |
| Q4 2023 | 290 |
| Q1 2024 | 294 |
| Q2 2024 | 288 |
| Q3 2024 | 299 |
| Q4 2024 | 334 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 141 | 105 |
| Q2 2023 | 114 | 102 |
| Q3 2023 | 124 | 87 |
| Q4 2023 | 152 | 84 |
| Q1 2024 | 160 | 105 |
| Q2 2024 | 147 | 117 |
| Q3 2024 | 161 | 104 |
| Q4 2024 | 184 | 93 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $14.8m | $15.0m | 1.01 |
| Q2 2024 | $17.2m | $13.5m | 0.78 |
| Q3 2024 | $20.4m | $24.3m | 1.19 |
| Q4 2024 | $16.9m | $17.3m | 1.03 |
Biggest buyers
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +946.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | New | +740.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | +592.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +488.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +435.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +406.9k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +386.0k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Added | +323.0k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | New | +249.7k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | New | +163.3k |
Biggest sellers
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -386.4k |
| CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC. | Sold out | -222.5k |
| TrueMark Investments, LLC | Sold out | -199.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -142.8k |
| CAPITAL ADVISORY GROUP ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC | Reduced | -141.2k |
| PREVAIL INNOVATIVE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC | Reduced | -94.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc | Reduced | -93.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -86.6k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | Reduced | -45.1k |
| S&T Bank/PA | Reduced | -44.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $8.1m403.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $3.0m149.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.7m86.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.5m73.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.3m64.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.0m51.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $200.9k10.0k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $6.5m325.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $3.8m190.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $3.8m187.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.1m53.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $821.0k40.9k shares |
| Beach Point Capital Management LP | New | $614.8k30.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $548.5k27.3k shares |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | First filing | $128.0k8.0k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 1 | $47.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 2 | $104.6k | 1 | $6.2k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 1 | $14.1k | 1 | $295.2k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 6 | $500.1k | 1 | $2.0m | $2.0m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2024.
Holders, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.4m $69.1m | Added +323.0k |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC 3.50% of their portfolio | 2.8m $56.6m | Added +77.9k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $28.3m | Added +946.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $25.7m | Added +22.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $21.7m | Reduced -93.7k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.0m $20.5m | Added +62.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 987.3k $19.8m | Added +405 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 945.8k $19.0m | Added +488.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 857.5k $17.2m | Added +154.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 828.8k $16.7m | Added +435.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 788.4k $15.8m | Added +23.8k |
| Melia Wealth LLC 7.97% of their portfolio | 760.4k $15.3m | Added +16.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 740.2k $14.9m | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 670.7k $13.5m | Added +15.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 595.5k $12.0m | First filing |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 592.6k $11.9m | New |
| Gilman Hill Asset Management, LLC 2.02% of their portfolio | 577.2k $11.6m | Reduced -20.5k |
| TECTONIC ADVISORS LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 493.8k $9.9m | Added +60.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 450.9k $9.1m | Added +148.7k |
| Muzinich & Co., Inc. 6.38% of their portfolio | 450.0k $9.0m | Added +41.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 443.1k $8.9m | Reduced -142.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 442.8k $8.9m | Added +41.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 429.1k $8.6m | Added +406.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 420.3k $8.4m | Added +47.6k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 406.2k $8.2m | Reduced -794 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 389.3k $7.8m | Added +2.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 386.0k $7.8m | New |
| CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 382.2k $7.7m | Added +1.7k |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.02% of their portfolio | 360.6k $7.2m | Added +30.2k |
| Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd 0.14% of their portfolio | 350.0k $7.0m | Unchanged |
| DENALI ADVISORS LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 349.5k $7.0m | Reduced -9.1k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 327.4k $6.6m | Added +4.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 325.9k $6.5m | Added +28.8k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 322.0k $6.5m | Added +99.2k |
| S&T Bank/PA 2.00% of their portfolio | 312.6k $6.3m | Reduced -44.6k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 294.7k $5.9m | Added +173 |
| D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. 0.05% of their portfolio | 289.2k $5.8m | Added +5.3k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 282.7k $5.7m | Reduced -21.1k |
| Left Brain Wealth Management, LLC 2.09% of their portfolio | 275.9k $5.5m | Added +67.2k |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 253.4k $5.1m | Added +270 |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 249.7k $5.0m | New |
| ARES MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 226.6k $4.6m | Added +28.3k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.01% of their portfolio | 212.8k $4.3m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 206.8k $4.2m | Added +91.0k |
| FAS Wealth Partners, Inc. 0.33% of their portfolio | 196.2k $3.9m | Reduced -10.8k |
| Graypoint LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 164.9k $3.3m | Added +24.7k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 163.3k $3.3m | New |
| Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 162.8k $3.3m | Added +3.2k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 162.1k $3.3m | Added +9.6k |
| Naviter Wealth, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 158.1k $3.2m | Added +20.2k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.01% of their portfolio | 154.0k $3.1m | Added +13.9k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.01% of their portfolio | 152.6k $3.1m | Added +20.4k |
| ELEVATION POINT WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 147.5k $3.0m | Added +15.5k |
| CAPITAL ADVISORY GROUP ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 1.05% of their portfolio | 145.6k $2.9m | Reduced -141.2k |
| Truvestments Capital LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 144.1k $2.9m | Added +7.8k |
| Waterloo Capital, L.P. 0.30% of their portfolio | 143.0k $2.9m | Added +8.8k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 138.4k $2.8m | Added +496 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.5k $2.7m | Reduced -86.6k |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 131.1k $2.6m | Added +7.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 129.0k $2.6m | Added +4.5k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 124.7k $2.5m | New |
| NAPA WEALTH MANAGEMENT 1.08% of their portfolio | 124.2k $2.5m | Added +3.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.8k $2.4m | Reduced -7.6k |
| Golden State Wealth Management, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 115.7k $2.3m | First filing |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.7k $2.3m | Added +187 |
| Taylor Frigon Capital Management LLC 1.16% of their portfolio | 113.8k $2.3m | Reduced -2.0k |
| PFG Investments, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 112.5k $2.3m | Added +1.7k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 109.8k $2.2m | Added +75.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.1k $2.2m | Added +13.9k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 107.3k $2.2m | New |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.2k $2.2m | Reduced -45.1k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 103.7k $2.1m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.7k $2.1m | Added +49.6k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.9k $2.0m | Added +67.4k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 99.3k $2.0m | Added +32.0k |
| PENNINGTON PARTNERS & CO., LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 96.7k $1.9m | First filing |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 94.1k $1.9m | Added +11.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.7k $1.9m | Added +9.8k |
| NATIONS FINANCIAL GROUP INC, /IA/ /ADV 0.14% of their portfolio | 92.4k $1.9m | Added +799 |
| Legacy Capital Wealth Partners, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 88.9k $1.8m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 88.5k $1.8m | Reduced -23.9k |
| KESTRA PRIVATE WEALTH SERVICES, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 82.9k $1.7m | Added +6.1k |
| Atom Investors LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 82.4k $1.7m | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.4k $1.7m | Added +33.2k |
| Creegan & Nassoura Financial Group, LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 80.2k $1.6m | Reduced -200 |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.9k $1.6m | Added +2.6k |
| DELPHI MANAGEMENT INC /MA/ 1.50% of their portfolio | 77.4k $1.6m | Added +2.4k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.3k $1.6m | Added +14.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.0k $1.4m | New |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 67.4k $1.4m | Added +5.5k |
| SHARPEPOINT LLC 1.18% of their portfolio | 65.1k $1.3m | First filing |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.2k $1.3m | Added +639 |
| NAPLES GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 62.3k $1.3m | Added +600 |
| Essex Financial Services, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 60.9k $1.2m | Reduced -1.9k |
| PREVAIL INNOVATIVE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 60.5k $1.2m | Reduced -94.7k |
| Lido Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 59.6k $1.2m | Reduced -3.6k |
| Abundance Wealth Counselors 0.24% of their portfolio | 55.7k $1.1m | Reduced -168 |
| Arkadios Wealth Advisors 0.06% of their portfolio | 55.6k $1.1m | Reduced -229 |
| FJ Capital Management LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 55.0k $1.1m | New |
| NATIXIS 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.9k $1.1m | Reduced -36.8k |