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Ares Capital

809 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.8B invested in Ares Capital in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 123 funds opening new positions, 292 increasing their positions, 252 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more ownership

Funds ownership:

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.61B → $4.8B (+$192M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1616 (0)

57% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $73.1M | Put options by funds: $171M

Holders
809
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$73.1M
Puts
$171M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$113M
2 +$66.6M
3 +$33.3M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$32M
5
MSDF
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
New York
+$26M

Top Sellers

1 -$46.7M
2 -$36.1M
3 -$26M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$25.3M
5
MGAM
McGowan Group Asset Management
Texas
-$23.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
DFCM
226
Dark Forest Capital Management
Puerto Rico
$2.06M
RP
227
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$2.06M
FM
228
Family Management
New York
$2.05M
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
229
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$2.03M
EGA
230
Eagle Global Advisors
Texas
$2.02M
TYCC
231
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.99M
PFS
232
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.99M
KPWS
233
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$1.98M
BTD
234
BankPlus Trust Department
Mississippi
$1.93M
MWC
235
MBM Wealth Consultants
Missouri
$1.87M
AUB
236
Atlantic Union Bankshares
Virginia
$1.85M
KWM
237
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$1.83M
JIP
238
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$1.82M
SFPG
239
Stonebridge Financial Planning Group
Florida
$1.79M
SA
240
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$1.79M
IP
241
Integras Partners
Georgia
$1.77M
WT
242
Whittier Trust
California
$1.76M
JWCA
243
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$1.73M
AQR Capital Management
244
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.68M
VF
245
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.67M
SFS
246
Stiles Financial Services
Minnesota
$1.67M
ACM
247
Ayrshire Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.66M
SC
248
Savant Capital
Illinois
$1.66M
MML Investors Services
249
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.64M
Mercer Global Advisors
250
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$1.62M