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Ares Capital

829 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.86B invested in Ares Capital in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 137 funds opening new positions, 295 increasing their positions, 254 reducing their positions, and 75 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 in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more funds holding

Funds holding:

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.62B → $4.86B (+$237M)

1.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.1%33.53% (+1.4%)

57% less call options, than puts

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

Holders
829
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
17
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
MCM
226
Mainstay Capital Management
Michigan
$2.11M
EFS
227
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$2.1M
DFCM
228
Dark Forest Capital Management
Puerto Rico
$2.06M
RP
229
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$2.06M
FM
230
Family Management
New York
$2.05M
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
231
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$2.03M
EGA
232
Eagle Global Advisors
Texas
$2.02M
TYCC
233
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.99M
PFS
234
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.99M
KPWS
235
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$1.98M
BTD
236
BankPlus Trust Department
Mississippi
$1.93M
MWC
237
MBM Wealth Consultants
Missouri
$1.87M
AUB
238
Atlantic Union Bankshares
Virginia
$1.85M
KWM
239
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$1.83M
JIP
240
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$1.82M
SFPG
241
Stonebridge Financial Planning Group
Florida
$1.79M
SA
242
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$1.79M
IP
243
Integras Partners
Georgia
$1.77M
WT
244
Whittier Trust
California
$1.76M
JWCA
245
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$1.73M
BONH
246
Bank of New Hampshire
New Hampshire
$1.69M
AQR Capital Management
247
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.68M
VF
248
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.67M
SFS
249
Stiles Financial Services
Minnesota
$1.67M
ACM
250
Ayrshire Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.66M