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Ares Capital

819 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.85B invested in Ares Capital in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 130 funds opening new positions, 293 increasing their positions, 254 reducing their positions, and 73 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 capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 784819 (+35)

1.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.06%33.47% (+1.4%)

57% less call options, than puts

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

Holders
819
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
EFS
226
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$2.1M
DFCM
227
Dark Forest Capital Management
Puerto Rico
$2.06M
RP
228
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$2.06M
FM
229
Family Management
New York
$2.05M
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
230
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$2.03M
EGA
231
Eagle Global Advisors
Texas
$2.02M
TYCC
232
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.99M
PFS
233
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.99M
KPWS
234
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$1.98M
BTD
235
BankPlus Trust Department
Mississippi
$1.93M
MWC
236
MBM Wealth Consultants
Missouri
$1.87M
AUB
237
Atlantic Union Bankshares
Virginia
$1.85M
KWM
238
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$1.83M
JIP
239
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$1.82M
SFPG
240
Stonebridge Financial Planning Group
Florida
$1.79M
SA
241
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$1.79M
IP
242
Integras Partners
Georgia
$1.77M
WT
243
Whittier Trust
California
$1.76M
JWCA
244
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$1.73M
BONH
245
Bank of New Hampshire
New Hampshire
$1.69M
AQR Capital Management
246
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.68M
VF
247
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.67M
SFS
248
Stiles Financial Services
Minnesota
$1.67M
ACM
249
Ayrshire Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.66M
SC
250
Savant Capital
Illinois
$1.66M