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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
RFN
251
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
$1.62M
MYIA
252
Mount Yale Investment Advisors
Colorado
$1.61M
VAS
253
Vestmark Advisory Solutions
Massachusetts
$1.61M
UCFA
254
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.6M
BMWM
255
Brown Miller Wealth Management
Virginia
$1.58M
SIC
256
Samalin Investment Counsel
New York
$1.57M
1832 Asset Management
257
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.54M
GRP
258
Global Retirement Partners
California
$1.54M
RFA
259
Register Financial Advisors
Georgia
$1.54M
SAI
260
Savvy Advisors Inc
New York
$1.52M
MG
261
Marex Group
$1.51M
CIA
262
Concurrent Investment Advisors
Florida
$1.5M
SCA
263
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$1.49M
LF
264
Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning
Sweden
$1.48M
Lazard Asset Management
265
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$1.47M
SWM
266
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$1.47M
SF
267
Summit Financial
New Jersey
$1.47M
LCWP
268
Legacy Capital Wealth Partners
Arkansas
$1.46M
GWMR
269
GC Wealth Management RIA
Massachusetts
$1.46M
EML
270
Eos Management LP
New York
$1.42M
NGA
271
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
$1.42M
TI
272
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
$1.37M
Wealthfront Advisers
273
Wealthfront Advisers
California
$1.37M
CWM
274
Castle Wealth Management
Florida
$1.36M
WWM
275
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.35M