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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
CAU
276
Caxton Associates (UK)
$1.35M
NAM
277
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$1.35M
CLA
278
Carnegie Lake Advisors
New Jersey
$1.34M
GA
279
GoalVest Advisory
New York
$1.33M
National Bank of Canada
280
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$1.33M
PC
281
Permanens Capital
New York
$1.33M
LTAS
282
Linden Thomas Advisory Services
North Carolina
$1.32M
WSFS
283
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$1.32M
IPAM
284
Investment Partners Asset Management
New Jersey
$1.31M
ProShare Advisors
285
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$1.3M
AFA
286
AA Financial Advisors
Ohio
$1.3M
DM
287
Delphi Management
Massachusetts
$1.28M
ATPW
288
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth
Arizona
$1.27M
MPPLM
289
Midwest Professional Planners Ltd (MPPL)
Wisconsin
$1.26M
RIL
290
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$1.26M
BIM
291
Baldwin Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$1.25M
KCFA
292
Key Client Fiduciary Advisors
New Jersey
$1.24M
GMA
293
Glassy Mountain Advisors
Maryland
$1.22M
MWM
294
Modern Wealth Management
Kansas
$1.21M
CIG
295
Cascade Investment Group
Colorado
$1.21M
PA
296
Parallel Advisors
California
$1.2M
WS
297
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.2M
SWP
298
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.2M
AIM
299
Access Investment Management
Georgia
$1.18M
AF
300
Allworth Financial
California
$1.17M