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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
CWM
276
Castle Wealth Management
Florida
$1.36M
WWM
277
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.35M
CAU
278
Caxton Associates (UK)
$1.35M
NAM
279
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$1.35M
CLA
280
Carnegie Lake Advisors
New Jersey
$1.34M
GA
281
GoalVest Advisory
New York
$1.33M
National Bank of Canada
282
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$1.33M
PC
283
Permanens Capital
New York
$1.33M
LTAS
284
Linden Thomas Advisory Services
North Carolina
$1.32M
WSFS
285
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$1.32M
IPAM
286
Investment Partners Asset Management
New Jersey
$1.31M
ProShare Advisors
287
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$1.3M
HSBC Holdings
288
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.3M
AFA
289
AA Financial Advisors
Ohio
$1.3M
DM
290
Delphi Management
Massachusetts
$1.28M
ATPW
291
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth
Arizona
$1.27M
MPPLM
292
Midwest Professional Planners Ltd (MPPL)
Wisconsin
$1.26M
RIL
293
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$1.26M
BIM
294
Baldwin Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$1.25M
KCFA
295
Key Client Fiduciary Advisors
New Jersey
$1.24M
GMA
296
Glassy Mountain Advisors
Maryland
$1.22M
MWM
297
Modern Wealth Management
Kansas
$1.21M
CIG
298
Cascade Investment Group
Colorado
$1.21M
PA
299
Parallel Advisors
California
$1.2M
WS
300
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.2M