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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
PA
301
Parallel Advisors
California
$1.2M
WS
302
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.2M
SWP
303
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.2M
AIM
304
Access Investment Management
Georgia
$1.18M
AF
305
Allworth Financial
California
$1.17M
DCPAL
306
Div Capital Phoenix Assets Ltd
$1.17M
HIP
307
HUB Investment Partners
Texas
$1.16M
GWMIA
308
Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory
Florida
$1.16M
LF
309
Lantz Financial
Illinois
$1.15M
DC
310
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$1.15M
JMA
311
J.M. Arbour
Maine
$1.14M
PCA
312
Pallas Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.13M
STB
313
S&T Bank
Pennsylvania
$1.13M
GWM
314
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.13M
AWM
315
Accel Wealth Management
Iowa
$1.12M
CFG
316
Certior Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$1.09M
IA
317
Inspire Advisors
Idaho
$1.09M
IWN
318
Independent Wealth Network
Iowa
$1.08M
T. Rowe Price Associates
319
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.07M
OBWG
320
Onyx Bridge Wealth Group
New York
$1.07M
FCA
321
FLC Capital Advisors
California
$1.03M
VFPW
322
Vantage Financial Partners (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$1.02M
CWM
323
C2C Wealth Management
Arizona
$1.01M
DSC
324
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$1.01M
MWA
325
Merkkuri Wealth Advisors
New York
$1M