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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
DCPAL
301
Div Capital Phoenix Assets Ltd
$1.17M
HIP
302
HUB Investment Partners
Texas
$1.16M
GWMIA
303
Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory
Florida
$1.16M
LF
304
Lantz Financial
Illinois
$1.15M
DC
305
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$1.15M
JMA
306
J.M. Arbour
Maine
$1.14M
PCA
307
Pallas Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.13M
STB
308
S&T Bank
Pennsylvania
$1.13M
GWM
309
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.13M
AWM
310
Accel Wealth Management
Iowa
$1.12M
CFG
311
Certior Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$1.09M
IA
312
Inspire Advisors
Idaho
$1.09M
IWN
313
Independent Wealth Network
Iowa
$1.08M
T. Rowe Price Associates
314
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.07M
OBWG
315
Onyx Bridge Wealth Group
New York
$1.07M
FCA
316
FLC Capital Advisors
California
$1.03M
VFPW
317
Vantage Financial Partners (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$1.02M
CWM
318
C2C Wealth Management
Arizona
$1.01M
DSC
319
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$1.01M
MWA
320
Merkkuri Wealth Advisors
New York
$1M
KLCM
321
KG&L Capital Management
Louisiana
$1M
GCM
322
Graham Capital Management
Connecticut
$1M
CB
323
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$995K
SG Americas Securities
324
SG Americas Securities
New York
$994K
BHPW
325
Beverly Hills Private Wealth
California
$991K