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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
FPAS
401
Focus Partners Advisor Solutions
Missouri
$616K
HAG
402
HighPoint Advisor Group
Illinois
$615K
WPC
403
Wedmont Private Capital
Pennsylvania
$613K
KeyBank National Association
404
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$610K
AAP
405
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$609K
JSSH
406
J. Safra Sarasin Holding
$607K
QCIG
407
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$606K
CH
408
Canton Hathaway
Rhode Island
$600K
TIM
409
Triad Investment Management
California
$596K
CIA
410
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$594K
DAS
411
Diversify Advisory Services
Utah
$589K
AWE
412
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$585K
WFC
413
Western Financial Corp
California
$584K
PPW
414
Pasadena Private Wealth
California
$582K
SM
415
Samjo Management
New York
$577K
LAM
416
Lewis Asset Management
California
$576K
AFG
417
Atomi Financial Group
New York
$570K
NHC
418
Nicholas Hoffman & Company
Georgia
$569K
RBFC
419
Roman Butler Fullerton & Co
Missouri
$568K
PI
420
PFG Investments
New York
$566K
ACM
421
AUA Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$558K
FDCDDQ
422
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$555K
MC
423
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$555K
Jones Financial Companies
424
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$554K
IF
425
Intrua Financial
Texas
$552K