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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
MC
426
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$555K
Jones Financial Companies
427
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$554K
IF
428
Intrua Financial
Texas
$552K
AG
429
Ascent Group
Virginia
$549K
OSAM
430
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$541K
VIA
431
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$541K
KWA
432
Kingswood Wealth Advisors
California
$533K
CT
433
Clearstead Trust
Maine
$527K
BFG
434
Baron Financial Group
New Jersey
$526K
JFG
435
Jefferies Financial Group
New York
$517K
AFP
436
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$516K
EW
437
Evoke Wealth
California
$515K
APW
438
Aurora Private Wealth
New Jersey
$514K
SCTC
439
Sanibel Captiva Trust Company
Florida
$512K
FWP
440
Family Wealth Partners
North Carolina
$511K
QC
441
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$508K
MP
442
McDonald Partners
Ohio
$508K
GT
443
Glenview Trust
Kentucky
$507K
SOS
444
Silver Oak Securities
Tennessee
$506K
DFG
445
Delphi Financial Group
Delaware
$506K
VVP
446
Venture Visionary Partners
Ohio
$506K
JCFM
447
JBR Co Financial Management
Oklahoma
$505K
VA
448
VestGen Advisors
Illinois
$505K
TCM
449
Triumph Capital Management
Colorado
$504K
PCIA
450
Prime Capital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$501K