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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
FAM
451
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$494K
FA
452
FSA Advisors
Michigan
$493K
BRWA
453
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$490K
MW
454
Maia Wealth
Colorado
$489K
WCM
455
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$480K
TF
456
Trek Financial
Arizona
$477K
SWM
457
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$472K
DWP
458
Daymark Wealth Partners
Ohio
$471K
MCM
459
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$471K
MHS
460
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$470K
GAA
461
Global Assets Advisory
Florida
$467K
PPW
462
Parcion Private Wealth
Washington
$465K
SW
463
SteelPeak Wealth
California
$460K
SWM
464
Segment Wealth Management
Texas
$456K
SC
465
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$452K
MFG
466
Magnus Financial Group
New York
$447K
GAM
467
Griffin Asset Management
New York
$447K
SWA
468
Sax Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$442K
BWM
469
BankPlus Wealth Management
Mississippi
$439K
GSIAS
470
Garden State Investment Advisory Services
New Jersey
$436K
DA
471
DCM Advisors
New York
$431K
AWM
472
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
$429K
CF
473
Centaurus Financial
California
$428K
TWM
474
Trueblood Wealth Management
Ohio
$428K
LWP
475
LeClair Wealth Partners
Ohio
$427K