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Ares Capital

810 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, 253 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
810
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
ICM
476
Intrepid Capital Management
Florida
$424K
XWM
477
Xcel Wealth Management
Florida
$424K
E3F
478
Eight 31 Financial
Texas
$423K
JSAM
479
J. Safra Asset Management
New York
$421K
FFWM
480
Future Financial Wealth Management
Ohio
$419K
DWA
481
Douglass Winthrop Advisors
New York
$417K
PWPS
482
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services
Ohio
$414K
SFG
483
SageGuard Financial Group
Tennessee
$413K
PWA
484
PCG Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$408K
HT
485
Heritage Trust
Oklahoma
$408K
ANBT
486
American National Bank & Trust
Texas
$405K
PCC
487
Park Circle Company
Maryland
$405K
CL
488
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$403K
HI
489
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$402K
WAAG
490
Wealth Alliance Advisory Group
Kansas
$402K
PIA
491
Perennial Investment Advisors
California
$400K
TCOV
492
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$398K
RAM
493
Redmond Asset Management
Virginia
$392K
KA
494
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$392K
CA
495
Calton & Associates
Florida
$390K
AIA
496
AssuredPartners Investment Advisors
Florida
$388K
EFG
497
Ethos Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$387K
CA
498
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$386K
TH
499
TCTC Holdings
Texas
$384K
CC
500
Commons Capital
Massachusetts
$384K