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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
CFSG
501
Clark Financial Services Group
Missouri
$384K
TWM
502
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$381K
PG
503
Prostatis Group
Maryland
$380K
PCG
504
Prosperity Consulting Group
Maryland
$379K
GCM
505
Generation Capital Management
New York
$376K
CCC
506
Compass Capital Corp
Massachusetts
$376K
SFS
507
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$375K
BAG
508
Bridgewealth Advisory Group
California
$374K
GPW
509
Gentry Private Wealth
Kansas
$371K
NP
510
NorthRock Partners
Minnesota
$370K
XF
511
XML Financial
Maryland
$370K
GVAG
512
Great Valley Advisor Group
Delaware
$368K
LA
513
LVW Advisors
New York
$362K
BHCM
514
Brevan Howard Capital Management
Jersey
$362K
VAF
515
Values Added Financial
District of Columbia
$361K
DIG
516
DeepCurrents Investment Group
New York
$359K
SC
517
SummitTX Capital
Texas
$357K
GFG
518
Genesis Financial Group
New Jersey
$356K
MA
519
MONECO Advisors
Connecticut
$356K
AF
520
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$355K
OAM
521
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$350K
TWP
522
Tyche Wealth Partners
Texas
$348K
BFG
523
Beto Financial Group
Idaho
$347K
SIG
524
Spinnaker Investment Group
California
$343K
SWM
525
SFG Wealth Management
Maryland
$341K