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Ares Capital

776 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.61B invested in Ares Capital in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 355 increasing their positions, 210 reducing their positions, and 86 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 829776 (-53)

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $82.8M | Put options by funds: $127M

37% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 86

Holders
776
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
$82.8M
Puts
$127M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$49.2M
2 +$36.9M
3 +$20.6M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$17.1M
5
EWM
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
+$14.8M

Top Sellers

1 -$24.8M
2 -$16.8M
3 -$16.7M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$16.7M
5
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$16.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VA
501
VestGen Advisors
Illinois
$342K
WAM
502
Worth Asset Management
Texas
$340K
XF
503
XML Financial
Maryland
$340K
HPC
504
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$339K
GVAG
505
Great Valley Advisor Group
Delaware
$338K
LA
506
LexAurum Advisors
Kansas
$337K
RA
507
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$337K
FWP
508
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
$336K
KTC
509
Kentucky Trust Company
Kentucky
$333K
Jones Financial Companies
510
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$333K
CA
511
Calton & Associates
Florida
$332K
KCM
512
Kathmere Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$331K
VNIM
513
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
$326K
SWP
514
Sagespring Wealth Partners
Tennessee
$321K
CAG
515
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$319K
DWA
516
Douglass Winthrop Advisors
New York
$318K
Deutsche Bank
517
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$314K
MW
518
MBL Wealth
North Carolina
$313K
MNBTD
519
Moody National Bank Trust Division
Texas
$311K
SFS
520
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$309K
VWA
521
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$309K
SI
522
Severin Investments
Missouri
$309K
MWA
523
Merkkuri Wealth Advisors
New York
$309K
VAS
524
Vestmark Advisory Solutions
Massachusetts
$308K
DLCIG
525
D.L. Carlson Investment Group
New Hampshire
$306K