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Ares Capital

829 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.86B invested in Ares Capital in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 137 funds opening new positions, 295 increasing their positions, 254 reducing their positions, and 75 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 funds holding

Funds holding:

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.62B → $4.86B (+$237M)

1.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.1%33.53% (+1.4%)

57% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $73.1M | Put options by funds: $171M

Holders
829
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
CC
551
Clearwave Capital
California
$306K
OIA
552
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$304K
AA
553
Advisory Advocates
Michigan
$301K
FCM
554
Firestone Capital Management
Florida
$300K
CWS
555
Cypress Wealth Services
California
$300K
DLCIG
556
D.L. Carlson Investment Group
New Hampshire
$294K
GCP
557
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$293K
CFA
558
CWS Financial Advisors
Michigan
$291K
GSEP
559
Golden State Equity Partners
California
$289K
SFA
560
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$286K
PCA
561
Purkiss Capital Advisors
Connecticut
$285K
SP
562
Successful Portfolios
Florida
$284K
ORC
563
O'Rourke & Company
Massachusetts
$284K
BW
564
BIP Wealth
Georgia
$283K
HP
565
Highlander Partners
Texas
$283K
SI
566
Severin Investments
Missouri
$283K
VWA
567
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$280K
OPWM
568
Oregon Pacific Wealth Management
Oregon
$278K
NSIM
569
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$278K
TPA
570
Trivium Point Advisory
Connecticut
$277K
WAM
571
Worth Asset Management
Texas
$272K
Verition Fund Management
572
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$271K
KCM
573
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$269K
RA
574
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$265K
DWM
575
Diversify Wealth Management
Utah
$265K