ARCC icon

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
SP
551
Successful Portfolios
Florida
$284K
ORC
552
O'Rourke & Company
Massachusetts
$284K
BW
553
BIP Wealth
Georgia
$283K
HP
554
Highlander Partners
Texas
$283K
SI
555
Severin Investments
Missouri
$283K
VWA
556
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$280K
OPWM
557
Oregon Pacific Wealth Management
Oregon
$278K
NSIM
558
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$278K
TPA
559
Trivium Point Advisory
Connecticut
$277K
WAM
560
Worth Asset Management
Texas
$272K
Verition Fund Management
561
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$271K
KCM
562
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$269K
RA
563
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$265K
DWM
564
Diversify Wealth Management
Utah
$265K
SC
565
Sepio Capital
Utah
$263K
LNWTC
566
Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Company
Washington
$258K
SEIA
567
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$257K
C
568
Certuity
Florida
$255K
S
569
SignatureFD
Georgia
$254K
AGP
570
Autumn Glory Partners
Texas
$254K
SMA
571
Sage Mountain Advisors
Georgia
$253K
PFGIA
572
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$252K
CSP
573
Cary Street Partners
Virginia
$250K
GFA
574
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors
Illinois
$249K
BFA
575
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$249K