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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
PAS
626
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$216K
VT
627
Vise Technologies
New York
$214K
FCBT
628
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$213K
SIC
629
Sterling Investment Counsel
New York
$212K
TCA
630
Transcend Capital Advisors
New Jersey
$211K
KA
631
KLCM Advisors
Wisconsin
$210K
BWP
632
Burling Wealth Partners
Illinois
$208K
EWA
633
EverSource Wealth Advisors
Alabama
$208K
MA
634
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$207K
CA
635
Callahan Advisors
Texas
$206K
SSG
636
Summit Securities Group
New York
$204K
FMWA
637
Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors
Missouri
$203K
EM
638
ELCO Management
New York
$203K
MPCA
639
Madison Park Capital Advisors
Washington
$202K
APA
640
Astoria Portfolio Advisors
New York
$202K
TNA
641
True North Advisors
Texas
$202K
GJIA
642
Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors
Maryland
$201K
MWPCG
643
Measured Wealth Private Client Group
New Hampshire
$200K
HA
644
Hyposwiss Advisors
$197K
BTI
645
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
$196K
CP
646
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$185K
ACA
647
American Capital Advisory
Idaho
$164K
HC
648
Hurley Capital
New York
$156K
LSA
649
Leonteq Securities AG
Switzerland
$156K
KCM
650
Key Capital Management
Tennessee
$154K