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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
FMWA
626
Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors
Missouri
$203K
EM
627
ELCO Management
New York
$203K
MPCA
628
Madison Park Capital Advisors
Washington
$202K
APA
629
Astoria Portfolio Advisors
New York
$202K
TNA
630
True North Advisors
Texas
$202K
GJIA
631
Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors
Maryland
$201K
MWPCG
632
Measured Wealth Private Client Group
New Hampshire
$200K
HA
633
Hyposwiss Advisors
$197K
BTI
634
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
$196K
CP
635
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$185K
ACA
636
American Capital Advisory
Idaho
$164K
HC
637
Hurley Capital
New York
$156K
LSA
638
Leonteq Securities AG
Switzerland
$156K
KCM
639
Key Capital Management
Tennessee
$154K
NICM
640
Neo Ivy Capital Management
New York
$144K
AssetMark Inc
641
AssetMark Inc
California
$138K
UBP
642
Union Bancaire Privee
Switzerland
$132K
Fifth Third Bancorp
643
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$114K
CI
644
CX Institutional
Indiana
$114K
VNIM
645
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
$114K
CCM
646
Chilton Capital Management
Texas
$111K
PFBT
647
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$110K
RWA
648
Redmont Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$105K
CB
649
Centennial Bank
Arkansas
$98.2K
OCM
650
Orion Capital Management
California
$97.7K