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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
BAM
676
Bellevue Asset Management
Washington
$52.6K
CFO
677
CVA Family Office
Colorado
$51.2K
MIM
678
MTM Investment Management
South Carolina
$51K
IRC
679
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$49.5K
Bessemer Group
680
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$48K
HBW
681
Hazlett, Burt & Watson
West Virginia
$47K
BF
682
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$45.9K
PGAM
683
Princeton Global Asset Management
New Jersey
$45.7K
GAFA
684
Garton & Associates Financial Advisors
Kentucky
$43.8K
OC
685
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$41.7K
FMII
686
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$40.5K
HNB
687
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$38.6K
WWM
688
Wolff Wiese Magana
California
$38.5K
LWANC
689
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$37.1K
WB
690
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$36.9K
HWA
691
Heritage Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$36.4K
BAMF
692
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab
Denmark
$36K
HAP
693
Harbor Asset Planning
Massachusetts
$34.9K
FFA
694
Frazier Financial Advisors
Ohio
$34.4K
ECM
695
Estabrook Capital Management
New York
$33.4K
WOSD
696
WFA of San Diego
California
$33.4K
MHR
697
Matthew Hamilton Rosenberg
$33K
CWP
698
Clark Wealth Partners
Illinois
$32.9K
SIC
699
SJS Investment Consulting
Ohio
$31.3K
SAG
700
SageView Advisory Group
California
$29K