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Ares Capital

810 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, 253 reducing their positions, and 71 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
810
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
SAG
701
SageView Advisory Group
California
$29K
NRG
702
Nemes Rush Group
Michigan
$28.6K
FDW
703
Fourth Dimension Wealth
Ohio
$28.4K
SAM
704
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
$28K
SWA
705
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$27.1K
SC
706
Swan Capital
Florida
$26.9K
P
707
Palladiem
Pennsylvania
$26.4K
ADL
708
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$25.1K
ME
709
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$24.7K
Q1WB
710
Quest 10 Wealth Builders
Virginia
$24.6K
CHC
711
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$23.3K
SL
712
Salomon & Ludwin
Virginia
$23.2K
VNA
713
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$23K
PR
714
Payden & Rygel
California
$23K
ST
715
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$23K
FCMT
716
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$22.5K
HNW
717
High Note Wealth
Minnesota
$22.4K
PB
718
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$22.3K
RDFA
719
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory
Ohio
$22.2K
FMP
720
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$21.8K
RFP
721
Root Financial Partners
California
$21.1K
CAM
722
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
$21K
MCM
723
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$20.2K
CCMW
724
Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming)
Wyoming
$20.2K
CB
725
Community Bank
New York
$20.2K