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