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Ares Capital

797 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.42B invested in Ares Capital in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 85 funds opening new positions, 316 increasing their positions, 250 reducing their positions, and 98 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

more ownership

Funds ownership:

less funds holding

Funds holding:

less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 85 | Existing positions closed: 98

35% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1711 (-6)

44% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $96.5M | Put options by funds: $171M

Holders
797
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$96.5M
Puts
$171M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PR
701
Payden & Rygel
California
$21K
CHC
702
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$20.7K
DFA
703
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$20.3K
RDFA
704
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory
Ohio
$20.3K
SL
705
Salomon & Ludwin
Virginia
$20.3K
FCMT
706
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$20K
ST
707
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$20K
VNA
708
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$20K
FMP
709
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$19.9K
HNW
710
High Note Wealth
Minnesota
$19.9K
MCI
711
MRP Capital Investments
Georgia
$19.8K
PB
712
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$19.8K
CCMW
713
Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming)
Wyoming
$18K
CVM
714
Cheviot Value Management
California
$18K
MCM
715
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$18K
CB
716
Community Bank
New York
$18K
KFI
717
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$17.8K
AG
718
AmeriFlex Group
Nevada
$17.1K
AIM
719
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$16.2K
CT
720
Colonial Trust
South Carolina
$16K
RFS
721
Richardson Financial Services
Massachusetts
$15K
HFS
722
Hantz Financial Services
Michigan
$15K
CFS
723
CGC Financial Services
Oregon
$14.5K
QCG
724
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$13.5K
CG
725
Curat Global
New Hampshire
$13.4K