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Ares Capital

829 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.86B invested in Ares Capital in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 137 funds opening new positions, 295 increasing their positions, 254 reducing their positions, and 75 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 in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more funds holding

Funds holding:

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.62B → $4.86B (+$237M)

1.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.1%33.53% (+1.4%)

57% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $73.1M | Put options by funds: $171M

Holders
829
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
17
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
CHC
726
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$23.3K
SL
727
Salomon & Ludwin
Virginia
$23.2K
PR
728
Payden & Rygel
California
$23K
VNA
729
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$23K
ST
730
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$23K
FCMT
731
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$22.5K
HNW
732
High Note Wealth
Minnesota
$22.4K
PB
733
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$22.3K
RDFA
734
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory
Ohio
$22.2K
FMP
735
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$21.8K
RFP
736
Root Financial Partners
California
$21.1K
CAM
737
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
$21K
CCMW
738
Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming)
Wyoming
$20.2K
MCM
739
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$20.2K
CB
740
Community Bank
New York
$20.2K
CVM
741
Cheviot Value Management
California
$20.2K
KFI
742
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$20K
OP
743
ORG Partners
Indiana
$19.4K
AG
744
AmeriFlex Group
Nevada
$18.9K
AIM
745
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$18.2K
CT
746
Colonial Trust
South Carolina
$17.9K
RFS
747
Richardson Financial Services
Massachusetts
$16.9K
CFS
748
CGC Financial Services
Oregon
$16.3K
QL
749
Quarry LP
New York
$15.6K
QCG
750
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$14.8K