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Ares Capital

826 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.85B invested in Ares Capital in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 135 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 capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 787826 (+39)

1.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.1%33.52% (+1.4%)

57% less call options, than puts

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

Holders
826
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
PR
726
Payden & Rygel
California
$23K
VNA
727
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$23K
ST
728
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$23K
FCMT
729
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$22.5K
HNW
730
High Note Wealth
Minnesota
$22.4K
PB
731
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$22.3K
RDFA
732
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory
Ohio
$22.2K
FMP
733
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$21.8K
RFP
734
Root Financial Partners
California
$21.1K
CAM
735
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
$21K
MCM
736
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$20.2K
CCMW
737
Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming)
Wyoming
$20.2K
CB
738
Community Bank
New York
$20.2K
CVM
739
Cheviot Value Management
California
$20.2K
KFI
740
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$20K
OP
741
ORG Partners
Indiana
$19.4K
AG
742
AmeriFlex Group
Nevada
$18.9K
AIM
743
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$18.2K
CT
744
Colonial Trust
South Carolina
$17.9K
RFS
745
Richardson Financial Services
Massachusetts
$16.9K
CFS
746
CGC Financial Services
Oregon
$16.3K
QL
747
Quarry LP
New York
$15.6K
QCG
748
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$14.8K
NS
749
NBC Securities
Alabama
$14.7K
CG
750
Curat Global
New Hampshire
$14.7K