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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
CCM
826
Callodine Capital Management
Massachusetts
MCM
827
Massar Capital Management
Connecticut
FFG
828
Floyd Financial Group
Missouri
SQA
829
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
MM
830
MQS Management
New York
AR
831
Advisory Research
Illinois
VCP
832
Verus Capital Partners
Arizona
Capstone Investment Advisors
833
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
SRL
834
Scientech Research LLC
New Jersey
AC
835
Amitell Capital
Singapore
IAN
836
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
MMA
837
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
FA
838
Fiduciary Alliance
South Carolina
KCM
839
Kathmere Capital Management
Pennsylvania
SWMG
840
Stillwater Wealth Management Group
Florida
BA
841
Bard Associates
Illinois
ACC
842
Acorn Creek Capital
Colorado
CRWM
843
Castle Rock Wealth Management
California
BSG
844
Black Swift Group
Colorado
SWA
845
Strategies Wealth Advisors
Michigan
CPRC
846
Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp
New York
SMA
847
Seven Mile Advisory
New Jersey
BCA
848
Bay Colony Advisors
Massachusetts
S
849
Steadtrust
Texas
WAG
850
Windsor Advisory Group
Ohio