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Ares Capital

776 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.61B invested in Ares Capital in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 355 increasing their positions, 210 reducing their positions, and 86 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 829776 (-53)

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $82.8M | Put options by funds: $127M

37% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 86

Holders
776
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
$82.8M
Puts
$127M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$49.2M
2 +$36.9M
3 +$20.6M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$17.1M
5
EWM
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
+$14.8M

Top Sellers

1 -$24.8M
2 -$16.8M
3 -$16.7M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$16.7M
5
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$16.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State Street
101
State Street
Massachusetts
$7.7M
OL
102
one8zero8 LLC
North Carolina
$7.66M
OWP
103
Obermeyer Wealth Partners
Colorado
$7.55M
SWA
104
SFMG Wealth Advisors
Texas
$7.45M
Pathstone Holdings
105
Pathstone Holdings
New Jersey
$7.36M
RBC
106
Romano Brothers & Co
Illinois
$7.26M
MA
107
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$7.14M
PAG
108
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$7.08M
MFIM
109
Mesirow Financial Investment Management
Illinois
$7.06M
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
110
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$6.62M
Cerity Partners
111
Cerity Partners
New York
$6.59M
SAM
112
Smith Asset Management
Florida
$6.05M
FCMA
113
Foresight Capital Management Advisors
Michigan
$5.93M
SIG
114
Sargent Investment Group
Maryland
$5.92M
FIA
115
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$5.85M
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
116
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$5.74M
IAIM
117
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$5.56M
CAG
118
Crestwood Advisors Group
Massachusetts
$5.44M
ECM
119
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$5.41M
Creative Planning
120
Creative Planning
Kansas
$5.39M
KCPG
121
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
$5.38M
MFG
122
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$5.16M
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
123
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$5.15M
MCP
124
Mirador Capital Partners
California
$5.11M
PC
125
Prairiewood Capital
North Dakota
$5.04M