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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
MFG
126
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$5.72M
BAM
127
Bayview Asset Management
Florida
$5.46M
Tudor Investment Corp
128
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$5.35M
ECM
129
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$5.28M
SIC
130
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$5.22M
Russell Investments Group
131
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$5.21M
BPA
132
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
$5.2M
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
133
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$5.11M
MCP
134
Mirador Capital Partners
California
$5.1M
Ensign Peak Advisors
135
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$5.06M
CWM
136
Challenger Wealth Management
California
$4.97M
TCBWMS
137
Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services
Texas
$4.88M
William Blair & Company
138
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$4.7M
Point72 Asset Management
139
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$4.7M
CCM
140
Condor Capital Management
New Jersey
$4.69M
PA
141
Perennial Advisors
New York
$4.67M
AWM
142
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$4.65M
WAP
143
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$4.62M
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
144
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$4.5M
Mariner
145
Mariner
Kansas
$4.45M
BA
146
Baugh & Associates
Georgia
$4.29M
AWM
147
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$4.29M
HWM
148
HB Wealth Management
Georgia
$4.28M
MWM
149
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$4.2M
MW
150
Marble Wealth
Alabama
$4.18M