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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
BLC
151
Brown, Lisle/Cummings
Rhode Island
$3.97M
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
152
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$3.96M
CCFM
153
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$3.91M
ACM
154
Aquatic Capital Management
Illinois
$3.88M
FNT
155
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$3.87M
CIBC World Market
156
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$3.83M
IAA
157
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$3.75M
WA
158
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$3.69M
PL
159
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$3.61M
CSA
160
Cottage Street Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.6M
FMN
161
Financial Management Network
California
$3.57M
CEFA
162
Closed-End Fund Advisors
Virginia
$3.46M
PCA
163
Providence Capital Advisors
North Carolina
$3.43M
BAAM
164
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$3.41M
SS
165
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$3.37M
JIC
166
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$3.35M
MCM
167
Marathon Capital Management
Maryland
$3.33M
NFSG
168
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$3.33M
SW
169
SlateStone Wealth
Florida
$3.31M
SPC
170
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$3.31M
GIC
171
Generali Investments CEE
Czech Republic
$3.28M
IWM
172
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$3.22M
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
173
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
Germany
$3.21M
Bank of New York Mellon
174
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.17M
BP
175
BBR Partners
New York
$3.16M