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Ares Capital

819 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.85B invested in Ares Capital in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 130 funds opening new positions, 293 increasing their positions, 254 reducing their positions, and 73 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: $ → $

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 784819 (+35)

1.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.06%33.47% (+1.4%)

57% less call options, than puts

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

Holders
819
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
MGP
151
M&G plc
United Kingdom
$4M
BLC
152
Brown, Lisle/Cummings
Rhode Island
$3.97M
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
153
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$3.96M
CCFM
154
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$3.91M
ACM
155
Aquatic Capital Management
Illinois
$3.88M
FNT
156
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$3.87M
CIBC World Market
157
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$3.83M
IAA
158
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$3.75M
WA
159
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$3.69M
PL
160
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$3.61M
CSA
161
Cottage Street Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.6M
FMN
162
Financial Management Network
California
$3.57M
CEFA
163
Closed-End Fund Advisors
Virginia
$3.46M
PCA
164
Providence Capital Advisors
North Carolina
$3.43M
BAAM
165
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$3.41M
SS
166
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$3.37M
JIC
167
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$3.35M
MCM
168
Marathon Capital Management
Maryland
$3.33M
NFSG
169
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$3.33M
SW
170
SlateStone Wealth
Florida
$3.31M
SPC
171
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$3.31M
GIC
172
Generali Investments CEE
Czech Republic
$3.28M
IWM
173
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$3.22M
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
174
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
Germany
$3.21M
Bank of New York Mellon
175
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.17M