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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
LFG
201
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$2.64M
Truist Financial
202
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$2.63M
MFIM
203
Mesirow Financial Investment Management
Illinois
$2.63M
NW
204
NewEdge Wealth
Pennsylvania
$2.62M
BFA
205
Brendel Financial Advisors
New Hampshire
$2.59M
FFP
206
FourThought Financial Partners
Florida
$2.58M
GWP
207
Gateway Wealth Partners
Wisconsin
$2.58M
Brown Advisory
208
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$2.55M
EGM
209
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$2.54M
SM
210
Sciencast Management
New Jersey
$2.53M
LWP
211
LFG Wealth Partners
Kentucky
$2.46M
JIC
212
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$2.4M
MCA
213
Magnolia Capital Advisors
Mississippi
$2.37M
PNC Financial Services Group
214
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2.31M
CW
215
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$2.28M
WA
216
Whipplewood Advisors
Colorado
$2.28M
PVM
217
Palogic Value Management
Texas
$2.24M
GSM
218
Global Strategic Management
Puerto Rico
$2.22M
Susquehanna International Group
219
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.21M
WWA
220
WCG Wealth Advisors
Nevada
$2.16M
ECM
221
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$2.15M
UAG
222
United Advisor Group
Ohio
$2.14M
SWM
223
Sculati Wealth Management
Michigan
$2.13M
PGF
224
Plan Group Financial
Oklahoma
$2.11M
BI
225
Bramshill Investments
Florida
$2.11M