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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
MFIM
201
Mesirow Financial Investment Management
Illinois
$2.63M
NW
202
NewEdge Wealth
Pennsylvania
$2.62M
BFA
203
Brendel Financial Advisors
New Hampshire
$2.59M
FFP
204
FourThought Financial Partners
Florida
$2.58M
GWP
205
Gateway Wealth Partners
Wisconsin
$2.58M
Brown Advisory
206
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$2.55M
EGM
207
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$2.54M
SM
208
Sciencast Management
New Jersey
$2.53M
LWP
209
LFG Wealth Partners
Kentucky
$2.46M
JIC
210
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$2.4M
MCA
211
Magnolia Capital Advisors
Mississippi
$2.37M
PNC Financial Services Group
212
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2.31M
CW
213
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$2.28M
WA
214
Whipplewood Advisors
Colorado
$2.28M
PVM
215
Palogic Value Management
Texas
$2.24M
GSM
216
Global Strategic Management
Puerto Rico
$2.22M
Susquehanna International Group
217
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.21M
WWA
218
WCG Wealth Advisors
Nevada
$2.16M
ECM
219
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$2.15M
UAG
220
United Advisor Group
Ohio
$2.14M
SWM
221
Sculati Wealth Management
Michigan
$2.13M
PGF
222
Plan Group Financial
Oklahoma
$2.11M
BI
223
Bramshill Investments
Florida
$2.11M
MCM
224
Mainstay Capital Management
Michigan
$2.11M
EFS
225
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$2.1M