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Ares Capital
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Overview Fund Activity

818 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.8B invested in Ares Capital in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 89 funds opening new positions, 371 increasing their positions, 198 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
818
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
11.11%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
89
Increased
371
Reduced
198
Closed
68
Calls
$85.2M
Puts
$130M
Net Calls
-$44.8M
Net Calls Change
+$90.7M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$59.7M
2
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
+$53.5M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$48.1M
4
GAM
Generali Asset Management
Italy
+$45.7M
5
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$27M

Top Sellers

1
WA
Whipplewood Advisors
Colorado
-$428M
2
VanEck Associates
VanEck Associates
New York
-$26.7M
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$20.4M
4
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$20.2M
5
EWM
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
-$12.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$389M +$59.7M +2,696,270 +18%
VanEck Associates
2
VanEck Associates
New York
$287M -$26.7M -1,202,646 -9%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$177M +$450K +20,321 +0.3%
GAM
4
Generali Asset Management
Italy
$131M +$45.7M +2,062,963 +53%
JPMorgan Chase & Co
5
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$120M +$25M +1,129,869 +26%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$111M +$48.1M +2,170,789 +76%
Legal & General Group
7
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$104M +$1.13M +50,870 +1%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$85.2M +$6.17M +278,595 +8%
CIM
9
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$83.7M -$837K -37,774 -1%
Two Sigma Advisers
10
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$82.3M +$53.5M +2,412,899 +185%
ACM
11
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$80.4M +$2.31M +104,339 +3%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$79.1M -$3.46M -156,014 -4%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$79.1M +$6.5M +293,442 +9%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$78.9M -$11.7M -530,186 -13%
Fidelity Investments
15
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$78.8M -$9.95M -449,041 -11%
Two Sigma Investments
16
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$66.7M +$7.39M +333,359 +12%
AIM
17
Allen Investment Management
New York
$65.9M +$5.12M +230,924 +8%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$62.8M +$7.95M +358,829 +14%
CIM
19
CCLA Investment Management
United Kingdom
$62M +$13M +587,068 +27%
Raymond James Financial
20
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$60.3M +$1.4M +63,082 +2%
HighTower Advisors
21
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$58.1M +$27M +1,220,570 +87%
Stifel Financial
22
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$55.9M +$4.24M +191,252 +8%
BlackRock
23
BlackRock
New York
$53.8M -$262K -11,806 -0.5%
SIS
24
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$52.7M +$1.43M +64,566 +3%
P3I
25
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
$47.1M – – –
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