Ares Capital
ARCC
836 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.84B invested in Ares Capital in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 334 increasing their positions, 266 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.
27% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 63
26% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 334 | Existing positions reduced: 266
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.81B → $4.84B (+$35.5M)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 831 → 836 (+5)
0.03% more ownership
Funds ownership: 31.72% → 31.75% (+0.03%)
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 16 (-2)
44% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $97.5M | Put options by funds: $173M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$67.4M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$43.4M |
| 3 |
EWM
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
|
+$25.1M |
| 4 |
FGP
Freestone Grove Partners
San Francisco,
California
|
+$24M |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$22.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$28.2M |
| 2 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$23.9M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$22.9M |
| 4 |
GAM
Generali Asset Management
Trieste,
Italy
|
-$18.5M |
| 5 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$16.7M |
ARCC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review
836 of the 7,613 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Capital (ARCC) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $4.84B — up 0.74% from $4.81B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new ARCC positions and 63 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 334 added to existing stakes and 266 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $67.4M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $28.2M.
- 836 institutional investors held Ares Capital (ARCC) as of Q2 2025, up from 831 in Q1 2025.
- Funds reported $4.84B of Ares Capital stock for Q2 2025, up 0.74% quarter-over-quarter.
- 80 funds opened new Ares Capital positions in Q2 2025 and 63 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest Ares Capital buyer in Q2 2025 was Invesco, an estimated $67.4M added.
- The largest Ares Capital seller in Q2 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $28.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.