Ares Capital
ARCC
790 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.62B invested in Ares Capital in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 360 increasing their positions, 210 reducing their positions, and 86 closing their positions.
71% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 360 | Existing positions reduced: 210
0.36% more ownership
Funds ownership: 31.75% → 32.11% (+0.36%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 16 (0)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.84B → $4.62B (-$223M)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 836 → 790 (-46)
35% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $82.8M | Put options by funds: $127M
35% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 86
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$53.6M |
| 2 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$40.2M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$22.4M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$18.6M |
| 5 |
EWM
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
|
+$16.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FGP
Freestone Grove Partners
San Francisco,
California
|
-$24.8M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$18.3M |
| 3 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$18.2M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$18.2M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$17.6M |
ARCC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review
790 of the 7,638 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Capital (ARCC) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $4.62B — down 4.6% from $4.84B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 86 funds closed out of ARCC and 56 opened new positions — a net loss of 30 holders — while 210 trimmed existing stakes and 360 added.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $53.6M. The largest seller was Freestone Grove Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $24.8M sold.
- 790 institutional investors held Ares Capital (ARCC) as of Q3 2025, down from 836 in Q2 2025.
- Funds reported $4.62B of Ares Capital stock for Q3 2025, down 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new Ares Capital positions in Q3 2025 and 86 closed out, a net change of -30 holders.
- The largest Ares Capital buyer in Q3 2025 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $53.6M added.
- The largest Ares Capital seller in Q3 2025 was Freestone Grove Partners, an estimated $24.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.