Ares Capital Corp
ARCC- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- SEC CIK
- 0001287750
No open-market purchases or sales by Ares Capital Corp insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 787 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $4.50B in total; no superinvestor holds it.
13F holders, Q4 2025
Institutional positions in Ares Capital Corp as of Dec 31, 2025. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works
- Institutional holders
- 834
- +61 vs. Q3 2025
- Shares held
- 238.9M
- +13.1M (+5.8%) vs. Q3 2025
- Total value
- $4.83B
- +$226.6M (+4.9%) vs. Q3 2025
- New holders
- 138
- 296 more added
- Sold out
- 77
- 254 more reduced
21 institutions that held it in Q3 2025 haven't filed for Q4 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q3 2025: new holders, sold out and not filed yet
Holders and value by quarter
Institutions reporting ARCC on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 787 | $4.50B |
| Q1 2026 | 812 | $4.44B |
| Q4 2025 | 834 | $4.83B |
| Q3 2025 | 794 | $4.62B |
| Q2 2025 | 841 | $4.90B |
| Q1 2025 | 836 | $4.81B |
| Q4 2024 | 829 | $4.38B |
| Q3 2024 | 751 | $4.07B |
| Q2 2024 | 736 | $3.76B |
| Q1 2024 | 718 | $3.60B |
| Q4 2023 | 711 | $3.47B |
| Q3 2023 | 659 | $3.25B |
| Q2 2023 | 661 | $3.09B |
| Q1 2023 | 644 | $3.04B |
| Q4 2022 | 649 | $3.09B |
| Q3 2022 | 631 | $2.79B |
| Q2 2022 | 633 | $2.94B |
| Q1 2022 | 644 | $3.30B |
| Q4 2021 | 628 | $3.07B |
| Q3 2021 | 556 | $2.83B |
| Q2 2021 | 538 | $2.47B |
| Q1 2021 | 537 | $2.54B |
Institutions, Q4 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ares Capital Corp; share changes are against Q3 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | 17,558,581 | $355.2M | 0.02% | +341,578+2.0% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 12,673,579 | $256.4M | 0.21% | −334,932−2.6% | Reduced |
| UBS Group AG | 11,201,905 | $226.6M | 0.04% | +3,301,890+41.8% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 8,077,163 | $163.4M | 0.11% | +5,612,998+227.8% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 7,876,224 | $159.3M | 0.01% | −699,590−8.2% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 7,815,945 | $158.1M | 0.01% | +1,586,549+25.5% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 5,408,067 | $109.4M | 0.02% | +761,838+16.4% | Added |
| Generali Asset Management SPA SGR | 5,052,119 | $102.2M | 2.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 4,387,637 | $88.8M | 0.02% | +63,796+1.5% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 4,210,365 | $85.2M | 0.02% | +144,434+3.6% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 4,162,978 | $84.2M | 0.02% | +370,927+9.8% | Added |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC | 3,566,790 | $72.2M | 0.85% | +423,795+13.5% | Added |
| Confluence Investment Management LLC | 3,542,772 | $71.7M | 1.07% | −139,638−3.8% | Reduced |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 3,163,025 | $64.0M | 0.00% | −77,793−2.4% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 3,161,924 | $64.0M | 0.02% | −64,744−2.0% | Reduced |
| Allen Investment Management LLC | 3,086,449 | $62.4M | 0.69% | −48,652−1.6% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 3,014,381 | $61.0M | 0.01% | −515,974−14.6% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 2,967,739 | $60.0M | 0.09% | +710,957+31.5% | Added |
| Evercore Wealth Management, LLC | 2,938,357 | $59.4M | 0.87% | +547,071+22.9% | Added |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC | 2,616,789 | $54.7M | 2.59% | +138,857+5.6% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 2,602,005 | $52.6M | 0.05% | −6,895−0.3% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 2,572,212 | $52.0M | 0.08% | +61,471+2.4% | Added |
| FMR LLC | 2,503,635 | $50.6M | 0.00% | +531,722+27.0% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 2,447,058 | $49.5M | 0.05% | −565,957−18.8% | Reduced |
| Omers Administration Corp | 2,360,055 | $47.7M | 0.34% | +154,541+7.0% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 2,251,437 | $45.5M | 0.08% | +79,488+3.7% | Added |
| Ares Management LLC | 2,245,810 | $45.4M | 2.60% | +191,434+9.3% | Added |
| Progeny 3, Inc. | 2,224,728 | $45.0M | 2.42% | +99,010+4.7% | Added |
| Muzinich & Co., Inc. | 2,142,606 | $43.3M | 13.63% | +502,493+30.6% | Added |
| Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd | 1,975,000 | $40.0M | 0.70% | −25,000−1.3% | Reduced |
| Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd | 1,760,158 | $35.6M | 0.09% | −90,368−4.9% | Reduced |
| CCLA Investment Management Ltd | 1,703,144 | $34.5M | 0.55% | −1,021,278−37.5% | Reduced |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 1,671,274 | $33.8M | 0.02% | +153,714+10.1% | Added |
| Altshuler Shaham Ltd | 1,650,000 | $33.4M | 0.51% | +1,650,000 | New |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 1,644,729 | $33.3M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Capital Advisors Inc | 1,568,369 | $31.7M | 0.51% | +13,060+0.8% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 1,506,468 | $30.5M | 0.01% | +214,937+16.6% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 1,473,064 | $29.8M | 0.03% | +82,633+5.9% | Added |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 1,363,669 | $27.7M | 0.05% | +484,867+55.2% | Added |
| Michael & Susan Dell Foundation | 1,289,594 | $26.1M | 0.90% | +1,289,594 | New |
| Bruni J V & Co | 1,277,403 | $25.8M | 2.54% | +3,094+0.2% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1,275,267 | $25.8M | 0.00% | −1,289,989−50.3% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 1,238,826 | $25.1M | 0.00% | −180,526−12.7% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 1,217,900 | $24.6M | 0.05% | −1,256,600−50.8% | Reduced |
| Spinnaker Trust | 1,210,941 | $24.5M | 1.31% | +176,040+17.0% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 1,198,926 | $24.3M | 0.06% | +41,118+3.6% | Added |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 1,193,526 | $24.1M | 0.03% | +4,064+0.3% | Added |
| Stephens Inc | 1,136,260 | $23.0M | 0.29% | −38,562−3.3% | Reduced |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 1,075,147 | $21.8M | 0.03% | +102,687+10.6% | Added |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 1,073,821 | $21.7M | 0.01% | +403,429+60.2% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 1,051,488 | $21.3M | 0.06% | −19,411−1.8% | Reduced |
| Balyasny Asset Management LLC | 1,008,351 | $20.4M | 0.04% | +1,008,351 | New |
| Sage Advisors, LLC | 955,548 | $19.3M | 12.82% | −78,430−7.6% | Reduced |
| iA Global Asset Management Inc. | 901,098 | $18.2M | 0.23% | +79,736+9.7% | Added |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 895,988 | $18.1M | 0.02% | −914,055−50.5% | Reduced |
| Millennium Management LLC | 889,620 | $18.0M | 0.01% | +222,424+33.3% | Added |
| Barclays PLC | 841,558 | $17.0M | 0.01% | +140,099+20.0% | Added |
| Trexquant Investment LP | 832,413 | $16.8M | 0.15% | +594,889+250.5% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 829,974 | $16.8M | 0.02% | −258,044−23.7% | Reduced |
| Melia Wealth LLC | 810,232 | $16.4M | 7.58% | +8,531+1.1% | Added |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 808,636 | $16.4M | 0.02% | +485,820+150.5% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 802,561 | $16.2M | 0.00% | −59,799−6.9% | Reduced |
| Sigma Investment Counselors Inc | 792,585 | $16.0M | 0.81% | +22,127+2.9% | Added |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 774,721 | $15.7M | 0.01% | −8,763−1.1% | Reduced |
| Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc. | 704,973 | $14.3M | 1.11% | +934+0.1% | Added |
| Colony Group, LLC | 698,927 | $14.1M | 0.02% | +619,172+776.3% | Added |
| Estate Planners Group, LLC | 678,831 | $13.7M | 5.95% | +678,831 | New |
| Tectonic Advisors LLC | 662,533 | $13.4M | 0.71% | +64,491+10.8% | Added |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 630,267 | $12.8M | 0.01% | +630,267 | New |
| Naviter Wealth, LLC | 628,224 | $12.7M | 1.66% | −19,640−3.0% | Reduced |
| Lido Advisors, LLC | 616,960 | $12.5M | 0.05% | −7,101−1.1% | Reduced |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 617,702 | $12.5M | 0.08% | −282,224−31.4% | Reduced |
| Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors, Inc. | 613,371 | $12.4M | 0.52% | +55,879+10.0% | Added |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 575,641 | $12.0M | 0.29% | +3,684+0.6% | Added |
| Columbus Macro, LLC | 554,804 | $11.2M | 1.23% | +49,758+9.9% | Added |
| Palisade Capital Management LLC | 551,786 | $11.2M | 0.33% | −12,681−2.2% | Reduced |
| LSV Asset Management | 544,100 | $11.0M | 0.02% | −206,000−27.5% | Reduced |
| Bell Bank | 534,586 | $10.8M | 0.46% | +4,392+0.8% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 527,964 | $10.7M | 0.01% | +515,989+4,308.9% | Added |
| LGT Group Foundation | 518,349 | $10.5M | 0.11% | +9,438+1.9% | Added |
| Gilbert & Cook, Inc. | 501,354 | $10.1M | 1.27% | −271,818−35.2% | Reduced |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 491,587 | $9.94M | 0.05% | −6,112−1.2% | Reduced |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 488,537 | $9.88M | 0.01% | −405,297−45.3% | Reduced |
| Vista Finance, LLC | 485,910 | $9.83M | 6.54% | −120,835−19.9% | Reduced |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 482,915 | $9.77M | 0.26% | +482,915 | New |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC | 467,328 | $9.45M | 0.02% | −17,644−3.6% | Reduced |
| SCS Capital Management LLC | 453,686 | $9.18M | 0.10% | −886−0.2% | Reduced |
| State Street Corp | 449,345 | $9.09M | 0.00% | +71,903+19.1% | Added |
| Gritstone Asset Management LLC | 446,855 | $9.04M | 8.63% | +1010.0% | Added |
| Quantbot Technologies LP | 446,577 | $9.03M | 0.30% | +354,105+382.9% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 442,927 | $8.96M | 0.00% | −2,316,015−83.9% | Reduced |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 442,916 | $8.96M | 0.04% | +12,077+2.8% | Added |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 430,671 | $8.71M | 0.15% | −12,213−2.8% | Reduced |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 421,141 | $8.52M | 0.12% | +16,031+4.0% | Added |
| We Are One Seven, LLC | 416,529 | $8.43M | 0.17% | +11,451+2.8% | Added |
| Obermeyer Wood Investment Counsel, LLLP | 413,151 | $8.36M | 0.38% | +42,992+11.6% | Added |
| Boston Partners | 412,739 | $8.35M | 0.01% | −45,988−10.0% | Reduced |
| Carnegie Capital Asset Management, LLC | 409,535 | $8.28M | 0.15% | −485−0.1% | Reduced |
| Denali Advisors LLC | 392,429 | $7.94M | 0.88% | −53,677−12.0% | Reduced |
| Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management Inc. | 389,962 | $7.89M | 0.75% | +389,962 | New |