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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.

Institutional holdersQ4 2025: 834 institutions
Q1 2021: 537 institutionsQ2 2021: 538 institutionsQ3 2021: 556 institutionsQ4 2021: 628 institutionsQ1 2022: 644 institutionsQ2 2022: 633 institutionsQ3 2022: 631 institutionsQ4 2022: 649 institutionsQ1 2023: 644 institutionsQ2 2023: 661 institutionsQ3 2023: 659 institutionsQ4 2023: 711 institutionsQ1 2024: 718 institutionsQ2 2024: 736 institutionsQ3 2024: 751 institutionsQ4 2024: 829 institutionsQ1 2025: 836 institutionsQ2 2025: 841 institutionsQ3 2025: 794 institutionsQ4 2025: 834 institutionsQ1 2026: 812 institutionsQ2 2026: 787 institutions
Value heldQ4 2025: $4.83B
Q1 2021: $2.54BQ2 2021: $2.47BQ3 2021: $2.83BQ4 2021: $3.07BQ1 2022: $3.30BQ2 2022: $2.94BQ3 2022: $2.79BQ4 2022: $3.09BQ1 2023: $3.04BQ2 2023: $3.09BQ3 2023: $3.25BQ4 2023: $3.47BQ1 2024: $3.60BQ2 2024: $3.76BQ3 2024: $4.07BQ4 2024: $4.38BQ1 2025: $4.81BQ2 2025: $4.90BQ3 2025: $4.62BQ4 2025: $4.83BQ1 2026: $4.44BQ2 2026: $4.50B
Institutions holding ARCC and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026787$4.50B
Q1 2026812$4.44B
Q4 2025834$4.83B
Q3 2025794$4.62B
Q2 2025841$4.90B
Q1 2025836$4.81B
Q4 2024829$4.38B
Q3 2024751$4.07B
Q2 2024736$3.76B
Q1 2024718$3.60B
Q4 2023711$3.47B
Q3 2023659$3.25B
Q2 2023661$3.09B
Q1 2023644$3.04B
Q4 2022649$3.09B
Q3 2022631$2.79B
Q2 2022633$2.94B
Q1 2022644$3.30B
Q4 2021628$3.07B
Q3 2021556$2.83B
Q2 2021538$2.47B
Q1 2021537$2.54B

Institutions, Q4 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ares Capital Corp; share changes are against Q3 2025.

Institutions holding ARCC in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC0$00.00%−680−100.0%Sold out
Koesten, Hirschmann & Crabtree, INC.0$00.00%−629−100.0%Sold out
Morse Asset Management, Inc0$00.00%−600−100.0%Sold out
Capital Analysts, LLC0$00.00%−468−100.0%Sold out
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC0$00.00%−400−100.0%Sold out
Luminist Capital LLC0$00.00%−400−100.0%Sold out
Strategic Investment Solutions, Inc.0$00.00%−100−100.0%Sold out
Painted Porch Advisors LLC0$00.00%−100−100.0%Sold out
Essential Partners LLC0$00.00%−100−100.0%Sold out
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC0$00.00%−45−100.0%Sold out
Byrne Asset Management LLC0$00.00%−19−100.0%Sold out
EWG Elevate Inc.––––Not filed
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC––––Not filed
Texas Capital Bancshares Inc––––Not filed
AXA Investment Managers S.A.––––Not filed
Wolverine Trading, LLC––––Not filed
Stonegate Investment Group, LLC––––Not filed
AllSquare Wealth Management LLC––––Not filed
Ascent Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
Watts Gwilliam & Co., LLC––––Not filed
First Affirmative Financial Network––––Not filed
Wetherby Asset Management Inc––––Not filed
Fullcircle Wealth LLC––––Not filed
Optimum Investment Advisors––––Not filed
LexAurum Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Moloney Securities Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
Point72 (DIFC) Ltd––––Not filed
Point72 Europe (London) LLP––––Not filed
Promus Capital, LLC––––Not filed
Lowe Wealth Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Guerra Advisors Inc––––Not filed
Creekmur Asset Management LLC––––Not filed