Ares Capital Corp (ARCC) Institutional Ownership

Institutions by Trading Activity

Ownership Statistics

714,634,146Shares Outstanding

8,979,551Shares held by institutions

$173,305,334Value of institutional holdings

32.36%Institutional ownership %

10.19%Shares Changed QoQ

777No. of institutional investors

Shares Owned by Institutions

Shares Purchased/Sold by Institutions

Ownership Summary

Recent 13F filings as of December 2025 show that 777 institutional investors hold a position in Ares Capital Corp (NASDAQ:ARCC).

The percentage of Ares Capital owned by institutions changed from 32.3% in September 2025 to 32.4% in December 2025, marking a slight up trend.
In percentage terms, this reflects as a holdings change of 10.19% quarter on quarter, and a decrease of 4.31% year over year.
Among the 777 institutional holders of Ares Capital, 403 added to their stakes while 240 trimmed their positions and 134 held steady.
The total number of shares held by institutions in Ares Capital increased to 231.23Mn as of December 2025, a net change of up by 21.38Mn shares quarter on quarter, and up 29.13Mn shares year over year.
With 17.56Mn shares, MORGAN STANLEY commands the largest institutional position in Ares Capital as of December 31, 2025, equating to 2.46% of the company.
Among the most significant buyers of Ares Capital during December 2025 were CITADEL ADVISORS LLC (5.61Mn), UBS Group AG (3.30Mn), Altshuler Shaham Ltd (1.65Mn), JPMORGAN CHASE & CO (1.59Mn), Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (1.29Mn).
Leading sellers of Ares Capital stock in December 2025 included GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (1.29Mn), TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP (1.26Mn), CCLA Investment Management (1.02Mn), MARSHALL WACE, LLP (914.05K), MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC (765.68K).
The top 10 institutional holders of Ares Capital for the quarter ending December 2025 included MORGAN STANLEY (17.56Mn), VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP (12.67Mn), UBS Group AG (11.20Mn), CITADEL ADVISORS LLC (8.08Mn), BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ (7.88Mn), JPMORGAN CHASE & CO (7.82Mn), Legal & General Group Plc (5.41Mn), Generali Asset Management SPA SGR (5.05Mn), WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN (4.39Mn), LPL Financial LLC (4.21Mn).

777 Institutional Holders

8,979,551 Total Shares Held

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Owner Name	Date	Shares Held	Change (QoQ)	Change (%)	Value (USD)
MORGAN STANLEY	31 Dec, 2025	17,558,581	341,578	1.98%	$355,210,110.00
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP	31 Dec, 2025	12,673,579	-334,932	-2.57%	$256,387.00
UBS Group AG	31 Dec, 2025	11,201,905	3,301,890	41.80%	$226,614,538.00
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC	31 Dec, 2025	8,077,163	5,612,998	227.78%	$163,401,007.00
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/	31 Dec, 2025	7,876,224	-699,590	-8.16%	$159,336,027.00
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	31 Dec, 2025	7,815,945	1,586,549	25.47%	$158,116,568.00
Legal & General Group Plc	31 Dec, 2025	5,408,067	761,838	16.40%	$109,432,235.00
Generali Asset Management SPA SGR	31 Dec, 2025	5,052,119	0	0.00%	$102,204,367.00
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN	31 Dec, 2025	4,387,637	63,796	1.48%	$88,761,904.00
LPL Financial LLC	31 Dec, 2025	4,210,365	144,434	3.55%	$85,175,676.00
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC	31 Dec, 2025	4,162,978	370,927	9.78%	$84,213,143.00
Advisors Capital Management, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	3,566,790	423,795	13.48%	$72,156,180.00
CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	31 Dec, 2025	3,542,772	-139,638	-3.79%	$71,670,287.00
BlackRock, Inc.	31 Dec, 2025	3,163,025	-77,793	-2.40%	$63,987,991.00
Allen Investment Management, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	3,086,449	-48,652	-1.55%	$62,438,860.00
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA	31 Dec, 2025	3,014,381	-515,974	-14.62%	$60,982,000.00
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP	31 Dec, 2025	2,967,739	710,957	31.50%	$60,037,360.00
Evercore Wealth Management, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	2,938,357	547,071	22.88%	$59,442,962.00
Sound Income Strategies, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	2,616,789	138,857	5.60%	$54,690,887.00
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP	31 Dec, 2025	2,602,005	-6,895	-0.26%	$52,638,566.00

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