Ares Capital Ownership | Who Owns Ares Capital?


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Ares Capital Ownership Summary


Ares Capital is owned by 32.23% institutional investors, 0.55% insiders, and 67.23% retail investors. Morgan stanley is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 2.48% of ARCC shares. VanEck BDC Income ETF is the top mutual fund, with 1.82% of its assets in Ares Capital shares.

ARCC Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockAres Capital32.23%0.55%67.23%
SectorFinancial Services Stocks 36.95%15.48%47.58%
IndustryAsset Management Stocks33.98%9.07%56.95%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Morgan stanley17.22M2.48%$351.40M
Van eck associates13.01M1.87%$265.50M
Ubs group7.90M1.14%$161.24M
Bank of america corp /de/6.65M1.13%$138.68M
Jpmorgan chase6.23M0.90%$127.14M
Generali asset management spa sgr5.05M0.73%$103.11M
Legal & general group4.65M0.67%$94.81M
Wells fargo & company/mn4.32M0.62%$88.25M
Lpl financial4.07M0.58%$82.99M
Ameriprise financial3.79M0.55%$77.36B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Sage advisors1.03M15.12%$21.10M
Muzinich1.64M12.93%$33.47M
Gritstone asset management446.75K9.38%$9.12M
Vista finance606.75K8.22%$12.38M
Emfo417.76K7.79%$8.71M
Greenwich investment management392.52K7.49%$8.18M
Melia wealth801.70K7.16%$16.36M
Smith asset management296.52K5.15%$6.05M
Challenger wealth management242.35K3.87%$4.95M
Enstar group495.11K3.73%$10.11M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Marshall wace, llp1.81M0.04%1.81M
Morgan stanley17.22M0.02%1.01M
Ubs group7.90M0.03%836.83K
Parallax volatility advisers769.80K0.03%726.20K
Evercore wealth management2.39M0.72%724.91K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Kingstone capital partners texas---43.82M
Freestone grove partners lp---1.13M
Two sigma advisers, lp2.47M0.10%-824.50K
1832 asset management65.59K0.00%-819.27K
Fmr1.97M0.00%-816.97K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Marshall wace, llp1.81M0.04%1.81M$36.94M
Trexquant investment lp237.52K0.05%237.52K$4.85M
Icon advisers inc/co169.86K2.14%169.86K$30.13M
Cubist systematic strategies94.03K0.01%94.03K$1.92M
Prevail innovative wealth advisors70.05K0.28%70.05K$1.43M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Total investment management-1.00
Mather group, llc.-10.00
Triad wealth partners-16.00
Mcclarren financial advisors-22.00
Financial synergies wealth advisors-25.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Sep 30, 2025770-8.77%223,994,297-9.34%322.55%396-5.04%206-22.26%
Jun 30, 2025826-1.55%264,773,99522.22%383.71%405-12.34%26229.06%
Mar 31, 2025834-212,772,3476.83%313.09%462-3.55%199-
Dec 31, 20247945.59%197,811,7635.83%313.66%45513.18%188-3.59%
Sep 30, 20247420.68%185,903,6943.35%293.16%3975.03%191-6.83%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
VanEck BDC Income ETF12.83M1.82%-12.19K
Confluence Equity Income2.69M0.39%-104.23K
iShares Listed Private Eq ETF USD Dist2.63M0.37%-
Fidelity Dividend Growth1.74M0.25%-514.33K
Capital Advisors Equity Dividend Strgy1.53M0.22%11.83K
Dynamic Alternative Yield Series IP1.50M0.22%692.40K
Undrly Fid DC L&G Fut Wld Mlt Asst MAGJ1.32M0.19%237.65K
Undrly L&G Diversified Life1.19M0.18%6.44K
Undrly L&G Pen PMC Diversified1.19M0.18%35.99K
FID DC L&G Diversified Fund1.22M0.18%62.96K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Oct 31, 2025SCHNABEL MICHAEL KORT Chief Executive OfficerBuy$265.07K
Mar 03, 2025Miller James Robert Co-PresidentBuy$932.80K
Feb 11, 2025Bates Ann Torre-Buy$136.50K
May 02, 2023SCHNABEL MICHAEL KORT Co-PresidentBuy$267.60K
Mar 16, 2023ROLL PENELOPE F Chief Financial OfficerBuy$52.32K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q12-
2024 Q4--
2024 Q1--
2023 Q21-
2023 Q12-

ARCC Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Ares Capital?

Ares Capital shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 32.23%, followed by 0.55% insiders and 67.22% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Ares Capital's industry, Asset Management Stocks, is 33.98%, which Ares Capital falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Ares Capital?

Ares Capital’s largest shareholders are Morgan stanley (17.22M shares, 2.48%), Van eck associates (13.01M shares, 1.87%), and Ubs group (7.9M shares, 1.14%). Together, they hold 5.49% of Ares Capital’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Ares Capital?

BlackRock is not among the top 10 institutional shareholders of Ares Capital.

Who is Ares Capital’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Sage advisors is Ares Capital’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 15.12% of its assets in 1.03M Ares Capital shares, valued at 21.1M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Ares Capital shares?

VanEck BDC Income ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Ares Capital shares, with 1.82% of its total shares outstanding invested in 12.83M Ares Capital shares.

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