Ares Capital Ownership | Who Owns Ares Capital?


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Ares Capital Ownership Summary


Ares Capital is owned by 31.70% institutional investors, 0.98% insiders, and 67.32% retail investors. Morgan stanley is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 2.71% of ARCC shares. VanEck BDC Income ETF is the top mutual fund, with 1.92% of its assets in Ares Capital shares.

ARCC Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockAres Capital31.70%0.98%67.32%
SectorFinancial Services Stocks 40.29%14.61%45.11%
IndustryAsset Management Stocks33.12%8.74%58.14%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Morgan stanley16.01M2.71%$333.66M
Van eck associates14.15M2.23%$309.65M
Bank of america corp /de/6.65M1.13%$138.68M
Legal & general group4.65M0.73%$101.85M
Jpmorgan chase4.27M0.67%$93.44M
Royal bank of canada4.09M0.64%$89.54M
Fmr4.01M0.63%$87.68M
Confluence investment management3.81M0.60%$83.47M
Lpl financial3.49M0.59%$72.78M
Ameriprise financial3.72M0.59%$81.53M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Muzinich961.83K13.19%$21.05M
Vista finance384.31K8.64%$8.41M
Melia wealth747.04K8.54%$16.35M
Emfo417.76K7.79%$8.71M
Greenwich investment management392.52K7.49%$8.18M
Gilbert & cook1.57M4.84%$34.31M
Foresight capital management advisors294.38K3.77%$6.44M
Progeny 32.13M3.70%$46.53M
Enstar group468.93K3.57%$10.26M
Bruni j v & co /co1.36M3.38%$29.85M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Raymond james financial2.66M0.02%2.66M
Van eck associates14.15M0.40%1.49M
Morgan stanley16.01M0.03%1.21M
Two sigma investments, lp2.68M0.13%1.20M
Jpmorgan chase4.27M0.01%881.45K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
International assets investment management180.88K0.34%-3.43M
Invesco404.78K0.00%-2.42M
State of tennessee, treasury department---798.70K
Ubs asset management americas---680.23K
Ameriprise financial3.72M0.02%-629.50K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Raymond james financial2.66M0.02%2.66M$58.16M
Enstar group468.93K3.57%468.93K$10.26M
Columbus macro405.21K1.23%405.21K$8.87M
Vista finance384.31K8.64%384.31K$8.41M
Lgt group foundation383.61K0.13%383.61K$8.40M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Financial gravity asset management-3.00
Mather group, llc.-10.00
Triad wealth partners-16.00
Financial synergies wealth advisors-25.00
Pacifica partners-50.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
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%
Jun 30, 2024728-0.27%175,632,2171.19%293.45%3763.01%2025.21%
Mar 31, 20247300.83%173,566,2231.01%293.05%365-1.88%192-4.48%
Dec 31, 20237246.47%171,825,7923.81%313.58%37214.11%2015.24%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
VanEck BDC Income ETF13.13M1.92%-
Confluence Equity Income2.80M0.42%353.70K
Fidelity Dividend Growth2.64M0.39%-47.50K
iShares Listed Private Eq ETF USD Dist2.01M0.29%-
Capital Advisors Equity Dividend Strgy1.52M0.22%46.30K
Undrly L&G Diversified Life1.19M0.18%6.44K
Undrly L&G Pen PMC Diversified1.19M0.18%35.99K
FID DC L&G Diversified Fund1.09M0.16%-61.25K
Advisors Capital Balanced978.73K0.16%60.20K
Undrly Fid DC L&G Fut Wld Mlt Asst MAGJ981.33K0.15%-7.00

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
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
Mar 15, 2023ROLL PENELOPE F Chief Financial OfficerBuy$52.50K

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 31.70%, followed by 0.98% insiders and 67.32% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Ares Capital's industry, Asset Management Stocks, is 33.12%, which Ares Capital falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Ares Capital?

Ares Capital’s largest shareholders are Morgan stanley (16.01M shares, 2.71%), Van eck associates (14.15M shares, 2.23%), and Bank of america corp /de/ (6.65M shares, 1.13%). Together, they hold 6.06% 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?

Muzinich is Ares Capital’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 13.19% of its assets in 961.83K Ares Capital shares, valued at 21.05M$.

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 1.92% of its total shares outstanding invested in 13.13M Ares Capital shares.

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