ARES CAPITAL CORP ARCC
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 04010L103 · ISIN US04010L1035
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($1.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 569.4m as of 2023-10-24, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $19.47. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($69.6m notional), 18 hold puts ($138.3m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 633 |
| Q4 2022 | 648 |
| Q1 2023 | 642 |
| Q2 2023 | 662 |
| Q3 2023 | 660 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 340 | 221 |
| Q1 2023 | 329 | 232 |
| Q2 2023 | 310 | 248 |
| Q3 2023 | 317 | 249 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $50.7m | $218.9m | 4.32 |
| Q1 2023 | $65.7m | $204.5m | 3.11 |
| Q2 2023 | $63.1m | $124.2m | 1.97 |
| Q3 2023 | $69.6m | $138.3m | 1.99 |
Biggest buyers
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +2.2m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +2.1m |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | Added | +810.3k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Added | +708.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +656.7k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | +613.9k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Added | +579.6k |
| Allen Investment Management, LLC | Added | +533.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +442.4k |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | Added | +419.2k |
Biggest sellers
| Enstar Group LTD | Sold out | -2.8m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -1.3m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Reduced | -586.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -547.0k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC | Reduced | -490.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Sold out | -486.9k |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp | Reduced | -476.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -437.5k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Reduced | -346.8k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -234.6k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $22.3m1.1m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $14.2m731.5k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $8.5m434.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $5.3m271.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $3.0m155.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.9m150.8k shares |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | Unchanged | $2.1m110.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $2.1m109.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $1.9m100.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Unchanged | $1.9m100.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $36.0m1.9m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $29.8m1.5m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $11.6m594.8k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $10.1m520.0k shares |
| Centiva Capital, LP | New | $9.7m500.0k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $9.7m499.6k shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Unchanged | $5.8m300.0k shares |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC | Added | $5.2m267.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.2m266.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.5m231.2k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | $515.1k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $120.3k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 4 | $6.5m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 2 | $719.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 1 | $104.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $267.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q3 2023.
Holders, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.07% of their portfolio | 12.2m $236.9m | Added +167.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.9m $231.8m | Added +656.7k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.32% of their portfolio | 7.4m $144.9m | Added +708.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.8m $112.4m | Added +442.4k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 4.8m $94.1m | Added +2.2m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.25% of their portfolio | 4.6m $89.2m | Added +2.1m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.4m $85.9m | Reduced -40.3k |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp 1.28% of their portfolio | 4.4m $84.8m | Reduced -476.1k |
| CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 4.3m $83.6m | Reduced -155.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.8m $73.7m | Reduced -32.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.1m $59.4m | Reduced -586.9k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 1.50% of their portfolio | 3.0m $59.3m | Added +23.3k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.9m $56.8m | Added +318.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.4m $45.8m | Reduced -234.6k |
| Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd 1.12% of their portfolio | 2.1m $42.1m | Reduced -150.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.1m $41.3m | Added +48.1k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.1m $40.9m | Added +810.3k |
| CCLA Investment Management 0.74% of their portfolio | 2.0m $39.4m | Unchanged |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC 3.10% of their portfolio | 1.9m $36.8m | Added +53.8k |
| ARES MANAGEMENT LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 1.8m $35.6m | Reduced -233.6k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.8m $35.0m | Reduced -42.2k |
| Progeny 3, Inc. 4.75% of their portfolio | 1.8m $34.8m | Added +43.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $28.8m | Reduced -1.3m |
| BRUNI J V & CO /CO 3.81% of their portfolio | 1.4m $27.1m | Added +15.7k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.4m $26.8m | Added +59.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $26.7m | Added +70.8k |
| Gilbert & Cook, Inc. 3.99% of their portfolio | 1.3m $25.3m | Added +59.7k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.3m $25.2m | Reduced -34.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $25.0m | Added +230.2k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $22.7m | Reduced -1.7k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.1m $21.3m | Reduced -46.8k |
| Allen Investment Management, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.1m $20.5m | Added +533.0k |
| CAPITAL ADVISORS INC/OK 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.1m $20.4m | Added +32.1k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $20.4m | Reduced -346.8k |
| McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. 3.21% of their portfolio | 1.0m $20.3m | Added +337 |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 990.1k $19.3m | Added +16.4k |
| J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 897.6k $17.5m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Cliffwater LLC 5.60% of their portfolio | 878.5k $17.1m | Added +191.3k |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 851.9k $16.6m | Added +419.2k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 851.4k $16.6m | Added +42.5k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 851.4k $16.6m | Reduced -37.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 820.8k $16.0m | Reduced -547.0k |
| Muzinich & Co., Inc. 13.89% of their portfolio | 813.3k $15.8m | Reduced -35.0k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 806.5k $15.7m | Reduced -4.7k |
| Naviter Wealth, LLC 3.75% of their portfolio | 798.3k $15.5m | Added +78.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 798.1k $15.5m | Reduced -35.0k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 792.1k $15.4m | Added +18.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 784.4k $15.3m | Added +96.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 763.7k $14.9m | Reduced -437.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 752.0k $14.6m | Added +118.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 738.6k $14.4m | Added +4.1k |
| D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. 0.15% of their portfolio | 729.3k $14.2m | Added +118.0k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 699.3k $13.6m | Added +579.6k |
| Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc. 1.58% of their portfolio | 685.3k $13.3m | Added +4.9k |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 684.9k $13.3m | Unchanged |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 658.4k $12.8m | Added +43.6k |
| LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. 0.44% of their portfolio | 630.0k $12.3m | Unchanged |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 620.2k $12.1m | Added +79.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 615.2k $12.0m | Added +854 |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.18% of their portfolio | 613.9k $12.0m | New |
| CHARTWELL INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 613.2k $11.9m | Reduced -1.2k |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.56% of their portfolio | 604.0k $11.8m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Partners Group Holding AG 1.06% of their portfolio | 580.3k $11.3m | Added +13.2k |
| MCKINLEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.58% of their portfolio | 579.2k $11.3m | Reduced -21.5k |
| EVERGREEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 504.2k $9.8m | Added +2.8k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 491.6k $9.6m | Reduced -490.9k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.06% of their portfolio | 481.4k $9.4m | Reduced -65.8k |
| Bell Bank 1.01% of their portfolio | 474.2k $9.2m | Added +4.9k |
| EMFO, LLC 8.47% of their portfolio | 461.9k $9.0m | Unchanged |
| Merit Financial Group, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 454.3k $8.8m | Reduced -943 |
| Graypoint LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 452.1k $8.8m | Reduced -1 |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 449.2k $8.7m | Added +182.9k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 442.8k $8.6m | Reduced -5.4k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 436.2k $8.5m | Reduced -800 |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 430.7k $8.4m | Added +50.7k |
| Greenwich Investment Management, Inc. 6.47% of their portfolio | 419.7k $8.2m | Reduced -53.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 391.7k $7.6m | Added +25.4k |
| SFMG, LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 388.0k $7.6m | Added +12.8k |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 369.0k $6.9m | Added +13.6k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 367.2k $7.1m | Added +12.6k |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 363.9k $7.1m | Added +46.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.02% of their portfolio | 351.8k $6.9m | Reduced -154.1k |
| Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors, Inc. 0.56% of their portfolio | 351.8k $6.8m | Added +5.9k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 351.1k $6.8m | Reduced -5.9k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 338.4k $6.6m | Added +16.6k |
| Northeast Financial Consultants Inc 0.41% of their portfolio | 334.1k $6.5m | Added +113.0k |
| INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 298.5k $5.8m | Reduced -2.0k |
| ROMANO BROTHERS AND COMPANY 0.90% of their portfolio | 296.5k $5.8m | Added +2.2k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 296.4k $5.8m | Added +15.8k |
| Creative Planning 0.01% of their portfolio | 291.7k $5.7m | Added +8.4k |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 287.4k $5.6m | Reduced -2.1k |
| SALEM INVESTMENT COUNSELORS INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 286.5k $5.6m | Added +31.0k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 285.6k $5.6m | New |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 283.4k $5.5m | Reduced -45.5k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.05% of their portfolio | 280.2k $5.5m | Added +28.4k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 279.7k $5.4m | Reduced -12.9k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.02% of their portfolio | 273.4k $5.3m | Reduced -5.4k |
| Sargent Investment Group, LLC 1.24% of their portfolio | 263.5k $5.1m | Added +12.6k |
| Hilton Capital Management, LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 260.1k $5.1m | Reduced -12.0k |
| Carnegie Investment Counsel 0.19% of their portfolio | 252.3k $4.9m | Reduced -19.8k |