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 ($1.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 630.4m as of 2024-07-26, 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 ≈ $20.83. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($69.5m notional), 15 hold puts ($91.9m).
Trends to Q2 2024
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 711 |
| Q1 2024 | 717 |
| Q2 2024 | 738 |
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 333 | 245 |
| Q1 2024 | 350 | 254 |
| Q2 2024 | 383 | 252 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $69.6m | $138.3m | 1.99 |
| Q4 2023 | $64.3m | $143.6m | 2.23 |
| Q1 2024 | $60.2m | $91.6m | 1.52 |
| Q2 2024 | $69.5m | $91.9m | 1.32 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +2.9m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Added | +2.0m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +910.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | New | +697.6k |
| Partners Group Holding AG | Added | +568.7k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Added | +554.7k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | New | +536.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +477.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +462.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +418.9k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -28.4m |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp | Reduced | -2.2m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -1.1m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -412.0k |
| CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -369.0k |
| Jump Financial, LLC | Reduced | -304.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -279.1k |
| Global Assets Advisory, LLC | Sold out | -278.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Sold out | -270.2k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Reduced | -270.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $28.1m1.3m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $16.0m769.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $6.6m316.3k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $4.9m233.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.9m188.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.4m163.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.9m137.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.7m79.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.5m71.9k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Reduced | $339.7k16.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $27.4m1.3m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $23.3m1.1m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $12.1m583.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $9.5m453.8k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $6.2m299.9k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Added | $2.9m137.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.6m126.7k shares |
| DigitalBridge Group, Inc. | Unchanged | $2.3m109.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.7m80.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.4m65.6k 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 Q2 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2024.
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 16.0m $333.7m | Reduced -28.4m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.35% of their portfolio | 11.7m $243.4m | Added +2.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.7m $138.7m | Added +477.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.6m $136.8m | Added +2.9m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.6m $115.9m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.3m $111.3m | Added +313.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.3m $110.4m | Reduced -170.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.1m $85.8m | Added +156.8k |
| CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 3.8m $78.6m | Reduced -369.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.5m $72.8m | Added +273.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.3m $69.0m | Added +178.4k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 1.18% of their portfolio | 3.3m $67.9m | Added +157.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $47.7m | Added +78.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.1m $44.6m | Reduced -82.8k |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC 2.78% of their portfolio | 2.1m $44.6m | Added +78.1k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.1m $44.3m | Reduced -412.0k |
| ARES MANAGEMENT LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 2.1m $43.0m | Reduced -150.0k |
| Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd 0.98% of their portfolio | 2.0m $41.7m | Reduced -45.6k |
| Progeny 3, Inc. 3.96% of their portfolio | 2.0m $41.3m | Added +88.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.9m $40.2m | Added +910.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $39.8m | Added +462.0k |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.9m $39.0m | Reduced -2.2m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $38.2m | Added +53.8k |
| Allen Investment Management, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.8m $37.1m | Added +114.2k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.7m $35.7m | Reduced -29.4k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.7m $35.4m | Added +174.0k |
| CCLA Investment Management 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.7m $34.9m | Added +12.6k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.5m $31.4m | Reduced -62.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $31.1m | Added +71.4k |
| Partners Group Holding AG 2.32% of their portfolio | 1.5m $30.7m | Added +568.7k |
| Gilbert & Cook, Inc. 4.32% of their portfolio | 1.4m $29.6m | Added +14.9k |
| BRUNI J V & CO /CO 3.63% of their portfolio | 1.4m $29.1m | Reduced -130 |
| CAPITAL ADVISORS INC/OK 0.60% of their portfolio | 1.4m $29.1m | Added +137.7k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $28.5m | Added +11.4k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $25.3m | Reduced -75.1k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $23.8m | Reduced -16.9k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.1m $22.1m | Added +9.6k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $22.0m | Added +99.9k |
| McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. 3.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $21.6m | Added +21.4k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 913.6k $19.0m | Reduced -270.0k |
| SAGE ADVISORS, LLC 14.77% of their portfolio | 871.6k $18.2m | Added +111.0k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 870.6k $18.1m | Added +16.0k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 864.6k $18.0m | Reduced -55.0k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.04% of their portfolio | 864.4k $18.0m | Added +44.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 861.6k $18.0m | Added +94.7k |
| Muzinich & Co., Inc. 14.37% of their portfolio | 860.1k $17.9m | Added +49.1k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 846.8k $17.6m | Added +53.3k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 821.0k $17.1m | Reduced -31.1k |
| Naviter Wealth, LLC 2.51% of their portfolio | 807.9k $16.8m | Added +28.3k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 727.7k $15.2m | Added +36.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 727.5k $15.2m | Added +24.1k |
| Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc. 1.40% of their portfolio | 720.3k $15.0m | Added +11.2k |
| D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. 0.13% of their portfolio | 713.6k $14.9m | Reduced -62.0k |
| Melia Wealth LLC 8.07% of their portfolio | 709.9k $14.8m | Added +8.8k |
| LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. 0.50% of their portfolio | 705.6k $14.7m | Unchanged |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 697.6k $14.5m | New |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 664.4k $13.8m | Added +77.5k |
| SIGMA INVESTMENT COUNSELORS INC 0.85% of their portfolio | 651.9k $13.6m | Added +77.0k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 647.2k $13.5m | Added +554.7k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 625.2k $13.0m | Added +42.6k |
| CHARTWELL INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 621.2k $12.9m | Added +11.7k |
| MCKINLEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.26% of their portfolio | 620.2k $12.9m | Added +36.7k |
| Northeast Financial Consultants Inc 0.57% of their portfolio | 592.6k $12.3m | Added +13.8k |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.51% of their portfolio | 547.9k $11.4m | Reduced -14.6k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 536.2k $11.2m | New |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 522.9k $10.9m | Added +91.6k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 516.2k $10.8m | Added +183.1k |
| Edge Capital Group, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 502.5k $10.5m | Unchanged |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 492.4k $10.3m | Added +84.0k |
| Bell Bank 0.85% of their portfolio | 484.8k $10.1m | Reduced -4.9k |
| Cliffwater LLC 2.10% of their portfolio | 470.8k $9.8m | Added +18.7k |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 460.0k $9.8m | Added +28.7k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 456.7k $9.7m | Reduced -24.2k |
| Graypoint LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 452.1k $9.4m | Unchanged |
| Merit Financial Group, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 445.7k $9.3m | Reduced -767 |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.03% of their portfolio | 445.0k $9.3m | Unchanged |
| SFMG, LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 421.4k $8.8m | Added +4.7k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 418.9k $8.7m | New |
| EMFO, LLC 7.79% of their portfolio | 417.8k $8.7m | Reduced -8.3k |
| Evercore Wealth Management, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 412.8k $8.6m | Unchanged |
| Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors, Inc. 0.49% of their portfolio | 405.4k $8.4m | Added +13.4k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 404.8k $8.4m | Added +131.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 395.2k $8.2m | Added +12.6k |
| EVERGREEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 394.1k $8.2m | Reduced -11.2k |
| MacKay Shields LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 392.8k $8.2m | Reduced -217.4k |
| Greenwich Investment Management, Inc. 7.49% of their portfolio | 392.5k $8.2m | Reduced -26.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.02% of their portfolio | 387.6k $8.1m | Added +11.5k |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 371.0k $7.7m | Reduced -45.3k |
| MGO ONE SEVEN LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 365.1k $7.6m | Reduced -23.4k |
| Boston Partners 0.01% of their portfolio | 356.6k $7.4m | Reduced -17.6k |
| Hilton Capital Management, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 349.2k $7.3m | Added +12.5k |
| Creative Planning 0.01% of their portfolio | 323.2k $6.7m | Reduced -11.4k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 322.2k $6.7m | Reduced -4.1k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 319.2k $6.7m | Added +795 |
| TECTONIC ADVISORS LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 318.5k $6.6m | Added +33.4k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 315.9k $6.6m | Added +76.2k |
| SALEM INVESTMENT COUNSELORS INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 307.3k $6.4m | Reduced -1.4k |
| ROMANO BROTHERS AND COMPANY 0.87% of their portfolio | 302.5k $6.3m | Reduced -902 |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 300.4k $6.3m | Added +31.0k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 293.1k $6.1m | Added +1.3k |