Ares Capital Corporation
Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · ARCC · as of Sep 30, 2024
Ownership Breakdown
764
Institutional Holders
▲ 13 vs Q2
$4.06B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $306.63M vs Q2
718.02M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.42%
187.22M
13F Shares Held
▲ 6.94M vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
ARCC largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2024 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MORGAN STANLEY | 13.83M | 2.18% | 2.18% | $289.60B | May 14, 2025 | ▼ 2.18M |
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | 12.66M | 1.99% | 1.99% | $272.11B | Oct 29, 2024 | ▲ 975.0K |
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 7.08M | 1.11% | 1.11% | $148.27B | Nov 14, 2024 | ▲ 425.9K |
LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC | 4.90M | 77.11% | 77.11% | $102.46B | Feb 28, 2025 | ▼ 445.9K |
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 4.35M | 68.57% | 68.57% | $91.17B | Nov 14, 2024 | ▲ 239.4K |
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 4.34M | 68.33% | 68.33% | $90.85B | Nov 14, 2024 | ▼ 1.22M |
CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.84M | 60.42% | 60.42% | $80.34B | Oct 31, 2024 | ▲ 64.0K |
FMR LLC | 3.67M | 57.87% | 57.87% | $76.95B | Nov 13, 2024 | ▼ 1.62M |
INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 3.61M | 56.90% | 56.90% | $210.58B | Oct 22, 2024 | ▲ 3.45M |
LPL FINANCIAL LLC | 3.60M | 56.74% | 56.74% | $75.44B | Nov 8, 2024 | ▲ 110.6K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2024 vs prior quarter
Q3 2024
34
Increased
+13.48M shares1
New Positions
first time holders14
Decreased
−7.52M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+5.95M
+13.48M / −7.52M
Net new holders
+21
1 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
ARCC insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been net buyers of shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
4
Buy transactions
0
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MARKOWICZ JANA Chief Operating Officer | Feb 9, 2026 | Purchase | 15,000 | $19.20 | $288.0K | 25.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Lem Scott C CFO and Treasurer | Feb 6, 2026 | Purchase | 5,186 | $19.29 | $100.0K | 39.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
HENSON MARY BETH director | Feb 5, 2026 | Purchase | 4,000 | $19.14 | $76.6K | 31.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHNABEL MICHAEL KORT Chief Executive Officer | Feb 5, 2026 | Purchase | 12,500 | $19.13 | $239.1K | 40.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHNABEL MICHAEL KORT Chief Executive Officer | Oct 31, 2025 | Purchase | 13,000 | $20.39 | $265.1K | 28.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Miller James Robert Co-President | Mar 3, 2025 | Purchase | 40,000 | $23.32 | $932.8K | 40.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Arougheti Michael J Executive Vice President | Feb 18, 2025 | Gift | 300,172 | — | — | 2.02M | Form 4 ↗ |
Bates Ann Torre director | Feb 11, 2025 | Purchase | 6,000 | $22.75 | $136.5K | 30.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHNABEL MICHAEL KORT Co-President | May 2, 2023 | Purchase | 15,000 | $17.84 | $267.6K | 15.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
ROLL PENELOPE F Chief Financial Officer | Mar 16, 2023 | Purchase | 3,000 | $17.44 | $52.3K | 60.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 26.1% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.58%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 73.34%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Ares Capital Corporation is MORGAN STANLEY, holding approximately 13.83 million shares — equal to 2.18% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2024.
A total of 764 institutional investors currently hold ARCC stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $4.06 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
ARCC ownershipAres Capital Corporation (ARCC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 26.1% of shares. The largest shareholder is MORGAN STANLEY with a 2.18% stake. Company insiders hold 0.58%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2024.