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 Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
851
Institutional Holders
▲ 5 vs Q4
$4.81B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $433.33M vs Q4
718.02M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.42%
217.06M
13F Shares Held
▲ 17.09M vs Q4
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
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MORGAN STANLEY | 17.53M | 2.59% | 2.59% | $388.56B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 2.70M |
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | 12.94M | 1.91% | 1.91% | $286.82B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 1.20M |
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 7.97M | 1.18% | 1.18% | $176.66B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 20.3K |
GENERALI ASSET MANAGEMENT SPA SGR | 5.92M | 87.57% | 87.57% | $131.18B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 2.06M |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 5.40M | 79.86% | 79.86% | $119.63B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 1.13M |
UBS GROUP AG | 5.02M | 74.29% | 74.29% | $111.30B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 2.17M |
LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC | 4.70M | 69.57% | 69.57% | $104.23B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 50.9K |
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 3.84M | 56.86% | 56.86% | $85.18B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 278.6K |
CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.78M | 55.85% | 55.85% | $83.66B | Apr 1, 2025 | ▼ 37.8K |
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | 3.72M | 54.96% | 54.96% | $82.33B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 2.41M |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
36
Increased
+20.27M shares1
New Positions
first time holders11
Decreased
−2.98M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+17.29M
+20.27M / −2.98M
Net new holders
+26
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 30.2% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.58%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 69.19%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Ares Capital Corporation is MORGAN STANLEY, holding approximately 17.53 million shares — equal to 2.59% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 851 institutional investors currently hold ARCC stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $4.81 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 30.2% of shares. The largest shareholder is MORGAN STANLEY with a 2.59% stake. Company insiders hold 0.58%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.