Form 13-F position report

ARES CAP CORP

Reported by MORGAN STANLEY

ARCC CUSIP 04010L103 Manager CIK 0000895421

Reported 17,022,990 shares, up 668,630 (4.1%) from the prior quarter.

Reported value 7.0%; share count 4.1% vs. the prior quarter.

Added
% of reported 13F value 0.02% This manager · Q2 2026
Shares 17,022,990 Quarter-end amount reported
Reported value $315,436,049 Fair value at quarter end
Consecutive quarters held 53 Through Q2 2026

Reported position value by quarter

Reported position value by quarter

Each bar is a Form 13-F quarter-end snapshot. It does not show trades made within the quarter.

Reported position value by quarter
Date Holding Value
2021-09-30 203982000
2021-12-31 227812000
2022-03-31 233766000
2022-06-30 207563000
2022-09-30 188304000
2022-12-31 207939889
2023-03-31 205048250
2023-06-30 211399249
2023-09-30 231836013
2023-12-31 274035275
2024-03-31 308200188
2024-06-30 333664225
2024-09-30 289598004
2024-12-31 324805613
2025-03-31 388561256
2025-06-30 355958472
2025-09-30 351399066
2025-12-31 355210110
2026-03-31 294705588
2026-06-30 315436049

Quarterly position history

How this manager's reported quarter-end position changed over time.

20 quarters
Quarterly reported position history for ARES CAP CORP held by MORGAN STANLEY.
Quarter Activity Shares Change % of reported 13F Reported value Filed Source filing
Q2 2026 Added 17,022,990 +668,630 (4.1%) 0.02% $315,436,049 2026-08-13
Q1 2026 Reduced 16,354,360 -1,204,221 (-6.9%) 0.02% $294,705,588 2026-05-15
Q4 2025 Added 17,558,581 +341,578 (2.0%) 0.02% $355,210,110 2026-02-13
Q3 2025 Added 17,217,003 +1,007,602 (6.2%) 0.02% $351,399,066 2025-11-14
Q2 2025 Reduced 16,209,401 -1,324,949 (-7.6%) 0.02% $355,958,472 2025-08-15
Q1 2025 Added 17,534,350 +2,696,270 (18.2%) 0.03% $388,561,256 2025-05-15
Q4 2024 Added 14,838,080 +1,008,187 (7.3%) 0.02% $324,805,613 2025-02-14
Q3 2024 Reduced 13,829,893 -2,180,864 (-13.6%) 0.02% $289,598,004 2024-11-14
Q2 2024 Added 16,010,757 +1,207,675 (8.2%) 0.03% $333,664,225 2024-08-14
Q1 2024 Added 14,803,082 +1,121,842 (8.2%) 0.02% $308,200,188 2024-05-15
Q4 2023 Added 13,681,240 +1,773,895 (14.9%) 0.02% $274,035,275 2024-02-13
Q3 2023 Added 11,907,345 +656,721 (5.8%) 0.02% $231,836,013 2023-11-15
Q2 2023 Added 11,250,624 +30,475 (0.3%) 0.02% $211,399,249 2023-08-14
Q1 2023 Reduced 11,220,149 -38,101 (-0.3%) 0.02% $205,048,250 2023-05-15
Q4 2022 Added 11,258,250 +102,796 (0.9%) 0.02% $207,939,889 2023-02-14
Q3 2022 Reduced 11,155,454 -420,833 (-3.6%) 0.03% $188,304,000 2022-11-14
Q2 2022 Added 11,576,287 +417,956 (3.7%) 0.03% $207,563,000 2022-08-15
Q1 2022 Added 11,158,331 +407,403 (3.8%) 0.03% $233,766,000 2022-05-13
Q4 2021 Added 10,750,928 +717,381 (7.1%) 0.03% $227,812,000 2022-02-14
Q3 2021 Added 10,033,547 +492,484 (5.2%) 0.03% $203,982,000 2021-11-15
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Who else reported the position

885 managers reported ARES CAP CORP for Q2 2026.

Managers reporting ARES CAP CORP in Q2 2026.
Manager Activity Shares Change % of reported 13F Reported value Tenure
MORGAN STANLEY This report Added 17,022,990 +668,630 0.02% $315,436,049 53 qtrs
UBS Group AG Reduced 13,778,805 -537,740 0.03% $255,321,257 47 qtrs
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP Added 13,306,095 +2,418,984 0.15% $246,561,940 53 qtrs
STRS OHIO Added 10,657,085 +157,085 0.74% $197,475,785 2 qtrs
Bank of America Corporation Reduced 8,935,191 -200,263 0.01% $165,569,104 53 qtrs
JPMorgan Chase & Co Added 7,850,659 +156,109 < 0.01% $145,315,716 53 qtrs
Generali Asset Management SPA SGR Unchanged 7,547,995 0 2.53% $139,864,347 7 qtrs
Legal & General Group Plc Added 6,510,302 +535,294 0.03% $120,538,241 53 qtrs
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS LP Reduced 5,886,022 -1,420,322 0.08% $109,067,988 53 qtrs
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY MN Reduced 4,437,109 -49,497 0.01% $82,219,634 53 qtrs
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Filing details and methodology As reported
Report period
June 30, 2026
Filed
August 13, 2026
Filing type
13F-HR
Position type
COM

Voting authority reported

Sole
1,989,050
Shared
0
None
15,033,940

“None” means the manager reported no voting authority for those shares on non-routine matters. It does not disclose why and is not evidence of securities lending.

Form 13-F is a delayed quarter-end snapshot of disclosed long Section 13(f) securities. It can be filed up to 45 days after quarter end, excludes short positions and most non-U.S. securities, and does not reveal intra-quarter trading. For options, reported shares and value describe the underlying-share exposure; strike, expiry, premium, and written positions are not disclosed.