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ARES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
CRD 131619File 801-63168
APPROVED
Custody
Disclosure events
Filing as of May 27, 2026
Feed vintage Aug 17, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$97.62B
Top 10% of cohort (national)
Discretionary AUM
$91.28B
Non-discretionary $6.34B
Clients
46
57 accounts
Employees
634
Top 10% of cohort in CA
Identity & registration
ADV Item 1- Organization form
- Limited Liability Company
- Firm type
- Registered
- SEC region
- LARO
- Registration date
- May 18, 2004
- Principal office
- 1800 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1400, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90067
- Phone
- 310-201-4100
Assets & accounts
ADV Item 5F- Total regulatory AUM
- $97.62B
- Discretionary AUM
- $91.28B
- Non-discretionary AUM
- $6.34B
- Discretionary accounts
- 51
- Non-discretionary accounts
- 6
- Total accounts
- 57
- AUM per client
- $2.12B
Clients by type
ADV Item 5D| Client type | Clients | AUM |
|---|---|---|
| Non-U.S. persons | Fewer than 5 | $5.06B |
| Insurance companies | 7 | $2.60B |
| Other investment advisers | Fewer than 5 | $1.02B |
| Pooled investment vehicles | 37 | $31.38B |
| Banking or thrift institutions | Fewer than 5 | $2.20B |
| Business development companies | 2 | $53.94B |
| State or municipal government entities | Fewer than 5 | $405.0M |
Compensation & activities
ADV Items 5E, 5GCompensation
- Performance-based fees
- A percentage of assets under your management
Advisory activities
- Portfolio management for businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
Custody
ADV Item 9- Firm Custody Cash
- Yes
- Firm Custody Assets
- Yes
- Firm Custody Clients
- Yes
- Firm Custody Securities
- Yes
- Related Person Custody Cash
- No
- Related Person Custody Assets
- No
- Related Person Custody Clients
- No
- Related Person Custody Securities
- Yes
Disclosure events
ADV Item 11- Q11C2
- Q11C4
- Q11C5
Filed changes
| Date | Field | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | Registration | — | APPROVED |
Every value above is reproduced from this firm's Form ADV filing. Fields the firm left blank are shown as “Not reported” rather than filled in from other sources.

