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Ares Capital : ARCC

ARCC

Stock Data

$18.89

$0.11 (0.59%)

Asset Type

Common Stock

Exchange

NASDAQ

Currency

USD

Country

USA

Sector

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Industry

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Ares Capital Corporation is a finance powerhouse focusing on helping mid-sized companies grow or navigate through changes. It offers a wide range of financial solutions, including loans for buyouts, growth capital, and refinancing. With a keen interest in sectors like manufacturing, healthcare, consumer products, and technology, Ares Capital is not just about lending money. It often takes a seat at the table, guiding companies in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Southwest, Midwest, and Western regions of the U.S. from its offices in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Investments typically range from $20 million to $400 million, showing its commitment to fostering substantial growth and transformation.

Latest Activity

House trade disclosurePete Sessions

Jul 23, 8:00pm ET

• ARCCAres Capital Corporation - Closed End Fund (ARCC)Sell$1K – $15K

Disclosed 0 days after the earliest trade

Rep. Pete Sessions unloaded up to $15K in Ares Capital (ARCC), a closed-end credit fund, as Congress weighs tighter restrictions on lawmakers' stock trading.

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All Ares Capital Articles

198 Articles

Michael Williams | 22 hours ago

How $400,000 in BDC ETFs Can Pay $36,000 a Year and What the Default Risk Really Looks Like

BDC ETFs dangle yields that could replace a Social Security check from a fraction of the capital, but the fine…

Joel South | Jul 21, 2026 at 12:51 PM EDT

Retire on Dividends Alone: The Super-High-Yield Stocks Boomers Are Buying and Never Selling

Some retirees are stacking five specific stocks into permanent positions and expecting the quarterly checks to outlast every market cycle.…

Drew Wood | Jul 19, 2026 at 9:06 AM EDT

Would You Rather Earn $55,000 Today or $110,000 in 20 Years?

A portfolio paying $55,000 this year feels useful today, but inflation has a way of quietly making that same paycheck…

Drew Wood | Jul 17, 2026 at 11:37 AM EDT

Can a Conservative Portfolio Really Generate $4,000 a Month in Retirement Income?

Four thousand dollars a month can cover a paid-off house, groceries, utilities, insurance, and modest travel in many parts of…

Drew Wood | Jul 17, 2026 at 5:04 AM EDT

A $1 Million Portfolio That Reliably Pays You $6,000 a Month

Six thousand dollars a month is close to what many households use as a retirement-income target. The latest BLS Consumer…

Drew Wood | Jul 16, 2026 at 6:29 AM EDT

The Portfolio Blueprint for Building $20,000 a Month in Dividend Income

Twenty thousand dollars a month in dividends means $240,000 a year that has to arrive whether the market cooperates or…

Vandita Jadeja | Jul 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT

Invest $100,000 in These Dividend Stocks and Collect Passive Income for Life

Six carefully screened dividend stocks can turn a lump sum into a self-sustaining income stream, but the real question is…

Drew Wood | Jul 15, 2026 at 10:10 AM EDT

You Don’t Need a Million Dollars to Retire Comfortably. Here’s Why.

The “million dollars to retire” figure survives because it is simple, not because it is precise. It assumes one spending…

Drew Wood | Jul 15, 2026 at 8:02 AM EDT

The State Tax Trap: Where the Same Retirement Portfolio Buys You Thousands More Every Year

Picture two retirees with identical $1.5 million portfolios throwing off $80,000 a year in taxable portfolio income. One lives in…

Drew Wood | Jul 15, 2026 at 6:17 AM EDT

What It Takes to Earn $8,000 a Month From Dividends Without Chasing Yield

Eight thousand dollars a month is the kind of retirement income target that looks simple until the yield math starts…

Drew Wood | Jul 14, 2026 at 12:12 PM EDT

A $1.4 Million Portfolio That Delivers Reliable Income Through Bull and Bear Markets

A $1.4 million nest egg is far above the typical U.S. retirement account balance, but the check it writes each…

Drew Wood | Jul 14, 2026 at 10:03 AM EDT

A Dividend Portfolio That Can Cover the Cost of Living in San Francisco

San Francisco makes passive income math unforgiving. SmartAsset’s 2026 comfort-salary study estimates that a single adult needs about $134,950 in…

Drew Wood | Jul 14, 2026 at 7:02 AM EDT

The Real Risk in Retirement Isn’t Running Out of Money. It’s Losing Your Purchasing Power.

Retirement planning fixates on depletion risk. The quieter problem is that a portfolio can hold its dollar value for thirty…

Drew Wood | Jul 14, 2026 at 5:07 AM EDT

What It Takes to Age in Place, And the Portfolio That Pays For It

The house is paid off. The kids have moved out. Yet the number that may determine whether you can stay…

John Seetoo | Jul 12, 2026 at 9:31 PM EDT

BDC Dividends Face a Reckoning As Fed Rate Cuts Squeeze Earnings

BIZD's July payout just got sliced in half, and the damage inside its biggest holdings suggests this might not be…