CapitolRadar tracks every publicly disclosed ARCC trade by US congress members and corporate insiders: 17 disclosed trades (13 buys, 4 sells) by 1 tracked traders, from 2021-04-20 to 2026-07-24. Updated daily from official filings.
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Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) — Financial Services · Asset Management, market cap about $13.4B.
CapitolRadar analysis
17 tracked trades, led by 13 purchases
ARCC disclosure records contain 17 tracked trades from April 20, 2021 through July 24, 2026: 13 buys and four sells. The activity is attributed to just one distinct trader, making this a small, highly concentrated sample rather than a broad measure of congressional or insider sentiment toward Ares Capital Corporation. Pete Sessions is identified as the buyer in all 13 purchases, with his latest reported buy dated October 6, 2023.
The overall balance favors purchases by count, but that result reflects one person’s disclosures. No conclusions about other lawmakers, company insiders or the wider market can be drawn from this dataset. ARCC is classified in Financial Services and the Asset Management industry.
14 of 17 trades occurred in two 2023 quarters
2023 Q3 was the busiest period, with eight trades, all of them buys. Activity remained elevated in 2023 Q4, which recorded six trades: four buys and, by the reported totals, two sells. Together, those quarters account for 14 of the 17 tracked transactions and 12 of the 13 purchases.
The remaining activity was sparse. 2021 Q2 had one trade, a buy. 2026 Q3 had two trades and no buys, meaning both were sells under the supplied totals. The four reported sells were therefore split between 2023 Q4 and 2026 Q3.
45-day reporting lag limits timing precision
Congressional transaction disclosures can be filed up to 45 days after a trade, so public visibility may lag the underlying transaction date. Reported transaction values are generally disclosed as amount ranges rather than exact figures; any amount-based totals or comparisons would therefore be estimates, and no transaction amounts are provided here. The long gaps between reported quarters, the single-trader concentration and the 17-trade sample all limit how broadly this activity can be interpreted.
Analysis written from the tracked record on 2026-09-22; it is refreshed whenever the underlying numbers change.
Activity by quarter
| Quarter | Disclosed trades | Buys | Sells |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 Q4 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 Q3 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Who is buying ARCC?
| Trader | Disclosed buys | Last buy | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Sessions | 13 | 2023-10-06 | — |
Disclosed trades in ARCC
| Date | Who | Type | Amount | 30d vs SPY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Pete Sessions | sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2026-07-23 | Pete Sessions | sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2023-11-01 | Pete Sessions | sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2023-10-31 | Pete Sessions | sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2023-10-06 | Pete Sessions | buy | $0 - $1,000 | — |
| 2023-10-06 | Pete Sessions | buy | $569.25 | — |
| 2023-10-06 | Pete Sessions | buy | $50,001 - $100,000 | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Pete Sessions | buy | $50,001 - $100,000 | — |
| 2023-08-15 | Pete Sessions | buy | $0 - $1,000 | — |
| 2023-08-15 | Pete Sessions | buy | $155.92 | — |
| 2023-08-15 | Pete Sessions | buy | $15,001 - $50,000 | — |
| 2023-08-14 | Pete Sessions | buy | $15,001 - $50,000 | — |
| 2023-07-14 | Pete Sessions | buy | $15,001 - $50,000 | — |
| 2023-07-14 | Pete Sessions | buy | $0 - $1,000 | — |
| 2023-07-14 | Pete Sessions | buy | $240.80 | — |
| 2023-07-13 | Pete Sessions | buy | $15,001 - $50,000 | — |
| 2021-04-20 | Pete Sessions | buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
About Ares Capital Corporation
Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) operates as a Business Development Company (BDC), delivering diverse financing solutions predominantly to middle-market enterprises. The firm's expertise lies in facilitating various corporate actions, including funding acquisitions, recapitalizations, and leveraged buyouts. It also extends mezzanine debt, assists with corporate restructurings, and provides crucial rescue financing, in addition to offering growth capital and general refinancing options. ARCC primarily targets investments in companies within the basic and growth manufacturing, business services, …
Frequently asked questions
Which politicians bought ARCC most?
Pete Sessions leads with 13 disclosed buys.
How current is this page?
It re-renders from the tracked record on every view and new filings are ingested daily — but STOCK Act disclosures can lag the trade by up to 45 days, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
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CapitolRadar tracks publicly disclosed trades (STOCK Act filings and SEC Form 4). Disclosures can lag the trade by up to 45 days. Backtests measure past disclosed buys against the S&P 500 and do not predict future results. Everything on this page is impersonal information for your own research — not investment advice.