ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION ARES
CL A COM STK · Common Stock · CUSIP 03990B101 · ISIN US03990B1017
Asset management company
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryInvestment Advice
- HeadquartersLos Angeles, CA
- Founded1997
- Websitearesmgmt.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($81.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $88.99. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($23.2m notional), 14 hold puts ($336.9m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 371 |
| Q4 2022 | 408 |
| Q1 2023 | 438 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 223 | 167 |
| Q1 2023 | 233 | 179 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $12.4m | $92.0m | 7.39 |
| Q4 2022 | $10.5m | $275.4m | 26.32 |
| Q1 2023 | $23.2m | $336.9m | 14.52 |
Biggest buyers
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC | Added | +3.5m |
| Boston Partners | New | +3.2m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +1.3m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +922.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +701.7k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +687.9k |
| Vulcan Value Partners, LLC | Added | +527.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +426.8k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | New | +343.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | New | +283.2k |
Biggest sellers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -1.8m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -552.0k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -534.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -430.9k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Sold out | -280.1k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Reduced | -278.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -265.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -250.4k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -249.8k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP | Sold out | -228.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $8.3m100.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $7.6m90.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.1m48.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.7m32.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $367.0k4.4k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $150.2k1.8k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Deer Park Road Corp | Unchanged | $146.0m1.8m shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $98.0m1.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $44.6m534.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $24.7m295.8k shares |
| Simplify Asset Management Inc. | Added | $5.5m66.3k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $4.2m50.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $4.2m50.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.4m41.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.2m38.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.2m14.8k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| RESSLER ANTONY P 13G · exempt (held before listing) -1.1 pts · filed 2026-08-13 | 33.1% |
| Ares Partners Holdco LLC 13G · exempt (held before listing) -1.0 pts · filed 2026-08-13 | 32.4% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +2.0 pts · filed 2026-01-21 | 7.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP (4.3%, 2026-08-13), Capital World Investors (4.8%, 2026-08-12), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | $25.6m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $79.6m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.3m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $544.9k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $139.3m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $63.1m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-10 | RESSLER ANTONY P Co-Founder & Exec. Chairman, director · By TJ Capital Investors, LLC | Sold | $1.4m16.9k shares |
| 2023-02-09 | RESSLER ANTONY P Co-Founder & Exec. Chairman, director · By TJ Capital Investors, LLC | Sold | $13.5m156.5k shares |
| 2023-02-08 | RESSLER ANTONY P Co-Founder & Exec. Chairman, director · By TJ Capital Investors, LLC | Sold | $19.7m230.7k shares |
| 2023-02-07 | RESSLER ANTONY P Co-Founder & Exec. Chairman, director · By TJ Capital Investors, LLC | Sold | $6.5m76.0k shares |
| 2023-02-03 | RESSLER ANTONY P Co-Founder & Exec. Chairman, director · By TJ Capital Investors, LLC | Sold | $8.0m94.2k shares |
| 2023-02-02 | RESSLER ANTONY P Co-Founder & Exec. Chairman, director · By TJ Capital Investors, LLC | Sold | $11.8m138.4k shares |
| 2023-02-01 | RESSLER ANTONY P Co-Founder & Exec. Chairman, director · By TJ Capital Investors, LLC | Sold | $2.2m25.3k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.29% of their portfolio | 17.6m $1.5bn | Reduced -1.8m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 15.0m $1.3bn | Added +190.6k |
| SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 35.04% of their portfolio | 13.4m $1.1bn | Unchanged |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 10.6m $886.0m | Added +701.7k |
| Capital World Investors 0.17% of their portfolio | 10.1m $839.4m | Reduced -154 |
| Capital International Investors 0.14% of their portfolio | 6.6m $549.5m | Unchanged |
| HMI Capital Management, L.P. 12.45% of their portfolio | 3.8m $318.6m | Unchanged |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 3.7m $312.5m | Added +3.5m |
| Boston Partners 0.37% of their portfolio | 3.2m $268.2m | New |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.2m $265.1m | Reduced -93.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $250.5m | Added +123.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.9m $244.3m | Added +1.3m |
| Vulcan Value Partners, LLC 2.93% of their portfolio | 2.8m $231.6m | Added +527.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.6m $218.5m | Reduced -46.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $176.0m | Reduced -250.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $174.2m | Added +82.5k |
| Curated Wealth Partners LLC 31.73% of their portfolio | 1.7m $141.0m | Added +6.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.6m $136.7m | Reduced -146.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.6m $131.6m | Added +28.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $125.4m | Added +922.7k |
| Hamlin Capital Management, LLC 4.27% of their portfolio | 1.5m $122.3m | Reduced -32.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $120.4m | Added +687.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $111.4m | Reduced -2.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $110.6m | Reduced -249.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $107.5m | Added +20.4k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.3m $105.5m | Reduced -534.3k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $99.9m | Reduced -9.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $89.2m | Reduced -1.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $88.0m | Added +59.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 976.0k $81.4m | Reduced -430.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 942.4k $78.6m | Added +12.0k |
| Quilter Plc 3.70% of their portfolio | 922.0k $915.5m | Reduced -56.8k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.53% of their portfolio | 897.8k $74.9m | Added +15.1k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.15% of their portfolio | 893.0k $74.5m | Added +6.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 873.9k $72.9m | Added +12.5k |
| J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 793.9k $66.2m | Added +79.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 762.3k $63.6m | Reduced -552.0k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 702.2k $58.6m | Added +44.8k |
| Junto Capital Management LP 1.58% of their portfolio | 677.4k $56.5m | Added +16.4k |
| UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 670.3k $55.9m | Added +28.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 659.2k $55.0m | Reduced -265.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.03% of their portfolio | 654.0k $54.6m | Added +60.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 625.0k $52.1m | Reduced -160.0k |
| MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH 2.22% of their portfolio | 562.2k $46.9m | Reduced -145.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 555.5k $46.3m | Added +426.8k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.13% of their portfolio | 538.5k $44.9m | Reduced -179.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 503.6k $42.0m | Added +4.4k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.09% of their portfolio | 503.1k $42.0m | Reduced -144 |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.41% of their portfolio | 488.7k $40.8m | Reduced -15.3k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.12% of their portfolio | 485.8k $40.5m | Added +9.0k |
| FIL Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 470.5k $39.3m | Reduced -7.7k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio | 456.6k $38.1m | Reduced -10.4k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 444.5k $37.1m | Reduced -114.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 399.1k $33.3m | Added +277 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 387.2k $32.3m | Added +4.4k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 378.1k $31.5m | Reduced -278.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 375.3k $31.3m | Added +6.7k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 374.2k $31.2m | Reduced -25.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 358.5k $29.9m | Reduced -16.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.03% of their portfolio | 356.9k $29.8m | Added +82.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 345.1k $28.8m | Added +32.2k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.25% of their portfolio | 343.3k $28.6m | New |
| Partners Group Holding AG 2.25% of their portfolio | 334.9k $27.9m | Reduced -41.9k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 331.2k $27.6m | Added +5.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 330.3k $27.6m | Added +14.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 310.6k $25.9m | Reduced -36.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 300.9k $25.1m | Reduced -59.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 283.2k $23.6m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 256.0k $21.4m | Reduced -934 |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 235.3k $19.6m | Added +143.2k |
| ANGELES WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.69% of their portfolio | 217.1k $18.1m | Added +18.5k |
| Gradient Investments LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 206.6k $17.2m | Added +5.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 204.1k $17.0m | Added +68.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 193.6k $16.2m | Reduced -86.2k |
| STRS OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 187.6k $15.7m | Added +123.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 184.5k $15.4m | Added +31 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 183.3k $15.3m | Added +13.9k |
| Point72 Europe (London) LLP 4.51% of their portfolio | 180.5k $15.1m | Added +106.6k |
| Northern Right Capital Management, L.P. 7.54% of their portfolio | 178.5k $14.9m | Added +5.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 176.5k $14.7m | Added +21.2k |
| ALTA FOX CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 11.23% of their portfolio | 142.4k $11.9m | New |
| Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd 0.21% of their portfolio | 140.1k $11.7m | Added +13.6k |
| RDST Capital LLC 6.29% of their portfolio | 137.9k $11.5m | Added +6.8k |
| DEARBORN PARTNERS LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 127.9k $10.7m | Added +9.2k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 127.6k $10.6m | Reduced -1.6k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.07% of their portfolio | 125.7k $10.5m | Added +2.9k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 115.5k $9.6m | Reduced -930 |
| Gillson Capital LP 0.79% of their portfolio | 114.0k $9.5m | New |
| AVIVA PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 105.9k $8.8m | Reduced -2.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.7k $8.7m | Added +4.6k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.04% of their portfolio | 102.8k $8.6m | Added +23.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 96.9k $8.1m | Added +2.8k |
| Callodine Capital Management, LP 2.37% of their portfolio | 96.4k $8.0m | Reduced -53.6k |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 0.61% of their portfolio | 96.1k $8.0m | Unchanged |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 95.4k $8.0m | Added +329 |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 95.0k $7.9m | Added +947 |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.9k $7.4m | Added +12.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 93.1k $7.8m | Reduced -209.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 90.8k $7.6m | Reduced -12.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 88.5k $7.4m | Added +1.5k |