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Ares Management Portfolio holdings

AUM $2.29B
1-Year Est. Return 0.27%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+18.73%
1 Year Est. Return
+0.27%
3 Year Est. Return
-2.02%
5 Year Est. Return
-7.92%
10 Year Est. Return
+243.51%
AUM
$2.29B
AUM Growth
+$777M
Cap. Flow
+$422M
Cap. Flow %
18.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
83.31%
Holding
45
New
7
Increased
19
Reduced
2
Closed
2

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
XE
X-Energy Inc
XE
+$358M
2
KDK
Kodiak AI
KDK
+$79.4M
3
ARXS
Arxis Inc
ARXS
+$49M
4
KDKRW
Kodiak AI Warrants
KDKRW
+$17.9M
5
GSBD icon
Goldman Sachs BDC
GSBD
+$9.07M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GBTG icon
American Express Global Business Travel
GBTG
+$77.4M
2
FSK icon
FS KKR Capital
FSK
+$14.5M
3
MFIC icon
MidCap Financial Investment
MFIC
+$6.13M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 54.31%
2 Financials 16.74%
3 Industrials 13.84%
4 Miscellaneous 4.69%
5 Communication Services 4.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SVV icon
1
Savers
SVV
$1.62B
$1.19B 51.65%
117,449,188
– –
XE
2
X-Energy Inc
XE
$4.95B
$254M 11.08%
+13,844,585
New +$358M
CCO icon
3
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings
CCO
$1.19B
$99.7M 4.35%
41,197,491
– –
CTEV
4
Claritev Corp
CTEV
$668M
$63.6M 2.77%
1,863,105
– –
ARXS
5
Arxis Inc
ARXS
$22.6B
$57.9M 2.52%
+1,254,547
New +$49M
KDK
6
Kodiak AI
KDK
$782M
$53.9M 2.35%
+10,610,857
New +$79.4M
ARCC icon
7
Ares Capital
ARCC
$14.3B
$51.6M 2.25%
2,783,165
+170,690
+7% +$3.19M
GBDC icon
8
Golub Capital BDC
GBDC
$3.38B
$43.2M 1.88%
3,357,115
+298,759
+10% +$3.89M
GBTG icon
9
American Express Global Business Travel
GBTG
$4.95B
$40.7M 1.78%
4,338,264
-9,547,759
-69% -$77.4M
BBDC icon
10
Barings BDC
BBDC
$979M
$35.5M 1.55%
4,164,327
+534,151
+15% +$4.59M
OBDC icon
11
Blue Owl Capital
OBDC
$5.57B
$31.2M 1.36%
2,872,757
+25,000
+0.9% +$280K
GSBD icon
12
Goldman Sachs BDC
GSBD
$1.14B
$29.8M 1.3%
3,147,251
+976,078
+45% +$9.07M
OCSL icon
13
Oaktree Specialty Lending
OCSL
$1.15B
$26.3M 1.15%
2,204,305
+105,000
+5% +$1.27M
TSLX icon
14
Sixth Street Specialty
TSLX
$1.79B
$24.1M 1.05%
1,404,779
+50,000
+4% +$892K
BXSL icon
15
Blackstone Secured Lending
BXSL
$5.77B
$21.2M 0.93%
895,687
+90,000
+11% +$2.15M
OTF
16
Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp
OTF
$5.21B
$20.4M 0.89%
1,966,345
+620,590
+46% +$6.9M
ARKO icon
17
ARKO Corp
ARKO
$490M
$16.9M 0.74%
2,110,000
– –
MSIF
18
MSC Income Fund Inc
MSIF
$574M
$14.7M 0.64%
1,267,910
+441,264
+53% +$5.4M
HTGC icon
19
Hercules Capital
HTGC
$3.27B
$12.2M 0.53%
776,606
– –
NCDL icon
20
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending
NCDL
$608M
$11.9M 0.52%
958,826
+383,988
+67% +$5.12M
CCAP icon
21
Crescent Capital BDC
CCAP
$388M
$11.9M 0.52%
1,088,183
+541,774
+99% +$6.61M
MSDL icon
22
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
MSDL
$1.28B
$11.7M 0.51%
775,128
+363,128
+88% +$5.5M
KDKRW
23
Kodiak AI Warrants
KDKRW
$10.6M 0.46%
+14,300,000
New +$17.9M
TRIN icon
24
Trinity Capital Inc
TRIN
$1.76B
$9.76M 0.43%
545,723
– –
TEM
25
Tempus AI
TEM
$11.6B
$9.52M 0.42%
164,383
– –
1
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Ares Management's Q2 2026 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2026, Ares Management held 45 positions worth $2.29B, up 51% from $1.52B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 83% of the portfolio.

Ares Management deployed $422M of net new capital in Q2 2026, opening 7 new positions and adding to 19 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was X-Energy Inc: 13,844,585 shares worth $254M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 54% of assets, down from 64% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was American Express Global Business Travel, an estimated $77.4M trimmed.

  • Ares Management's largest Q2 2026 buy was X-Energy Inc: 13,844,585 shares worth $254M.
  • Ares Management added most to Goldman Sachs BDC in Q2 2026, an estimated $9.07M increase.
  • Ares Management's biggest Q2 2026 reduction was American Express Global Business Travel, cutting an estimated $77.4M.
  • Ares Management fully exited MidCap Financial Investment in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $6.13M.
  • Ares Management's ten largest holdings make up 83% of its $2.29B portfolio in Q2 2026.
  • Ares Management opened 7 new positions and closed 2 in Q2 2026.
  • Ares Management's portfolio value rose 51% quarter-over-quarter to $2.29B.

Based on Ares Management's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 14 Aug 2026.