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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
RWAY icon
26
Runway Growth Finance
RWAY
$276M
$8.51M 0.37%
1,517,179
+339,356
+29% +$2.15M
BCSF icon
27
Bain Capital Specialty
BCSF
$774M
$7.37M 0.32%
588,471
+493,817
+522% +$6.44M
OPAL icon
28
OPAL Fuels
OPAL
$62.5M
$6.73M 0.29%
3,059,533
– –
FIP icon
29
FTAI Infrastructure
FIP
$422M
$5.56M 0.24%
1,197,554
– –
OPTU
30
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$389M
$5.14M 0.22%
3,547,478
– –
CGBD icon
31
Carlyle Secured Lending
CGBD
$811M
$4.97M 0.22%
472,187
+232,187
+97% +$2.59M
ECC
32
Eagle Point Credit Company
ECC
$519M
$4.46M 0.19%
1,198,419
+127,271
+12% +$507K
TCPC icon
33
BlackRock TCP Capital
TCPC
$346M
$3.54M 0.15%
1,054,771
+509,802
+94% +$1.98M
OXLC
34
Oxford Lane Capital
OXLC
$948M
$2.35M 0.1%
268,564
+9,872
+4% +$95.5K
BRCB
35
Black Rock Coffee Bar Inc
BRCB
$203M
$2.08M 0.09%
250,676
– –
FSK icon
36
FS KKR Capital
FSK
$3.39B
$1.79M 0.08%
170,728
-1,346,754
-89% -$14.5M
YJ
37
Yunji
YJ
$13.7M
$766K 0.03%
215,800,000
– –
RENT
38
Rent the Runway
RENT
$121M
$534K 0.02%
169,383
– –
UNIT
39
Uniti Group
UNIT
$2.43B
$167K 0.01%
14,518
– –
LIDR icon
40
AEye
LIDR
$53.5M
$6.57K ﹤0.01%
+4,564
New +$8.24K
SKIL icon
41
Skillsoft
SKIL
$62.1M
$4.48K ﹤0.01%
+865
New +$5.75K
ARDC
42
Are Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund
ARDC
$296M
$745 ﹤0.01%
+59
New +$741
MFIC icon
43
MidCap Financial Investment
MFIC
$792M
– –
-545,532
Closed -$6.13M
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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.