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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
-16.64%
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
$1.52B
AUM Growth
-$233M
Cap. Flow
+$109M
Cap. Flow %
7.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
86%
Holding
38
New
3
Increased
17
Reduced
–
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
HTGC icon
Hercules Capital
HTGC
+$9.4M
2
ARCC icon
Ares Capital
ARCC
+$7.1M
3
GSBD icon
Goldman Sachs BDC
GSBD
+$7M
4
RWAY icon
Runway Growth Finance
RWAY
+$5.19M
5
MSDL icon
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
MSDL
+$4.83M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NMFC icon
New Mountain Finance
NMFC
+$5.55M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 63.8%
2 Financials 22.28%
3 Communication Services 6.74%
4 Miscellaneous 3.78%
5 Healthcare 2.5%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MSDL icon
26
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
MSDL
$1.28B
$5.75M 0.38%
412,000
+312,000
+312% +$4.83M
OPTU
27
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$389M
$4.61M 0.3%
3,547,478
– –
ECC
28
Eagle Point Credit Company
ECC
$519M
$4.03M 0.27%
1,071,148
+759,489
+244% +$3.53M
BRCB
29
Black Rock Coffee Bar Inc
BRCB
$203M
$3.24M 0.21%
250,676
– –
CGBD icon
30
Carlyle Secured Lending
CGBD
$811M
$2.63M 0.17%
+240,000
New +$2.83M
OXLC
31
Oxford Lane Capital
OXLC
$948M
$2.53M 0.17%
258,692
+11,192
+5% +$123K
TCPC icon
32
BlackRock TCP Capital
TCPC
$346M
$1.97M 0.13%
+544,969
New +$2.53M
BCSF icon
33
Bain Capital Specialty
BCSF
$774M
$1.17M 0.08%
94,654
+26,059
+38% +$341K
YJ
34
Yunji
YJ
$13.7M
$815K 0.05%
215,800,000
– –
RENT
35
Rent the Runway
RENT
$121M
$810K 0.05%
169,383
– –
UNIT
36
Uniti Group
UNIT
$2.43B
$136K 0.01%
14,518
– –
NMFC icon
37
New Mountain Finance
NMFC
$712M
– –
-602,575
Closed -$5.55M
1
2

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Ares Management's Q1 2026 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2026, Ares Management held 38 positions worth $1.52B, down 13% from $1.75B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 86% of the portfolio.

Ares Management deployed $109M of net new capital in Q1 2026, opening 3 new positions and adding to 17 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Carlyle Secured Lending: 240,000 shares worth $2.63M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 64% of assets, down from 70% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Communication Services.

On the sell side, the most notable exit was New Mountain Finance, an estimated $5.55M sold.

  • Ares Management's largest Q1 2026 buy was Carlyle Secured Lending: 240,000 shares worth $2.63M.
  • Ares Management added most to Hercules Capital in Q1 2026, an estimated $9.4M increase.
  • Ares Management fully exited New Mountain Finance in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $5.55M.
  • Ares Management's ten largest holdings make up 86% of its $1.52B portfolio in Q1 2026.
  • Ares Management opened 3 new positions and closed 1 in Q1 2026.
  • Ares Management's portfolio value fell 13% quarter-over-quarter to $1.52B.

Based on Ares Management's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.