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Ares Management Portfolio holdings

AUM $2.29B Turnover 20%
1-Year Est. Return 0.27%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-19.71%
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
$1.63B
AUM Growth
-$1.21B
Cap. Flow
-$742M
Cap. Flow %
-45.51%
Top 10 Hldgs %
86.15%
Holding
36
New
2
Increased
3
Reduced
9
Closed
3
Avg Time Held
3.3 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
2.7 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
2.8 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CTEV icon
Claritev Corp
CTEV
+$19.3M
2
MSIF icon
MSC Income Fund Inc
MSIF
+$8.78M
3
GSBD icon
Goldman Sachs BDC
GSBD
+$5.78M
4
OBDC icon
Blue Owl Capital
OBDC
+$1.05M
5
RWAY icon
Runway Growth Finance
RWAY
+$224K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FYBR icon
Frontier Communications
FYBR
+$744M
2
BXSL icon
Blackstone Secured Lending
BXSL
+$9.65M
3
FSK icon
FS KKR Capital
FSK
+$6.5M
4
GBDC icon
Golub Capital BDC
GBDC
+$5.3M
5
TSLX icon
Sixth Street Specialty
TSLX
+$4.07M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 62.7%
2 Financials 20.92%
3 Communication Services 11.27%
4 Healthcare 2.84%
5 Energy 1.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
SVV icon
1
Savers
SVV
$1.42B
$929M 57.01%
134,659,188
– –
2023 Q2
7 quarters
FYBR icon
2
DELISTED
Frontier Communications
FYBR
$112M 6.89%
3,131,679
-20,813,477
-87% -$744M
2021 Q2
15 quarters
GBTG icon
3
DELISTED
American Express Global Business Travel
GBTG
$82.7M 5.08%
11,396,517
– –
2022 Q2
11 quarters
CCO icon
4
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings
CCO
$1.23B
$62M 3.8%
55,829,046
– –
2017 Q4
29 quarters
ARCC icon
5
Ares Capital
ARCC
$13.3B
$41.9M 2.57%
1,888,631
-8,874
-0.5% -$201K
2016 Q2
35 quarters
CTEV icon
6
Claritev Corp
CTEV
$401M
$38.4M 2.36%
1,863,105
+969,367
+108% +$19.3M
2022 Q1
12 quarters
GBDC icon
7
Golub Capital BDC
GBDC
$3.15B
$37.8M 2.32%
2,498,802
-345,458
-12% -$5.3M
2020 Q1
20 quarters
BBDC icon
8
Barings BDC
BBDC
$889M
$34.4M 2.11%
3,607,096
– –
2016 Q2
35 quarters
OBDC icon
9
Blue Owl Capital
OBDC
$4.98B
$34.3M 2.1%
2,336,822
+70,018
+3% +$1.05M
2020 Q2
19 quarters
CRC icon
10
California Resources
CRC
$4.8B
$31.2M 1.91%
708,676
– –
2020 Q4
17 quarters
TSLX icon
11
Sixth Street Specialty
TSLX
$1.64B
$30.7M 1.88%
1,372,689
-183,062
-12% -$4.07M
2020 Q3
18 quarters
OCSL icon
12
Oaktree Specialty Lending
OCSL
$1.02B
$30.4M 1.86%
1,977,378
– –
2020 Q1
20 quarters
FSK icon
13
FS KKR Capital
FSK
$2.93B
$27.5M 1.69%
1,312,833
-290,849
-18% -$6.5M
2021 Q2
15 quarters
BXSL icon
14
Blackstone Secured Lending
BXSL
$5.56B
$25.6M 1.57%
791,100
-292,845
-27% -$9.65M
2022 Q3
10 quarters
SLRC icon
15
SLR Investment Corp
SLRC
$620M
$24.1M 1.48%
1,430,205
– –
2016 Q2
35 quarters
OPTU icon
16
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$330M
$9.44M 0.58%
3,547,478
– –
2022 Q1
12 quarters
MSIF icon
17
MSC Income Fund Inc
MSIF
$528M
$8.56M 0.53%
+520,000
New +$8.78M
2025 Q1
0 quarters
ARKO icon
18
ARKO Corp
ARKO
$446M
$8.33M 0.51%
2,110,000
– –
2020 Q4
17 quarters
TRIN icon
19
Trinity Capital Inc
TRIN
$1.59B
$8.27M 0.51%
545,723
-4,116
-0.7% -$64K
2024 Q3
2 quarters
CCAP icon
20
Crescent Capital BDC
CCAP
$331M
$8.04M 0.49%
469,573
– –
2021 Q4
13 quarters
TEM icon
21
Tempus AI
TEM
$12.5B
$7.93M 0.49%
164,383
– –
2024 Q2
3 quarters
NMFC icon
22
New Mountain Finance
NMFC
$629M
$6.25M 0.38%
566,186
– –
2024 Q3
2 quarters
MFIC icon
23
MidCap Financial Investment
MFIC
$690M
$6.2M 0.38%
482,032
– –
2024 Q3
2 quarters
OPAL icon
24
OPAL Fuels
OPAL
$48.2M
$5.63M 0.35%
3,059,533
– –
2022 Q3
10 quarters
GSBD icon
25
Goldman Sachs BDC
GSBD
$978M
$5.37M 0.33%
+461,984
New +$5.78M
2025 Q1
0 quarters
1
2

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Ares Management's Q1 2025 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2025, Ares Management held 36 positions worth $1.63B, down 43% from $2.84B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 86% of the portfolio.

Ares Management withdrew a net $742M in Q1 2025, closing 3 positions and reducing 9 holdings. Its most notable exit was Summit Midstream, an estimated $3.04M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 63% of assets, up from 53% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Communication Services.

Against the trend, Ares Management opened a new position in MSC Income Fund Inc worth $8.56M.

  • Ares Management's largest Q1 2025 buy was MSC Income Fund Inc: 520,000 shares worth $8.56M.
  • Ares Management added most to Claritev Corp in Q1 2025, an estimated $19.3M increase.
  • Ares Management's biggest Q1 2025 reduction was Frontier Communications, cutting an estimated $744M.
  • Ares Management fully exited Summit Midstream in Q1 2025, selling an estimated $3.04M.
  • Ares Management's ten largest holdings make up 86% of its $1.63B portfolio in Q1 2025.
  • Ares Management opened 2 new positions and closed 3 in Q1 2025.
  • Ares Management's portfolio value fell 43% quarter-over-quarter to $1.63B.

Based on Ares Management's 13F filing for Q1 2025, filed 15 May 2025.