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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
Avg Time Held
12.5 quarters
Top 10 Avg Time Held
11.1 quarters
Top 20 Avg Time Held
11.7 quarters

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 Held Since
SVV icon
1
Savers
SVV
$1.42B
$874M 57.59%
117,449,188
– –
2023 Q2
11 quarters
CCO icon
2
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings
CCO
$1.23B
$97.6M 6.44%
41,197,491
– –
2017 Q4
33 quarters
GBTG icon
3
DELISTED
American Express Global Business Travel
GBTG
$77.5M 5.11%
13,886,023
– –
2022 Q2
15 quarters
ARCC icon
4
Ares Capital
ARCC
$13.3B
$47.1M 3.1%
2,612,475
+366,665
+16% +$7.1M
2016 Q2
39 quarters
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5
Golub Capital BDC
GBDC
$3.15B
$38.7M 2.55%
3,058,356
+322,146
+12% +$4.13M
2020 Q1
24 quarters
OBDC icon
6
Blue Owl Capital
OBDC
$4.98B
$31.5M 2.08%
2,847,757
– –
2020 Q2
23 quarters
CTEV icon
7
Claritev Corp
CTEV
$400M
$30.4M 2.01%
1,863,105
– –
2022 Q1
16 quarters
BBDC icon
8
Barings BDC
BBDC
$891M
$29.9M 1.97%
3,630,176
+40,000
+1% +$351K
2016 Q2
39 quarters
TSLX icon
9
Sixth Street Specialty
TSLX
$1.65B
$24.9M 1.64%
1,354,779
– –
2020 Q3
22 quarters
OCSL icon
10
Oaktree Specialty Lending
OCSL
$1.02B
$23.7M 1.56%
2,099,305
+166,000
+9% +$1.99M
2020 Q1
24 quarters
GSBD icon
11
Goldman Sachs BDC
GSBD
$983M
$19.3M 1.27%
2,171,173
+758,115
+54% +$7M
2025 Q1
4 quarters
BXSL icon
12
Blackstone Secured Lending
BXSL
$5.57B
$19.1M 1.26%
805,687
+4,587
+0.6% +$114K
2022 Q3
14 quarters
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13
Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp
OTF
$4.22B
$16.7M 1.1%
1,345,755
+205,587
+18% +$2.62M
2025 Q3
2 quarters
FSK icon
14
FS KKR Capital
FSK
$2.93B
$15.4M 1.02%
1,517,482
+240,000
+19% +$3M
2021 Q2
19 quarters
ARKO icon
15
ARKO Corp
ARKO
$446M
$11.7M 0.77%
2,110,000
– –
2020 Q4
21 quarters
HTGC icon
16
Hercules Capital
HTGC
$3.06B
$11.5M 0.76%
776,606
+575,000
+285% +$9.4M
2023 Q3
10 quarters
MSIF icon
17
MSC Income Fund Inc
MSIF
$531M
$10.1M 0.66%
826,646
+238,395
+41% +$3.08M
2025 Q1
4 quarters
RWAY icon
18
Runway Growth Finance
RWAY
$267M
$8.09M 0.53%
1,177,823
+624,700
+113% +$5.19M
2021 Q4
17 quarters
TRIN icon
19
Trinity Capital Inc
TRIN
$1.59B
$8.03M 0.53%
545,723
– –
2024 Q3
6 quarters
OPAL icon
20
OPAL Fuels
OPAL
$48.5M
$7.71M 0.51%
3,059,533
– –
2022 Q3
14 quarters
TEM icon
21
Tempus AI
TEM
$12.5B
$7.43M 0.49%
164,383
– –
2024 Q2
7 quarters
NCDL icon
22
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending
NCDL
$529M
$7.31M 0.48%
574,838
+214,008
+59% +$2.87M
2024 Q1
8 quarters
CCAP icon
23
Crescent Capital BDC
CCAP
$333M
$6.64M 0.44%
546,409
+30,000
+6% +$410K
2021 Q4
17 quarters
MFIC icon
24
MidCap Financial Investment
MFIC
$694M
$6.13M 0.4%
545,532
– –
2024 Q3
6 quarters
FIP icon
25
FTAI Infrastructure
FIP
$278M
$5.92M 0.39%
1,197,554
– –
2025 Q4
1 quarter
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.