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Franklin Resources’s Ares Management ARES Stock Holding History

Franklin Resources’s Portfolio ARES Stock Details ARES Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q2 		$528M Sell
4,747,665
-374,805
-7% -$45M 0.11% 167
2026
Q1 		$559M Sell
5,122,470
-272,787
-5% -$36.2M 0.14% 146
2025
Q4 		$872M Buy
5,395,257
+95,148
+2% +$14.8M 0.21% 104
2025
Q3 		$847M Sell
5,300,109
-317,807
-6% -$57.3M 0.21% 107
2025
Q2 		$973M Buy
5,617,916
+1,438,607
+34% +$227M 0.26% 92
2025
Q1 		$613M Buy
4,179,309
+690,313
+20% +$119M 0.18% 135
2024
Q4 		$618M Sell
3,488,996
-189,181
-5% -$32.3M 0.17% 129
2024
Q3 		$601M Buy
3,678,177
+18,773
+0.5% +$2.72M 0.17% 143
2024
Q2 		$488M Sell
3,659,404
-84,655
-2% -$11.6M 0.15% 156
2024
Q1 		$498M Sell
3,744,059
-128,500
-3% -$16.4M 0.16% 161
2023
Q4 		$461M Buy
3,872,559
+71,819
+2% +$7.8M 0.22% 119
2023
Q3 		$391M Buy
3,800,740
+611,774
+19% +$61.9M 0.2% 127
2023
Q2 		$307M Buy
3,188,966
+12,029
+0.4% +$1.04M 0.15% 174
2023
Q1 		$265M Sell
3,176,937
-93,392
-3% -$7.42M 0.13% 187
2022
Q4 		$224M Buy
3,270,329
+576,836
+21% +$41.6M 0.12% 211
2022
Q3 		$167M Sell
2,693,493
-137,045
-5% -$9.58M 0.09% 264
2022
Q2 		$161M Buy
2,830,538
+117,080
+4% +$8.1M 0.08% 288
2022
Q1 		$220M Sell
2,713,458
-3,699
-0.1% -$284K 0.09% 271
2021
Q4 		$221M Sell
2,717,157
-65,898
-2% -$5.36M 0.08% 288
2021
Q3 		$205M Sell
2,783,055
-380,792
-12% -$27.4M 0.08% 287
2021
Q2 		$201M Buy
3,163,847
+331,832
+12% +$18.6M 0.08% 290
2021
Q1 		$159M Buy
2,832,015
+367,410
+15% +$18.5M 0.06% 320
2020
Q4 		$116M Buy
2,464,605
+412,045
+20% +$18.6M 0.05% 383
2020
Q3 		$83M Buy
2,052,560
+263,568
+15% +$10.5M 0.04% 440
2020
Q2 		$73M Buy
1,788,992
+213,492
+14% +$7.54M 0.04% 458
2020
Q1 		$48.7M Buy
1,575,500
+678,200
+76% +$23.7M 0.03% 470
2019
Q4 		$32M Buy
897,300
+132,800
+17% +$4.13M 0.02% 650
2019
Q3 		$20.5M Buy
764,500
+40,500
+6% +$1.16M 0.01% 744
2019
Q2 		$18.9M Buy
+724,000
New +$18.4M 0.01% 756

Other funds holding ARES

BlackRock
BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return
Vanguard Capital Management
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.68T AUM
SMFG
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Tokyo, Japan $5.27B AUM 2.94% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of America
Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina $1.55T AUM 33.47% 1-Year Est. Return
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $2.22T AUM
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors Los Angeles, California $846B AUM 46.74% 1-Year Est. Return
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group Boston, Massachusetts $580B AUM 38.23% 1-Year Est. Return
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab San Francisco, California $751B AUM 38.74% 1-Year Est. Return
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Toronto Ontario, Ontario, Canada $181B AUM 41.77% 1-Year Est. Return

Franklin Resources's ARES Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Franklin Resources reduced its Ares Management (ARES) stake by 7.3% in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $45M and leaving 4,747,665 shares worth $528M. The position accounts for 0.11% of the portfolio, ranked #167.

Franklin Resources first reported a position in ARES in Q2 2019 and has held it in 29 quarters since. The position peaked at $973M in Q2 2025. 805 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold ARES as of Q2 2026.

  • Franklin Resources held 4,747,665 shares of Ares Management worth $528M as of Q2 2026.
  • Franklin Resources sold 374,805 Ares Management shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $45M.
  • Ares Management made up 0.11% of Franklin Resources's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #167 holding.
  • Franklin Resources first reported a position in Ares Management in Q2 2019 and has held it in 29 quarters since.
  • Franklin Resources's Ares Management position peaked at $973M in Q2 2025.
  • 805 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Ares Management as of Q2 2026.

Based on Franklin Resources's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 13 Aug 2026.