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Vanguard Group’s Ares Management ARES Stock Holding History

Vanguard Group’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
2025
Q4 		$4.21B Buy
26,050,425
+4,373,955
+20% +$681M 0.06% 291
2025
Q3 		$3.47B Buy
21,676,470
+740,103
+4% +$133M 0.05% 336
2025
Q2 		$3.63B Buy
20,936,367
+1,746,376
+9% +$276M 0.06% 314
2025
Q1 		$2.81B Buy
19,189,991
+382,273
+2% +$66.1M 0.05% 365
2024
Q4 		$3.33B Buy
18,807,718
+907,757
+5% +$155M 0.06% 324
2024
Q3 		$2.79B Sell
17,899,961
-120,455
-0.7% -$17.5M 0.05% 367
2024
Q2 		$2.4B Buy
18,020,416
+1,421,071
+9% +$194M 0.05% 380
2024
Q1 		$2.21B Buy
16,599,345
+206,996
+1% +$26.4M 0.04% 413
2023
Q4 		$1.95B Buy
16,392,349
+631,334
+4% +$68.6M 0.04% 433
2023
Q3 		$1.62B Buy
15,761,015
+273,645
+2% +$27.7M 0.04% 450
2023
Q2 		$1.49B Buy
15,487,370
+506,339
+3% +$43.8M 0.04% 481
2023
Q1 		$1.25B Buy
14,981,031
+190,568
+1% +$15.2M 0.03% 525
2022
Q4 		$1.01B Buy
14,790,463
+974,280
+7% +$70.3M 0.03% 575
2022
Q3 		$856M Sell
13,816,183
-747,671
-5% -$52.3M 0.03% 617
2022
Q2 		$828M Buy
14,563,854
+525,579
+4% +$36.3M 0.02% 624
2022
Q1 		$1.14B Buy
14,038,275
+458,646
+3% +$35.2M 0.03% 593
2021
Q4 		$1.1B Sell
13,579,629
-694,242
-5% -$56.5M 0.03% 622
2021
Q3 		$1.05B Buy
14,273,871
+777,129
+6% +$56M 0.03% 621
2021
Q2 		$858M Buy
13,496,742
+1,391,706
+11% +$77.8M 0.02% 709
2021
Q1 		$678M Buy
12,105,036
+2,616,625
+28% +$132M 0.02% 785
2020
Q4 		$446M Buy
9,488,411
+269,112
+3% +$12.2M 0.01% 937
2020
Q3 		$373M Buy
9,219,299
+826,434
+10% +$33M 0.01% 908
2020
Q2 		$333M Buy
8,392,865
+1,289,571
+18% +$45.6M 0.01% 961
2020
Q1 		$220M Buy
7,103,294
+210,607
+3% +$7.36M 0.01% 1078
2019
Q4 		$246M Buy
6,892,687
+32,888
+0.5% +$1.02M 0.01% 1267
2019
Q3 		$184M Buy
6,859,799
+1,094,155
+19% +$31.3M 0.01% 1378
2019
Q2 		$151M Buy
5,765,644
+1,213,194
+27% +$30.8M 0.01% 1527
2019
Q1 		$106M Sell
4,552,450
-1,158,052
-20% -$25.3M ﹤0.01% 1725
2018
Q4 		$102M Buy
+5,710,502
New +$120M ﹤0.01% 1676

Other funds holding ARES

BlackRock
BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return
SMFG
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Tokyo, Japan $5.27B AUM 2.94% 1-Year Est. Return
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors Los Angeles, California $846B AUM 46.74% 1-Year Est. Return
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $2.3T AUM 54.33% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.81T AUM 41.13% 1-Year Est. Return
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates Baltimore, Maryland $999B AUM 46.22% 1-Year Est. Return
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group Boston, Massachusetts $580B AUM 38.23% 1-Year Est. Return
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services Boston, Massachusetts $315B AUM 27.84% 1-Year Est. Return
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.88T AUM 44.46% 1-Year Est. Return

Vanguard Group's ARES Position: Q4 2025 in Review

Vanguard Group increased its Ares Management (ARES) stake by 20% in Q4 2025, buying an estimated $681M and bringing the position to 26,050,425 shares worth $4.21B. The position accounts for 0.06% of the portfolio, ranked #291.

Vanguard Group first reported a position in ARES in Q4 2018 and has held it in 29 quarters since. 831 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold ARES as of Q4 2025.

  • Vanguard Group held 26,050,425 shares of Ares Management worth $4.21B as of Q4 2025.
  • Vanguard Group bought 4,373,955 Ares Management shares in Q4 2025, an estimated $681M.
  • Ares Management made up 0.06% of Vanguard Group's portfolio in Q4 2025, its #291 holding.
  • Vanguard Group first reported a position in Ares Management in Q4 2018 and has held it in 29 quarters since.
  • 831 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Ares Management as of Q4 2025.

Based on Vanguard Group's 13F filing for Q4 2025, filed 29 Jan 2026.