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William Blair & Company’s Ares Management ARES Stock Holding History

William Blair & Company’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 		$10.3M Sell
92,893
-8,242
-8% -$989K 0.03% 360
2026
Q1 		$11M Sell
101,135
-21,800
-18% -$2.89M 0.03% 335
2025
Q4 		$19.9M Buy
122,935
+26,412
+27% +$4.11M 0.05% 234
2025
Q3 		$15.4M Buy
96,523
+729
+0.8% +$131K 0.04% 273
2025
Q2 		$16.6M Buy
95,794
+532
+0.6% +$84.1K 0.05% 256
2025
Q1 		$14M Buy
95,262
+1,169
+1% +$202K 0.04% 267
2024
Q4 		$16.7M Buy
94,093
+17,880
+23% +$3.05M 0.05% 249
2024
Q3 		$11.9M Buy
76,213
+8,836
+13% +$1.28M 0.03% 319
2024
Q2 		$8.98M Buy
67,377
+2,233
+3% +$305K 0.03% 341
2024
Q1 		$8.66M Buy
65,144
+5,689
+10% +$727K 0.03% 357
2023
Q4 		$7.07M Buy
59,455
+5,341
+10% +$580K 0.02% 385
2023
Q3 		$5.57M Sell
54,114
-1,296
-2% -$131K 0.02% 414
2023
Q2 		$5.34M Buy
55,410
+711
+1% +$61.5K 0.02% 430
2023
Q1 		$4.56M Buy
54,699
+35,299
+182% +$2.81M 0.02% 462
2022
Q4 		$1.33M Sell
19,400
-1,035
-5% -$74.7K 0.01% 744
2022
Q3 		$1.27M Sell
20,435
-52
-0.3% -$3.63K 0.01% 742
2022
Q2 		$1.17M Sell
20,487
-1,058
-5% -$73.2K 0.01% 793
2022
Q1 		$1.75M Buy
21,545
+7,144
+50% +$549K 0.01% 733
2021
Q4 		$1.17M Sell
14,401
-1,151
-7% -$93.7K ﹤0.01% 905
2021
Q3 		$1.15M Buy
15,552
+270
+2% +$19.4K ﹤0.01% 880
2021
Q2 		$972K Sell
15,282
-1,737
-10% -$97.1K ﹤0.01% 931
2021
Q1 		$954K Sell
17,019
-1,017
-6% -$51.2K ﹤0.01% 913
2020
Q4 		$849K Sell
18,036
-1,267
-7% -$57.3K ﹤0.01% 916
2020
Q3 		$780K Buy
19,303
+2,211
+13% +$88.3K ﹤0.01% 834
2020
Q2 		$679K Buy
17,092
+4,775
+39% +$169K ﹤0.01% 852
2020
Q1 		$381K Sell
12,317
-16
-0.1% -$559 ﹤0.01% 950
2019
Q4 		$440K Buy
+12,333
New +$383K ﹤0.01% 1035

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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

William Blair & Company's ARES Position: Q2 2026 in Review

William Blair & Company reduced its Ares Management (ARES) stake by 8.1% in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $989K and leaving 92,893 shares worth $10.3M. The position accounts for 0.03% of the portfolio, ranked #360.

William Blair & Company first reported a position in ARES in Q4 2019 and has held it in 27 quarters since. The position peaked at $19.9M in Q4 2025. 807 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold ARES as of Q2 2026.

  • William Blair & Company held 92,893 shares of Ares Management worth $10.3M as of Q2 2026.
  • William Blair & Company sold 8,242 Ares Management shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $989K.
  • Ares Management made up 0.03% of William Blair & Company's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #360 holding.
  • William Blair & Company first reported a position in Ares Management in Q4 2019 and has held it in 27 quarters since.
  • William Blair & Company's Ares Management position peaked at $19.9M in Q4 2025.
  • 807 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Ares Management as of Q2 2026.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 11 Aug 2026.