Ares Management
ARES
31 hedge funds and large institutions have $166M invested in Ares Management in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
0.08% more ownership
Funds ownership: 11.94% → 12.02% (+0.08%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $169M → $166M (-$2.36M)
14% less funds holding
Funds holding: 36 → 31 (-5)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 12
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 10
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $60K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$17M |
| 2 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$2.71M |
| 3 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$1.15M |
| 4 |
RRC
Red Rocks Capital
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$1.12M |
| 5 |
QI
Quotient Investors
New York
|
+$594K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EC
EJF Capital
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$4.96M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.41M |
| 3 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$3.05M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$2.95M |
| 5 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$2.01M |
ARES Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
31 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Management (ARES) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $166M — down 1.4% from $169M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of ARES and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $17M. The largest seller was EJF Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.96M sold.
- 31 institutional investors held Ares Management (ARES) as of Q4 2014, down from 36 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $166M of Ares Management stock for Q4 2014, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new Ares Management positions in Q4 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Ares Management buyer in Q4 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $17M added.
- The largest Ares Management seller in Q4 2014 was EJF Capital, an estimated $4.96M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.