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774 hedge funds and large institutions have $30.6B invested in Ares Management in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 97 funds opening new positions, 321 increasing their positions, 238 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

35% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 321 | Existing positions reduced: 238

26% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 77

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 767 → 774 (+7)

0.32% less ownership

Funds ownership: 89.19% → 88.87% (-0.32%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $33.2B → $30.6B (-$2.58B)

27% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $194M | Put options by funds: $266M

53% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 8 (-9)

Holders
774
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+0.91%
% of All Funds
10.16%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-52.94%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
97
Increased
321
Reduced
238
Closed
77
Calls
$194M
Puts
$266M
Net Calls
-$71.6M
Net Calls Change
+$131M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$238M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$203M
3
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$137M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$133M
5
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
+$104M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$586M
2
AM
AGF Management
Ontario, Canada
-$219M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$110M
4
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
-$104M
5
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$74.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Norges Bank
776
Norges Bank
Norway
– -$329M -1,899,017 Closed
CRCM
777
Cat Rock Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$22.3M -128,500 Closed
OCM
778
Oribel Capital Management
New York
– -$20.6M -114,100 Closed
GI
779
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
– -$14.3M -82,364 Closed
AFCM
780
Alta Fox Capital Management
Texas
– -$13.7M -79,332 Closed
PE
781
Point72 Europe
United Kingdom
– -$8.97M -51,800 Closed
Arrowstreet Capital
782
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
– -$7.77M -44,845 Closed
KIG
783
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
– -$6.57M -37,929 Closed
SNWA
784
Siligmueller & Norvid Wealth Advisors
Illinois
– -$6.73M -37,403 Closed
ECM
785
Eisler Capital Management
United Kingdom
– -$5.61M -32,416 Closed
D.E. Shaw & Co
786
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
– -$2.86M -16,522 Closed
GAG
787
GM Advisory Group
New York
– -$2.43M -14,041 Closed
Axa
788
Axa
France
– -$2.38M -13,769 Closed
WAP
789
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$1.71M -9,889 Closed
ACM
790
Aster Capital Management
United Arab Emirates
– -$1.5M -8,669 Closed
FG
791
Formula Growth
Quebec, Canada
– -$1.45M -8,353 Closed
JAM
792
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$1.41M -8,163 Closed
CM
793
Capula Management
Cayman Islands
– -$1.36M -7,850 Closed
LFM
794
LGT Fund Management
Liechtenstein
– -$1.3M -7,500 Closed
PP
795
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
– -$1.2M -6,950 Closed
WI
796
WBI Investments
New Jersey
– -$1.08M -6,239 Closed
MFS
797
Mattson Financial Services
Michigan
– -$1.04M -5,987 Closed
ICA
798
Infrastructure Capital Advisors
New York
– -$989K -5,708 Closed
I
799
InceptionR
California
– -$913K -5,273 Closed
CC
800
Centiva Capital
New York
– -$909K -5,249 Closed
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ARES Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

774 of the 7,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Management (ARES) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $30.6B — down 7.8% from $33.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 97 funds opened new ARES positions and 77 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 321 added to existing stakes and 238 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $238M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $586M.

  • 774 institutional investors held Ares Management (ARES) as of Q3 2025, up from 767 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $30.6B of Ares Management stock for Q3 2025, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 97 funds opened new Ares Management positions in Q3 2025 and 77 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Ares Management buyer in Q3 2025 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $238M added.
  • The largest Ares Management seller in Q3 2025 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $586M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.