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730 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.9B invested in Ares Management in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 137 funds opening new positions, 275 increasing their positions, 213 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

174% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 137 | Existing positions closed: 50

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 275 | Existing positions reduced: 213

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.8B → $31.9B (+$4.09B)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 655 → 730 (+75)

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 13 (+1)

0.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 90.78% → 90.83% (+0.05%)

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $35.4M | Put options by funds: $54.5M

Holders
730
Holders Change
+75
Holders Change %
+11.45%
% of All Funds
9.62%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.33%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
137
Increased
275
Reduced
213
Closed
50
Calls
$35.4M
Puts
$54.5M
Net Calls
-$19.1M
Net Calls Change
-$14.3M

Top Buyers

1
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$218M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$155M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$138M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$104M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$89.5M

Top Sellers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$301M
2
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors
California
-$133M
3
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
-$113M
4
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
-$63.9M
5
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
-$55.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VNIM
76
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
$32.6M -$1.42M -8,320 -4%
Citigroup
77
Citigroup
New York
$31.8M +$20.2M +118,238 +193%
Barclays
78
Barclays
United Kingdom
$30.9M -$44.4M -260,286 -60%
AWM
79
Angeles Wealth Management
California
$30.7M +$341 +2 +0%
Amundi
80
Amundi
France
$29.9M -$993K -5,820 -3%
SMDAM
81
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$29.6M -$480K -2,816 -2%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
82
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$29.2M +$1.54M +9,050 +6%
UCFA
83
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$27.8M -$1.78M -10,435 -6%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
84
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$27.7M -$2.01M -11,769 -7%
Stifel Financial
85
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$27.5M +$566K +3,316 +2%
MP
86
Munro Partners
Australia
$27M +$26M +152,415 New
PCM
87
Prana Capital Management
Connecticut
$25.1M +$24.2M +141,768 New
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
88
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$25.1M +$2.69M +15,761 +13%
Korea Investment Corp
89
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$24.3M +$7.75M +45,400 +49%
Royal London Asset Management
90
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
$24.2M +$2.19M +12,844 +10%
CCM
91
Chilton Capital Management
Texas
$23.9M +$23.1M +135,178 New
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
92
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$23.9M +$18M +105,366 +356%
OMC
93
Overbrook Management Corp
New York
$23.8M +$82.6K +484 +0.4%
Rockefeller Capital Management
94
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$22M +$64.8K +380 +0.3%
Janney Montgomery Scott
95
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$21.7M +$258K +1,512 +1%
DP
96
Dearborn Partners
Illinois
$21.7M +$147K +859 +0.7%
PR
97
Payden & Rygel
California
$21.6M -$1.31M -7,700 -6%
DnB Asset Management
98
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$21.5M +$2.06M +12,089 +11%
LPL Financial
99
LPL Financial
California
$20.4M +$2.73M +16,001 +16%
Aviva
100
Aviva
United Kingdom
$20.1M +$15.4M +90,105 +389%
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ARES Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

730 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Management (ARES) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $31.9B — up 15% from $27.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 137 funds opened new ARES positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 87 holders — while 275 added to existing stakes and 213 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TD Asset Management, adding an estimated $218M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $301M.

  • 730 institutional investors held Ares Management (ARES) as of Q4 2024, up from 655 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $31.9B of Ares Management stock for Q4 2024, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 137 funds opened new Ares Management positions in Q4 2024 and 50 closed out, a net change of +87 holders.
  • The largest Ares Management buyer in Q4 2024 was TD Asset Management, an estimated $218M added.
  • The largest Ares Management seller in Q4 2024 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $301M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.