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Ares Management

789 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.5B invested in Ares Management in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 143 funds opening new positions, 289 increasing their positions, 272 reducing their positions, and 162 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less funds holding

Funds holding:

less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

29% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1712 (-5)

33% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $408M | Put options by funds: $606M

33% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $33.5B → $22.5B (-$11B)

Holders
789
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$408M
Puts
$606M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
National Pension Service
76
National Pension Service
South Korea
$33.8M
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
77
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$33.3M
CBU
78
CIBC Bancorp USA
Illinois
$32.3M
California Public Employees Retirement System
79
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$30.5M
National Bank of Canada
80
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$29.2M
Rockefeller Capital Management
81
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$29M
1832 Asset Management
82
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$28.1M
SCM
83
Saba Capital Management
New York
$26.3M
JFG
84
Jefferies Financial Group
New York
$26.1M
SEI Investments
85
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$24M
Mirae Asset Global Investments
86
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$23.9M
AQR Capital Management
87
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$23.6M
NAMI
88
Nomura Asset Management International
Pennsylvania
$23.3M
Federated Hermes
89
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$23.1M
Stifel Financial
90
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$22.4M
Susquehanna International Group
91
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$22.2M
SFM
92
Soros Fund Management
New York
$21.4M
BWC
93
Blue Whale Capital
United Kingdom
$20.3M
TAM
94
Trillium Asset Management
Massachusetts
$19.6M
SMDAM
95
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$19.4M
PMAM
96
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$18.9M
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
97
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$18.2M
Fidelity International
98
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$17.7M
Aviva
99
Aviva
United Kingdom
$17.7M
Royal London Asset Management
100
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
$17.4M