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175 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.81B invested in Ares Management in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4,296% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.02M | Put options by funds: $46K

48% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 29

37% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.06B → $2.81B (+$759M)

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 50

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 162 → 175 (+13)

1.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.81% → 68.71% (+1.9%)

Holders
175
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+8.02%
% of All Funds
3.45%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
43
Increased
68
Reduced
50
Closed
29
Calls
$2.02M
Puts
$46K
Net Calls
+$1.98M
Net Calls Change
+$1.53M

Top Buyers

1
William Blair Investment Management
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
+$80.1M
2
PCM
Peregrine Capital Management
Minnesota
+$23.5M
3
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$15.4M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$13M
5
JCM
Junto Capital Management
New York
+$11.4M

Top Sellers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$23.1M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$20.2M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$16M
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$15.9M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$15M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Victory Capital Management
101
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$1M +$218K +7,015 +33%
SI
102
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$978K +$59.5K +1,915 +8%
Deutsche Bank
103
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$948K -$882K -28,392 -52%
Stifel Financial
104
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$912K +$15.8K +510 +2%
BAS
105
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$884K +$193K +6,200 +34%
Assenagon Asset Management
106
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$852K +$741K +23,865 New
MLICM
107
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$771K -$15.2K -490 -2%
HSBC Holdings
108
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$755K +$11.1K +358 +2%
CIP
109
Chartwell Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$738K +$643K +20,683 New
EGM
110
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$730K -$1.46M -47,095 -70%
BIAS
111
Beacon Investment Advisory Services
New Jersey
$710K +$95.1K +3,062 +18%
US Bancorp
112
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$709K +$617K +19,865 New
FAAS
113
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$691K +$607K +19,529 New
BEI
114
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$682K -$80.7K -2,597 -12%
CAAS
115
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$676K +$522K +16,788 New
HighTower Advisors
116
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$656K -$84.2K -2,709 -13%
BAM
117
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$614K -$93.7K -3,016 -15%
Citigroup
118
Citigroup
New York
$596K +$328K +10,549 +171%
PCM
119
Penserra Capital Management
California
$582K -$1.3M -41,996 -73%
ECM
120
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$566K +$493K +15,871 New
Allianz Asset Management
121
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$484K +$342 +11 +0.1%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
122
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$480K – – –
SAS
123
Stelac Advisory Services
New York
$469K +$15.2K +490 +4%
AB
124
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$467K +$51.9K +1,671 +15%
AG
125
Advisor Group
Arizona
$444K +$22.1K +711 +6%
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ARES Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

175 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Management (ARES) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $2.81B — up 37% from $2.06B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new ARES positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.

The largest buyer was William Blair Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $80.1M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $23.1M.

  • 175 institutional investors held Ares Management (ARES) as of Q4 2019, up from 162 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.81B of Ares Management stock for Q4 2019, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new Ares Management positions in Q4 2019 and 29 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Ares Management buyer in Q4 2019 was William Blair Investment Management, an estimated $80.1M added.
  • The largest Ares Management seller in Q4 2019 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $23.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.