Ares Management
ARES
445 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.5B invested in Ares Management in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 153 increasing their positions, 159 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
199% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $17.6M | Put options by funds: $5.89M
20% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 49
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.2B → $15.5B (+$2.21B)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 437 → 445 (+8)
1.64% more ownership
Funds ownership: 84.46% → 86.1% (+1.6%)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 153 | Existing positions reduced: 159
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 9 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$334M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$98.3M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$68M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$66.7M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$43.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCM
HMI Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$81.2M |
| 2 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$31.8M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$28.7M |
| 4 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$28.6M |
| 5 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$28.6M |
ARES Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review
445 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Management (ARES) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $15.5B — up 17% from $13.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 59 funds opened new ARES positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 153 added to existing stakes and 159 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $334M. The largest seller was HMI Capital Management, cutting an estimated $81.2M.
- 445 institutional investors held Ares Management (ARES) as of Q2 2023, up from 437 in Q1 2023.
- Funds reported $15.5B of Ares Management stock for Q2 2023, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 59 funds opened new Ares Management positions in Q2 2023 and 49 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Ares Management buyer in Q2 2023 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $334M added.
- The largest Ares Management seller in Q2 2023 was HMI Capital Management, an estimated $81.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.