Ares Management
ARES
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.
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)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$238M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$203M |
| 3 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$137M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$133M |
| 5 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$104M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$586M |
| 2 |
AM
AGF Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$219M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$110M |
| 4 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$104M |
| 5 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$74.3M |
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.