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31 hedge funds and large institutions have $166M invested in Ares Management in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.94% → 12.02% (+0.08%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $169M → $166M (-$2.36M)

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 36 → 31 (-5)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 12

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 10

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $60K

Holders
31
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-13.89%
% of All Funds
0.83%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
9
Increased
7
Reduced
10
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
$60K
Net Calls
-$60K
Net Calls Change
+$716K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$17M
2
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$2.71M
3
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$1.15M
4
RRC
Red Rocks Capital
Colorado
+$1.12M
5
QI
Quotient Investors
New York
+$594K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EC
EJF Capital
Virginia
-$4.96M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$4.41M
3
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$3.05M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.95M
5
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
-$2.01M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Lord, Abbett & Co
1
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$56.6M -$3.05M -184,300 -5%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$43.3M +$17M +1,026,300 +68%
American Century Companies
3
American Century Companies
Missouri
$18.9M +$1.15M +69,326 +7%
O
4
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$12.5M +$2.71M +163,952 +29%
ClearBridge Investments
5
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$10.4M – – –
BA
6
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$10.2M -$832K -50,300 -8%
WMSA
7
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$2.57M – – –
Wellington Management Group
8
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.44M -$4.41M -266,948 -65%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.12M +$2.05M +123,846 New
RRC
10
Red Rocks Capital
Colorado
$1.16M +$1.12M +67,499 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
11
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$929K +$180K +10,864 +25%
AVC
12
Arlington Value Capital
Utah
$825K -$1.92M -116,371 -71%
BIM
13
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$809K -$563K -34,027 -42%
AWCI
14
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
New York
$746K -$413K -25,000 -36%
QI
15
Quotient Investors
New York
$615K +$594K +35,894 New
Macquarie Group
16
Macquarie Group
Australia
$444K – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
17
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$388K +$329K +19,900 New
SEI Investments
18
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$269K +$259K +15,676 New
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$251K +$17 +1 +0%
Morgan Stanley
20
Morgan Stanley
New York
$230K -$2.95M -178,153 -93%
VKH
21
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$194K +$187K +11,304 New
Deutsche Bank
22
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$107K +$104K +6,300 New
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$91K -$24.8K -1,500 -22%
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$77K -$140K -8,486 -65%
JIC
25
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$48K +$661 +40 +1%
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ARES Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

31 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Management (ARES) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $166M — down 1.4% from $169M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of ARES and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $17M. The largest seller was EJF Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.96M sold.

  • 31 institutional investors held Ares Management (ARES) as of Q4 2014, down from 36 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $166M of Ares Management stock for Q4 2014, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Ares Management positions in Q4 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Ares Management buyer in Q4 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $17M added.
  • The largest Ares Management seller in Q4 2014 was EJF Capital, an estimated $4.96M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.