Ares Management
ARES
31 hedge funds and large institutions have $153M invested in Ares Management in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
260% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 5
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $141M → $153M (+$11.5M)
0.2% less ownership
Funds ownership: 10.06% → 9.86% (-0.2%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 32 → 31 (-1)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4
70% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $67K | Put options by funds: $227K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$3.22M |
| 2 |
SBH
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.89M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.1M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$869K |
| 5 |
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
|
+$851K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$9.08M |
| 2 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$2.57M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$792K |
| 4 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$176K |
| 5 |
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$44.5K |
ARES Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
31 of the 4,008 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Management (ARES) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $153M — up 8.1% from $141M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of ARES and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.
The largest buyer was American Century Companies, adding an estimated $3.22M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $9.08M.
- 31 institutional investors held Ares Management (ARES) as of Q4 2016, down from 32 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $153M of Ares Management stock for Q4 2016, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new Ares Management positions in Q4 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Ares Management buyer in Q4 2016 was American Century Companies, an estimated $3.22M added.
- The largest Ares Management seller in Q4 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $9.08M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.