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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: 34 (+1)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 162175 (+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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Capital World Investors
1
Capital World Investors
California
$364M +$12.8K +412 +0%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$246M +$1.02M +32,888 +0.5%
Capital International Investors
3
Capital International Investors
California
$235M +$1.94M +62,340 +1%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$189M +$9.65M +310,598 +6%
RA
5
Royce & Associates
New York
$116M -$20.2M -649,301 -17%
Wellington Management Group
6
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$106M -$23.1M -744,150 -20%
William Blair Investment Management
7
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$92M +$80.1M +2,577,871 New
AllianceBernstein
8
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$91.4M -$15.9M -510,414 -17%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$81.6M -$3.26M -105,077 -4%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$71.9M -$6.32M -203,417 -9%
Brown Advisory
11
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$66.5M +$3.94K +127 +0%
1832 Asset Management
12
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$64M -$330K -10,612 -0.6%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
13
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$63.9M -$3.65M -117,532 -6%
State Street
14
State Street
Massachusetts
$51M +$3.01M +96,904 +7%
American Century Companies
15
American Century Companies
Missouri
$48.4M +$15.4M +496,007 +58%
Federated Hermes
16
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$47.6M +$5.44M +175,000 +15%
Citadel Advisors
17
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$46.7M -$7.53M -242,285 -16%
SBH
18
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$44.3M +$380K +12,240 +1%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$43.5M +$8.32M +267,823 +28%
Morgan Stanley
20
Morgan Stanley
New York
$34M +$13M +418,971 +78%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$33.1M +$883K +28,438 +3%
Geode Capital Management
22
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$32.9M +$1.61M +51,739 +6%
Franklin Resources
23
Franklin Resources
California
$32M +$4.13M +132,800 +17%
WRF
24
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$28.2M +$911K +29,334 +4%
PCM
25
Peregrine Capital Management
Minnesota
$27M +$23.5M +757,557 New

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.