Ares Management
ARES
206 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.27B invested in Ares Management in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
96% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 27
46% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.92B → $4.27B (+$1.35B)
41% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.41M | Put options by funds: $5.96M
31% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 58
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 182 → 206 (+24)
2.59% more ownership
Funds ownership: 78.75% → 81.34% (+2.6%)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$178M |
| 2 |
HCM
HMI Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$87.1M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$45.6M |
| 4 |
SC
Samlyn Capital
New York
|
+$36.4M |
| 5 |
JCM
Junto Capital Management
New York
|
+$36.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$31.7M |
| 2 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$16.6M |
| 3 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$15.8M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$15.4M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$13.5M |
ARES Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
206 of the 4,888 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Management (ARES) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $4.27B — up 46% from $2.92B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new ARES positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $178M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $31.7M.
- 206 institutional investors held Ares Management (ARES) as of Q2 2020, up from 182 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $4.27B of Ares Management stock for Q2 2020, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
- 53 funds opened new Ares Management positions in Q2 2020 and 27 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
- The largest Ares Management buyer in Q2 2020 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $178M added.
- The largest Ares Management seller in Q2 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $31.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.