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Ares Management

826 hedge funds and large institutions have $33.6B invested in Ares Management in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 171 funds opening new positions, 314 increasing their positions, 242 reducing their positions, and 101 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

113% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 817 (+9)

69% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 171 | Existing positions closed: 101

30% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 314 | Existing positions reduced: 242

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $30.6B → $33.6B (+$2.92B)

7.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.87%95.95% (+7.1%)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 774826 (+52)

11% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $309M | Put options by funds: $347M

Holders
826
Holders Change
+52
Holders Change %
+6.72%
% of All Funds
10.05%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
+9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+112.5%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
171
Increased
314
Reduced
242
Closed
101
Calls
$309M
Puts
$347M
Net Calls
-$37.9M
Net Calls Change
+$33.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$4.21B +$681M +4,373,955 +20%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$2.62B +$507M +3,252,584 +25%
SMFG
3
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$2.16B
Capital World Investors
4
Capital World Investors
California
$1.64B -$226M -1,449,855 -13%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.38B +$658M +4,224,377 +98%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.32B +$32.7M +210,081 +3%
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.13B -$123M -790,494 -10%
T. Rowe Price Associates
8
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$968M -$247M -1,582,336 -21%
Wellington Management Group
9
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$942M -$554M -3,553,542 -38%
Massachusetts Financial Services
10
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$922M +$185M +1,187,174 +26%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$884M +$306M +1,963,460 +56%
Franklin Resources
12
Franklin Resources
California
$872M +$14.8M +95,148 +2%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$728M -$10.1M -65,119 -1%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
14
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$724M +$389M +2,494,237 +126%
Capital International Investors
15
Capital International Investors
California
$688M +$2.26M +14,516 +0.3%
Principal Financial Group
16
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$621M +$47.5M +304,920 +9%
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$524M -$66.8M -429,082 -12%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$396M +$382M +2,451,063 New
Brown Advisory
19
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$386M -$74.8M -479,961 -17%
N
20
Nuveen
North Carolina
$381M +$54.1M +347,523 +17%
LI
21
LRI Investments
Florida
$344M -$30.4M -194,880 -8%
Winslow Capital Management
22
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
$311M +$70.9M +454,939 +31%
American Century Companies
23
American Century Companies
Missouri
$289M -$32.2M -206,500 -10%
ClearBridge Investments
24
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$284M +$42.3M +271,715 +18%
Raymond James Financial
25
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$276M -$18.3M -117,286 -6%