Ares Management Corp (ARES) Institutional Ownership

Institutions by Trading Activity

Ownership Statistics

235,774,359Shares Outstanding

13,859,172Shares held by institutions

$1,807,374,621Value of institutional holdings

83.38%Institutional ownership %

11.34%Shares Changed QoQ

776No. of institutional investors

Shares Owned by Institutions

Shares Purchased/Sold by Institutions

Ownership Summary

The institutional landscape for Ares Management Corp (NYSE:ARES) includes 776 filers as of the latest reporting cycle ending December 2025.

The percentage of Ares Management owned by institutions changed from 81.5% in September 2025 to 83.4% in December 2025, marking a slight up trend.
On a quarter-over-quarter basis, institutional holdings shifted by 11.34%, with a year-over-year an increase of 7.93% in the count of filers.
Among the 776 institutional holders of Ares Management, 459 added to their stakes while 222 trimmed their positions and 95 held steady.
The aggregate institutional position in Ares Management now stands at 196.60Mn shares as of December 2025, after investors increased their holdings (up by 20.03Mn shares quarter on quarter which is up 18.43Mn shares year over year).
With 26.05Mn shares, VANGUARD GROUP INC commands the largest institutional position in Ares Management as of December 31, 2025, equating to 11.05% of the company.
Among the most significant buyers of Ares Management during December 2025 were VANGUARD GROUP INC (4.37Mn), STATE STREET CORP (4.22Mn), BlackRock, Inc. (3.25Mn), CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (2.49Mn), NORGES BANK (2.45Mn).
Leading sellers of Ares Management stock in December 2025 included WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP (3.55Mn), MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC (1.46Mn), Capital World Investors (1.45Mn), TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC (1.00Mn), JPMORGAN CHASE & CO (790.49K).
The top 10 institutional holders of Ares Management for the quarter ending December 2025 included VANGUARD GROUP INC (26.05Mn), BlackRock, Inc. (16.21Mn), SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (13.36Mn), Capital World Investors (10.13Mn), STATE STREET CORP (8.51Mn), FMR LLC (8.14Mn), JPMORGAN CHASE & CO (7.01Mn), WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP (5.83Mn), MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ (5.71Mn), GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (5.49Mn).

776 Institutional Holders

13,859,172 Total Shares Held

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Owner Name	Date	Shares Held	Change (QoQ)	Change (%)	Value (USD)
VANGUARD GROUP INC	31 Dec, 2025	26,050,425	4,373,955	20.18%	$4,210,530,193.00
BlackRock, Inc.	31 Dec, 2025	16,209,382	3,252,584	25.10%	$2,619,922,438.00
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	31 Dec, 2025	13,364,740	0	0.00%	$2,160,142,926.00
Capital World Investors	31 Dec, 2025	10,129,166	-1,449,855	-12.52%	$1,637,179,054.00
STATE STREET CORP	31 Dec, 2025	8,513,284	4,224,377	98.50%	$1,376,002,093.00
FMR LLC	31 Dec, 2025	8,140,784	210,081	2.65%	$1,315,795,077.00
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	31 Dec, 2025	7,009,394	-790,494	-10.13%	$1,132,928,526.00
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP	31 Dec, 2025	5,829,225	-3,553,542	-37.87%	$942,177,637.00
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/	31 Dec, 2025	5,705,599	1,187,174	26.27%	$922,195,967.00
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	5,489,004	1,963,460	55.69%	$883,715,695.00
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC	31 Dec, 2025	5,395,257	95,148	1.80%	$872,035,388.00
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/	31 Dec, 2025	4,502,442	-65,119	-1.43%	$727,729,698.00
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD	31 Dec, 2025	4,476,637	2,494,237	125.82%	$723,558,838.00
Capital International Investors	31 Dec, 2025	4,257,710	14,516	0.34%	$688,176,163.00
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC	31 Dec, 2025	3,839,693	304,920	8.63%	$620,616,089.00
MORGAN STANLEY	31 Dec, 2025	3,240,681	-429,082	-11.69%	$523,791,761.00
NORGES BANK	31 Dec, 2025	2,451,063	2,451,063	0.00%	$396,165,313.00
LRI Investments, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	2,391,373	-194,880	-7.54%	$344,285,099.00
BROWN ADVISORY INC	31 Dec, 2025	2,391,001	-479,961	-16.72%	$386,461,473.00
Nuveen, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	2,358,996	347,523	17.28%	$381,284,454.00

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