ARES Institutional Ownership
Who owns Ares Management Corp and what the big funds did with it last quarter, from every SEC 13F filing. 810 funds reported holding ARES at Jun 30, 2026.
- ▲477 buying vs 337 selling
- ▲Shares held by funds +6.3%
- ●Funds holding +6
- ▼Superinvestors: 1 added, 6 cut
- ●Put/call 1.40 to 1.42
What the filings show, not a forecast. Positions can be up to 45 days old and leave out short sales.
Funds holding and ownership
8 quartersQuarter over quarter
all 13F filers| Q2 2026 | This quarter | Q1 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funds holding | 810 | 804 | +0.7% |
| In funds' top 10 | 14 | 12 | +16.7% |
| 13F shares | 220M | 207M | +6.3% |
| Held by funds | – | – | – |
| New positions | 117 | 129 | −9.3% |
| Increased | 360 | 293 | +22.9% |
| Reduced | 227 | 277 | −18.1% |
| Sold out | 110 | 164 | −32.9% |
| Calls (shares) | 730K | 1.2M | −37.7% |
| Puts (shares) | 1.1M | 1.6M | −33.7% |
| Put/call ratio | 1.42 | 1.40 | +1.5% |
Buyers vs sellers
adding or new vs cutting or sold outSuperinvestors in ARES
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Who owns ARES
share of fund held shares- Index and passive funds32.5%
- Active managers and hedge funds38.2%
- Banks and brokers23.6%
- Pensions, insurers and other5.7%
The top 10 holders own 49.7% of all ARES shares that funds reported. Groups are our own grouping of filers by name.
Put/call ratio
funds' options, market makers left outAbove 1 means funds hold more puts than calls, a sign of hedging or bets on a fall. Options are valued at the underlying shares.
Filed so far for Q3 2026
256 funds changed their position- ICG Advisors, LLCNew+847K sh
- Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in MunichSold out−407K sh
- Generate Investment Management LtdAdded+135K sh
- Parnassus Investments, LLCAdded+94K sh
- Hamlin Capital Management, LLCAdded+63K sh
🔒 Free account: see all 20.
Top holders
Q2 2026| # | Fund | Of company | Shares | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | – | 16.9M | $1.9B | +713K |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | – | 13.8M | $1.5B | +261K |
| 3 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | – | 13.4M | $1.5B | 0 |
| 4 | Bank of America Corp /de/ | – | 11.9M | $1.3B | +7.7M |
| 5 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | – | 10.9M | $1.2B | +128K |
| 6 | Capital World Investors | – | 10.6M | $1.2B | −1.1M |
| 7 | Wellington Management Group LLP | – | 9.5M | $1.1B | −1.6M |
| 8 | State Street Corp | – | 9M | $999M | +374K |
| 9 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | – | 6.7M | $751M | +785K |
| 10 | Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | – | 6.6M | $740M | −965K |
- Bank of America Corp /de/+7.7M sh+$852M
- T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.+2.8M sh+$314M
- Norges Bank+2.4M sh+$272M
- UBS Group AG+1.2M sh+$136M
- Bessemer Group Inc+1.1M sh+$123M
- Morgan Stanley+1.1M sh+$118M
- Fmr LLC+989K sh+$110M
- Jpmorgan Chase & Co+870K sh+$93.6M
- Citadel Advisors LLC−2M sh−$221M
- Nuveen, LLC−1.9M sh−$208M
- Massachusetts Financial Services Co /ma/−1.7M sh−$187M
- Wellington Management Group LLP−1.6M sh−$182M
- Capital World Investors−1.1M sh−$127M
- Point72 Asset Management, L.P.−1M sh−$113M
- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board−965K sh−$107M
- Millennium Management LLC−806K sh−$89.7M
ARES institutional ownership FAQ
Who owns the most ARES stock?
In Q2 2026 13F filings the largest holder of ARES was BlackRock, Inc., followed by Vanguard Capital Management LLC and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.. Index fund managers are usually the biggest holders of large companies.
What percentage of ARES is owned by institutions?
810 funds reported holding 220M ARES shares at Jun 30, 2026.
Are hedge funds buying ARES?
In Q2 2026, 477 funds bought ARES (117 of them new positions) and 337 sold (110 sold out completely). Among well known investors, 1 added and 6 cut. Our fund sentiment for ARES is neutral.
What is ARES's institutional put/call ratio?
Funds reported $117M of ARES puts against $82.8M of calls, a put/call ratio of 1.42 (1.40 the quarter before). Market makers and bank trading desks are left out, since their options are mostly hedges.
How current is this ARES ownership data?
13F filings show holdings at the end of each quarter and are due within 45 days, so positions can be up to six weeks old when they appear. We add each new filing within minutes, and the "filed so far" list shows funds that have already reported the next quarter.
For informational and educational purposes only. Not investment advice, and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Fund sentiment summarises what 13F filings show and is not a forecast. Holdings come from SEC Form 13F filings as reported and show positions at the end of the quarter, up to 45 days before the filing. A 13F leaves out short positions, cash, bonds and most foreign holdings. See all hedge fund holdings.