Ares Management Corporation
Ares Management Corporation (ARES) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · ARES · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
765
Institutional Holders
▲ 23 vs Q4
$27.02B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $4.88B vs Q4
328.41M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 98.88%
184.43M
13F Shares Held
▲ 4.12M vs Q4
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
ARES largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC investment advice | 19.19M | 9.17% | 9.17% | $2.81T | May 9, 2025 | ▲ 382.3K |
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP investment advice | 13.62M | 6.50% | 6.50% | $2.00T | May 13, 2025 | ▼ 1.76M |
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. investment advice | 13.36M | 6.38% | 6.38% | $1.96T | May 14, 2025 | — held |
BLACKROCK, INC. investment advice | 12.78M | 6.11% | 6.11% | $1.87T | May 2, 2025 | ▼ 238.1K |
CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS investment advice | 11.91M | 5.69% | 5.69% | $1.75T | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 1.16M |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO investment advice | 8.31M | 3.97% | 3.97% | $1.22T | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 30.5K |
FMR LLC investment advice | 8.07M | 3.85% | 3.85% | $1.18T | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 960.8K |
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ investment advice | 5.02M | 2.40% | 2.40% | $736.57B | May 2, 2025 | ▼ 102.5K |
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC investment advice | 4.18M | 2.00% | 2.00% | $612.73B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 690.3K |
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS investment advice | 4.18M | 1.99% | 1.99% | $612.31B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 7.9K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
29
Increased
+6.73M shares3
New Positions
first time holders17
Decreased
−4.42M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+2.31M
+6.73M / −4.42M
Net new holders
+15
3 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
ARES insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
0
Buy transactions
1
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacobson Blair Co-President | Jun 3, 2026 | Gift | 8,000 | — | — | 1.10M | Form 4 ↗ |
Olian Judy D. director | Feb 20, 2026 | Purchase | 480 | $124.43 | $59.7K | 29.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
BHUTANI ASHISH director | Feb 6, 2026 | Purchase | 10,000 | $126.61 | $1.27M | 34.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Sagati Aghili Naseem General Counsel | Feb 4, 2026 | Sale | 300 | $126.68 | $38.0K | 330.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Sagati Aghili Naseem General Counsel | Feb 4, 2026 | Sale | 300 | $128.98 | $38.7K | 330.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Sagati Aghili Naseem General Counsel | Feb 4, 2026 | Sale | 100 | $131.61 | $13.2K | 330.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Sagati Aghili Naseem General Counsel | Feb 4, 2026 | Sale | 300 | $134.00 | $40.2K | 329.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Sagati Aghili Naseem General Counsel | Feb 4, 2026 | Sale | 1,110 | $135.28 | $150.2K | 328.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Sagati Aghili Naseem General Counsel | Feb 4, 2026 | Sale | 611 | $136.74 | $83.5K | 328.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Sagati Aghili Naseem General Counsel | Feb 4, 2026 | Sale | 1,200 | $137.72 | $165.3K | 326.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Ares Management Corporation (ARES) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 56.2% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 1.12%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 42.72%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Ares Management Corporation is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 19.19 million shares — equal to 9.17% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 765 institutional investors currently hold ARES stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $27.02 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
ARES ownershipAres Management Corporation (ARES) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 56.2% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 9.17% stake. Company insiders hold 1.12%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.