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Ares Management LLC 13F Holdings & Recent Stock Buys (Q2 2026)
Ares Management LLCCIK: 0001259313
Concentrated strategySector-focusedContrarian
Total reported value
$2.3B
Reporting period: 2026-06-30 · Number of holdings: 44
ARES MANAGEMENT LLC disclosed 44 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2026-06-30, with total reported value of $2.3B and a quarterly turnover rate of 47.1%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 100
- Portfolio Stability
- 47.13
- Momentum
- 0
- Sector conviction
- 100
- Diversification
- 88
- Sizing Uniformity
- 65.55
Ares Management LLC's disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.286 — mathematically equivalent to about 3 equally-sized positions, well below its 44 actual disclosed holdings. That gap points to a strategy built around a small core of high-conviction bets rather than broad diversification.
Position sizes vary widely across the portfolio (a coefficient of variation of 3.44), with a handful of outsized bets alongside many smaller positions.
No strong tilt toward either adding to existing winners or initiating outsized new positions was observed in the latest reported quarter.
Sector classification currently covers about 10% of this portfolio's disclosed value; the remainder includes holdings (e.g. unmapped tickers, options, or other security types) not yet covered by our sector mapping.
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Recent moves
View source Form 13F filing on SEC.govNew buy 98386P102
Trim SVV
0.0% $311.2M
Trim GBTG
-68.8% -$36.7M
New buy 04339D105
New buy KDK
Trim CCO
0.0% $2.1M
Holdings Map
New buyAddUnchangedTrim
Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SVV | Savers Value Village Inc | Stock-Other | 51.65% | -5.94% | — | |
| 2 | ✓ | Stock-Other | 11.08% | +11.08% | NEW | ||
| 3 | CCO | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdin | Stock-Other | 4.35% | -2.09% | — | |
| 4 | CTEV | Claritev CORP | Stock-Other | 2.77% | +0.76% | — | |
| 5 | ITGR 1.875 03-15-30Bond | Integer Holdings CORP | Bond | 2.68% | -0.83% | +14.87% | |
| 6 | ✓ | Stock-Other | 2.52% | +2.52% | NEW | ||
| 7 | KDK | Kodiak Ai Inc | Stock-Other | 2.35% | +2.35% | NEW | |
| 8 | ARCC | Ares Capital CORP | Stock-Financials | 2.25% | -0.85% | +6.53% | |
| 9 | GBDC | Golub Capital Bdc Inc | Stock-Financials | 1.88% | -0.67% | +9.77% | |
| 10 | GBTG | Global Business Travel Group | Stock-Other | 1.78% | -3.33% | -68.76% | |
| 11 | BBDC | Barings Bdc Inc | Stock-Other | 1.55% | -0.42% | +14.71% | |
| 12 | OBDC | Blue Owl Capital CORP | Stock-Financials | 1.36% | -0.72% | +0.88% | |
| 13 | HAE 2.5 06-01-29Bond | Haemonetics CORP | Bond | 1.36% | +1.36% | NEW | |
| 14 | GSBD | Goldman Sachs Bdc Inc | Stock-Other | 1.30% | +0.03% | +44.96% | |
| 15 | OCSL | Oaktree Specialty Lending Co | Stock-Other | 1.15% | -0.41% | +5.00% | |
| 16 | TSLX | Sixth Street Specialty Lendi | Stock-Other | 1.05% | -0.59% | +3.69% | |
| 17 | BXSL | Blackstone Secured Lending F | Stock-Financials | 0.93% | -0.33% | +11.17% | |
| 18 | OTF | Blue Owl Technology Finance | Stock-Other | 0.89% | -0.21% | +46.11% | |
| 19 | ARKO | Arko CORP | Stock-Other | 0.74% | -0.03% | — | |
| 20 | MSIF | Msc Income Fund Inc | Stock-Other | 0.64% | -0.02% | +53.38% | |
| 21 | HTGC | Hercules Capital Inc | Stock-Financials | 0.53% | -0.23% | — | |
| 22 | NCDL | Nuveen Churchill Direct Lend | Stock-Other | 0.52% | +0.04% | +66.80% | |
| 23 | CCAP | Crescent Capital Bdc Inc | Stock-Other | 0.52% | +0.08% | +99.15% | |
| 24 | MSDL | Morgan Stanley Direct Lendin | Stock-Other | 0.51% | +0.13% | +88.14% | |
| 25 | KDKRW | Ares Acquisition CORP Ii-28 | Stock-Other | 0.46% | +0.46% | NEW | |
| 26 | TRIN | Trinity Capital Inc | Stock-Other | 0.43% | -0.10% | — | |
| 27 | TEM | Tempus Ai Inc-cl A | Stock-Healthcare | 0.42% | -0.07% | — | |
| 28 | RWAY | Runway Growth Finance CORP | Stock-Other | 0.37% | -0.16% | +28.81% | |
| 29 | BCSF | Bain Capital Specialty Finan | Stock-Other | 0.32% | +0.24% | +521.71% | |
| 30 | OPAL | Opal Fuels Inc-a | Stock-Other | 0.29% | -0.22% | — | |
| 31 | FIP | Ftai Infrastructure Inc | Stock-Other | 0.24% | -0.15% | — | |
| 32 | OPTU | Optimum Communications Inc-a | Stock-Comm Services | 0.22% | -0.08% | — | |
| 33 | CGBD | Carlyle Secured Lending Inc | Stock-Other | 0.22% | +0.05% | +96.74% | |
| 34 | ECC | Eagle Point Credit Co | Stock-Other | 0.19% | -0.08% | +11.88% | |
| 35 | TCPC | Blackrock Tcp Capital CORP | Stock-Other | 0.15% | +0.02% | +93.55% | |
| 36 | OXLC | Oxford Lane Capital CORP | Stock-Other | 0.10% | -0.07% | +3.82% | |
| 37 | BRCB | Black Rock Coffee Bar Inc-a | Stock-Other | 0.09% | -0.12% | — | |
| 38 | FSK | Fs Kkr Capital CORP | Stock-Financials | 0.08% | -0.94% | -88.75% | |
| 39 | YJ | Yunji Inc-adr | Stock-Other | 0.03% | -0.02% | — | |
| 40 | RENT | Rent THE Runway Inc-a | Stock-Other | 0.02% | -0.03% | — | |
| 41 | UNIT | Uniti Group Inc | Stock-Other | 0.01% | — | — | |
| 42 | LIDR | Aeye Inc | Stock-Other | — | — | NEW | |
| 43 | SKIL | Skillsoft CORP | Stock-Other | — | — | NEW | |
| 44 | ARDC | Ares Dynamic Credit All | Stock-Other | — | — | NEW |
Portfolio Performance
Performance for Q3 2026
+24.3%
Performance Last 4 Quarters
-5.5%
- Stdev
- +96%
- Beta
- +2.04
- Alpha
- -148.7%
- Max Drawdown
- -99.8%
- Annualized Perf
- -84.9%
- Batting Avg vs S&P
- +33.3%
- Sortino
- -1.25
- Stutzer
- -0.33
- Treynor
- -0.53
- Sterling
- -1.25
- Calmar
- -0.85
- Information Ratio
- -1.37
- Tracking Error
- +93.3%
- Stdev Down
- +86.5%
- Winning Months %
- +41.7%
- Losing Months %
- +58.3%
- Best 12 Months
- -5.5%
- Worst 12 Months
- -99.7%
- Efficiency Ratio
- +0.14
- Sharpe
- -1.12
- Stdev Sectors
- +27%
- Skewness
- -0.11
- Kurtosis
- +1.68
- Upside Potential
- +0.75
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 44 | $2.3B | 47 | ||
| 2026 Q1 | 37 | $1.5B | 26 | ||
| 2025 Q4 | 35 | $1.8B | 30 | ||
| 2025 Q3 | 35 | $2.2B | 46 | ||
| 2025 Q2 | 34 | $2.0B | 0 | ||
| 2025 Q1 | 33 | $1.6B | 100 | ||
| 2024 Q4 | 34 | $2.8B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q3 | 37 | $3.6B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q2 | 34 | $3.4B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q1 | 36 | $4.4B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q4 | 40 | $4.1B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q3 | 39 | $3.9B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q2 | 40 | $4.8B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q1 | 37 | $1.8B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q4 | 40 | $2.0B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q3 | 41 | $2.2B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q2 | 38 | $1.9B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q1 | 40 | $2.6B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q4 | 45 | $3.5B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q3 | 47 | $3.0B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q2 | 47 | $2.8B | 89 | ||
| 2021 Q1 | 41 | $2.3B | 34 | ||
| 2020 Q4 | 36 | $2.3B | 41 | ||
| 2020 Q3 | 41 | $1.6B | 37 | ||
| 2020 Q2 | 43 | $2.3B | 100 | ||
| 2020 Q1 | 49 | $690.1M | 72 | ||
| 2019 Q4 | 53 | $1.1B | 42 | ||
| 2019 Q3 | 58 | $1.5B | 23 | ||
| 2019 Q2 | 55 | $1.3B | 31 | ||
| 2019 Q1 | 64 | $1.6B | 30 | ||
| 2018 Q4 | 76 | $1.6B | 39 | ||
| 2018 Q3 | 57 | $2.0B | 51 | ||
| 2018 Q2 | 55 | $2.8B | 21 | ||
| 2018 Q1 | 59 | $3.1B | 16 | ||
| 2017 Q4 | 68 | $3.1B | 13 | ||
| 2017 Q3 | 59 | $2.9B | 38 | ||
| 2017 Q2 | 59 | $4.1B | 100 | ||
| 2017 Q1 | 55 | $24.5B | 100 | ||
| 2016 Q4 | 54 | $1.8B | 24 | ||
| 2016 Q3 | 52 | $1.6B | 92 | ||
| 2016 Q2 | 45 | $1.2B | 24 | ||
| 2016 Q1 | 18 | $1.2B | 82 | ||
| 2015 Q4 | 16 | $537.5M | 84 | ||
| 2015 Q3 | 18 | $1.3B | 67 | ||
| 2015 Q2 | 5 | $794.3M | 27 | 183190B2ALR 3 PERP B374113L | |
| 2015 Q1 | 8 | $1.0B | 12 | ||
| 2014 Q4 | 8 | $938.3M | 10 | ||
| 2014 Q3 | 10 | $880.4M | 100 | ||
| 2014 Q2 | 6 | $806.7M | 19 | 1656559281369Y3231082 | |
| 2014 Q1 | 6 | $694.4M | 16 | 1656559281369Y3269279 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 7 | $622.4M | 61 | 1656559281369Y3269279 | |
| 2013 Q3 | 10 | $1.0B | 59 | ||
| 2013 Q2 | 11 | $810.8M | 0 |
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Holding changes this quarter
Ares Management LLC's most significant position changes for 2026-06-30: New buy: ; New buy: ; New buy: Kodiak Ai Inc (KDK); New buy: Haemonetics CORP (HAE 2.5 06-01-29); New buy: Ares Acquisition CORP Ii-28 (KDKRW).
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓ | +11.1% | NEW | New buy | |
| 2 | ✓ | +2.5% | NEW | New buy | |
| 3 | KDK | Kodiak Ai Inc | +2.4% | NEW | New buy |
| 4 | HAE 2.5 06-01-29Bond | Haemonetics CORP | +1.4% | NEW | New buy |
| 5 | CTEV | Claritev CORP | +0.8% | — | Unchanged |
| 6 | KDKRW | Ares Acquisition CORP Ii-28 | +0.5% | NEW | New buy |
| 7 | BCSF | Bain Capital Specialty Finan | +0.2% | +521.71% | Add |
| 8 | MSDL | Morgan Stanley Direct Lendin | +0.1% | +88.14% | Add |
| 9 | CCAP | Crescent Capital Bdc Inc | +0.1% | +99.15% | Add |
| 10 | CGBD | Carlyle Secured Lending Inc | +0.1% | +96.74% | Add |
| 11 | NCDL | Nuveen Churchill Direct Lend | 0% | +66.80% | Add |
| 12 | GSBD | Goldman Sachs Bdc Inc | 0% | +44.96% | Add |
| 13 | TCPC | Blackrock Tcp Capital CORP | 0% | +93.55% | Add |
| 14 | UNIT | Uniti Group Inc | — | — | Unchanged |
| 15 | LIDR | Aeye Inc | — | NEW | New buy |
| 16 | SKIL | Skillsoft CORP | — | NEW | New buy |
| 17 | ARDC | Ares Dynamic Credit All | — | NEW | New buy |
| 18 | MSIF | Msc Income Fund Inc | 0% | +53.38% | Add |
| 19 | YJ | Yunji Inc-adr | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 20 | ARKO | Arko CORP | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 21 | RENT | Rent THE Runway Inc-a | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 22 | TEM | Tempus Ai Inc-cl A | -0.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 23 | OXLC | Oxford Lane Capital CORP | -0.1% | +3.82% | Add |
| 24 | OPTU | Optimum Communications Inc-a | -0.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 25 | ECC | Eagle Point Credit Co | -0.1% | +11.88% | Add |
| 26 | TRIN | Trinity Capital Inc | -0.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 27 | BRCB | Black Rock Coffee Bar Inc-a | -0.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 28 | FIP | Ftai Infrastructure Inc | -0.2% | — | Unchanged |
| 29 | RWAY | Runway Growth Finance CORP | -0.2% | +28.81% | Add |
| 30 | OTF | Blue Owl Technology Finance | -0.2% | +46.11% | Add |
| 31 | OPAL | Opal Fuels Inc-a | -0.2% | — | Unchanged |
| 32 | HTGC | Hercules Capital Inc | -0.2% | — | Unchanged |
| 33 | BXSL | Blackstone Secured Lending F | -0.3% | +11.17% | Add |
| 34 | MFIC | Midcap Financial Investment | -0.4% | EXIT | Sold out |
| 35 | OCSL | Oaktree Specialty Lending Co | -0.4% | +5.00% | Add |
| 36 | BBDC | Barings Bdc Inc | -0.4% | +14.71% | Add |
| 37 | TSLX | Sixth Street Specialty Lendi | -0.6% | +3.69% | Add |
| 38 | GBDC | Golub Capital Bdc Inc | -0.7% | +9.77% | Add |
| 39 | OBDC | Blue Owl Capital CORP | -0.7% | +0.88% | Add |
| 40 | ITGR 1.875 03-15-30Bond | Integer Holdings CORP | -0.8% | +14.87% | Add |
| 41 | ARCC | Ares Capital CORP | -0.9% | +6.53% | Add |
| 42 | FSK | Fs Kkr Capital CORP | -0.9% | -88.75% | Trim |
| 43 | CCO | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdin | -2.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 44 | GBTG | Global Business Travel Group | -3.3% | -68.76% | Trim |
| 45 | SVV | Savers Value Village Inc | -5.9% | — | Unchanged |
Filing History
FAQ
What is Ares Management LLC and what type of investor is it?
Ares Management LLC is an investment manager that files SEC Form 13F quarterly, disclosing its U.S. public equity holdings to regulators. As of the most recent reporting period (2026-06-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $2.3B, spread across 44 disclosed positions.
What are Ares Management LLC's largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Ares Management LLC's top holdings by market value are:
1. Savers Value Village Inc (SVV) — $1.2B (51.6%)
2. — $254.2M (11.1%)
3. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdin (CCO) — $99.7M (4.3%)
4. Claritev CORP (CTEV) — $63.6M (2.8%)
5. Integer Holdings CORP (ITGR 1.875 03-15-30) — $61.5M (2.7%)
What changes did Ares Management LLC make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Ares Management LLC made 31 notable position adjustments: 8 new positions were initiated, 20 existing holdings were added to, 2 positions were partially reduced, and 1 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: New buy: ; New buy: ; New buy: Kodiak Ai Inc (KDK); New buy: Haemonetics CORP (HAE 2.5 06-01-29); New buy: Ares Acquisition CORP Ii-28 (KDKRW)
What sectors does Ares Management LLC focus on?
Ares Management LLC is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Financials: 67.9%
• Health Care: 29.9%
• Communication Services: 2.2%
Investment Profile
Ares Management LLC returned an annualized -84.9% over the trailing 36 months — underperforming the S&P 500 by 148.7 points — based on a reconstructed track record of its disclosed 13F positions, with a beta of 2.04 (more volatile than the market) and a 33% quarterly batting average against the index.
Its portfolio is concentrated and moderately active, with 67.9% of the portfolio concentrated in Financials.
Its turnover score has risen from 0 to 47 over the past 4 quarters — a shift toward more active trading.
It has added to its GSBD position over the past two quarters (+$16.7M, now $29.8M), while trimming GBTG over the same stretch (-$65.5M, still holding $40.7M).
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