Question 1

Which hedge funds and institutional investors hold ARES?

Accepted Answer

StonkWhisper tracks 13F filings submitted to the SEC by institutional investment managers with over $100 million in assets. The whale tracker for ARES shows which major funds hold positions, their portfolio weight, share counts, and how those positions changed quarter over quarter.

Question 2

What does conviction level mean for ARES whale holdings?

Accepted Answer

Conviction level reflects how significant ARES is within a fund's overall portfolio. A high-conviction position means the manager has allocated a large percentage of their portfolio to ARES, suggesting strong directional confidence in the stock.

Question 3

How current is the whale data for ARES?

Accepted Answer

Institutional 13F filings are required within 45 days of each calendar quarter end (March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31). StonkWhisper processes filings as they are published on SEC EDGAR, so data reflects the most recently reported quarter.

Question 4

What do quarter-over-quarter changes tell me about ARES?

Accepted Answer

QoQ changes for ARES show whether institutional managers are increasing, decreasing, initiating, or exiting their positions. New positions and significant increases can signal growing institutional conviction, while exits or decreases may indicate waning confidence.

Manager	Shares	Value	% of Portfolio	Manager AUM
Capital World	11.8M	$1.3B	0.2%	$732.9B
State Street	8.6M	$938.8M	0.0%	$2896.4B
Vulcan Value	1.7M	$184.5M	4.9%	$3.8B
ClearBridge	1.3M	$141.1M	0.1%	$114.9B
Point72	1.3M	$141.0M	0.2%	$78.1B
Millennium	1.2M	$127.5M	0.1%	$240.3B
Geode Capital	636.4K	$69.4M	0.0%	$1607.5B
American Century	546.0K	$59.6M	0.0%	$194.3B
Citadel	495.9K	$54.1M	0.0%	$618.5B
Citadel	398.7K	$43.5M	0.0%	$618.5B
Adage Capital	373.8K	$40.8M	0.1%	$64.8B
Citadel	210.2K	$22.9M	0.0%	$618.5B
Soros Fund	196.1K	$21.4M	0.2%	$9.1B
Select Equity	147.1K	$16.1M	0.1%	$19.5B
Fidelity (FMR)	146.8K	$16.0M	0.0%	$1898.4B
Millennium	117.5K	$12.8M	0.0%	$240.3B
Tudor	96.9K	$10.6M	0.0%	$53.9B
Renaissance Tech	85.7K	$9.3M	0.0%	$63.9B
DE Shaw	85.0K	$9.3M	0.0%	$166.3B
Tudor	71.8K	$7.8M	0.0%	$53.9B
Man Group	69.8K	$7.6M	0.0%	$55.1B
Millennium	61.9K	$6.8M	0.0%	$240.3B
ExodusPoint	42.3K	$4.6M	0.0%	$12.4B
DFA	32.9K	$3.6M	0.0%	$481.4B
Jennison	23.3K	$2.5M	0.0%	$145.4B
Tudor	18.4K	$2.0M	0.0%	$53.9B
Bridgewater	17.1K	$1.9M	0.0%	$22.4B
Caxton	16.5K	$1.8M	0.0%	$4.4B
Winton	16.4K	$1.8M	0.1%	$2.9B
DE Shaw	15.8K	$1.7M	0.0%	$166.3B
Brevan Howard	14.1K	$1.5M	0.0%	$11.3B
Wellington	12.8K	$1.4M	0.0%	$535.5B
Schonfeld	12.0K	$1.3M	0.0%	$14.2B
Segall Bryant	11.6K	$1.3M	0.0%	$7.0B
Neuberger Berman (Eisman)	9.4K	$1.0M	0.0%	$131.4B
Gotham Asset	7.9K	$857K	0.0%	$32.7B
BlackRock	7.3K	$799K	—	$5723.5B
Brave Warrior	5.0K	$546K	0.0%	$4.0B
Invesco	4.6K	$501K	0.0%	$653.3B
Point72	2.5K	$273K	0.0%	$78.1B
Northern Trust	1.4K	$154K	—	$756.6B
Franklin Templeton	396	$43K	—	$408.3B
AQR Capital	77	$8K	—	$218.4B
Kayne Anderson	1	$152	—	$34.0B

ARES

Who Holds ARES