Ares Management Corporation
US ˙ NYSE ˙ US03990B1017

SecurityARES / Ares Management Corporation
InstitutionCitadel Advisors Llc
ManagerKen Griffin
Latest Disclosed Ownership2,080,407 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 226,972,404
Citadel Advisors Llc ownership in ARES / Ares Management Corporation

On May 15, 2026 - Citadel Advisors Llc filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 2,080,407 shares of Ares Management Corporation (US:ARES) valued at $226,972,404 USD as of March 31, 2026. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on February 17, 2026 disclosing 573,598 shares of Ares Management Corporation. This represents a change in shares of 262.69% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $261,403,140 USD.

Citadel Advisors Llc has a history of taking positions in derivatives of the underlying security (ARES) in the form of stock options. The firm currently holds call options representing 497,300 of underlying shares valued at $54,255,430 USD and put options representing 401,200 of underlying shares valued at $43,770,920 USD .

Note: prior versions of this page mistakenly stated that the share values represented the number of options, not the number of underlying shares. For more information on the data backing these reports, please see the SEC document Frequently Asked Questions About Form 13F.

Institutional Ownership: 13F and NPORT Filings

The Security and Class in the table below are shown exactly as filed by the investor. We do our best to track continuity of investments through acquisitions, and this will be reflected in the table as changes in names. In addition to descriptive data, performance of the investment is shown over time. To calculate quarterly performance, we first calculate cost basis of the shares purchased during the quarter, then use that to calculate gross profit. Quarterly return is Gross Profit / Starting Portfolio value.

Note that cost basis is calculated and stored in thousands, so small quarterly changes in shares frequently result in a cost basis of zero.

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Institutional Put/Call Ratios
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In addition to reporting standard equity and debt issues, institutions with more than 100MM assets under management must also disclose their put and call option holdings. Since put options generally indicate negative sentiment, and call options indicate positive sentiment, we can get a sense of the overall institutional sentiment by plotting the ratio of puts to calls. The chart to the right plots the historical put/call ratio for this instrument.

Using Put/Call Ratio as an indicator of investor sentiment overcomes one of the key deficiencies of using total institutional ownership, which is that a significant amount of assets under management are invested passively to track indices. Passively-managed funds do not typically buy options, so the put/call ratio indicator more closely tracks the sentiment of actively-managed funds.

ARES / Ares Management Corporation Historical Put/Call Ratio
Disclosed Equity Positions (from 13F/NPORT Filings)
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Avg Price
Paid (Est)
Reported
Shares
ΔShares ΔShares
(%)
Reported
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Alloc
(%)
ΔAlloc ΔAlloc (%) Cost Basis
(x1000)
Unrealized
Gain/Loss
(x1000)
2026-05-15 2026-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 2,080,407 1,506,809 262.69 226,972 144.82 0.0323
2026-02-17 2025-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 573,598 244,170 74.12 92,711 76.01 0.0139
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 329,428 329,428 52,672 0.0080
2025-05-15 2025-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 0 -639,424 -100.00 0 -100.00
2025-02-14 2024-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 639,424 524,319 455.51 113,197 531.08 0.0196
2024-11-14 2024-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 115,105 -84,712 -42.39 17,938 -32.65 0.0035
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 199,817 -38,354 -16.10 26,632 -15.91 0.0054
2024-05-15 2024-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 238,171 237,559 38,816.83 31,672 43,887.50 0.0061
2024-02-14 2023-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 612 -7,742 -92.67 73 -91.62 0.0000
2023-11-14 2023-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 8,354 576 7.41 859 14.69 0.0002
2023-08-14 2023-06-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 7,778 -3,584 -31.54 749 -20.99 0.0002
2023-05-15 2023-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 11,362 -50,220 -81.55 948 -77.50 0.0002
2023-02-14 2022-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 61,582 -775,573 -92.64 4,215 -91.87 0.0010
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 837,155 -4,095 -0.49 51,861 8.42 0.0118
2022-08-15 2022-06-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 841,250 -151,150 -15.23 47,833 -40.66 0.0123
2022-05-16 2022-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 992,400 473,238 91.15 80,613 91.06 0.0166
2022-02-14 2021-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 519,162 510,528 5,913.00 42,192 6,523.55 0.0086
2021-11-15 2021-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn 03990B101 8,634 -141,997 -94.27 637 -93.35 0.0001
2021-08-16 2021-06-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 150,631 -314,722 -67.63 9,579 -63.26 0.0021
2021-05-21 2021-03-31 13F/A-1 ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 465,353 274,096 143.31 26,074 189.74 0.0064
2021-05-17 2021-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 465,353 274,096 26,074 0.0064
2021-02-16 2020-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 191,257 -486,166 -71.77 8,999 -67.14 0.0023
2020-11-16 2020-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK 03990B101 677,423 512,648 311.12 27,382 318.56 0.0078
2020-08-14 2020-06-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn 03990B101 164,775 128,209 350.62 6,542 478.43 0.0023
2020-05-15 2020-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn 03990B101 36,566 -1,272,579 -97.21 1,131 -97.58 0.0005
2020-02-14 2019-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn 03990B101 1,309,145 -242,285 -15.62 46,724 12.33 0.0203
2019-11-14 2019-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn 03990B101 1,551,430 93,356 6.40 41,594 9.01 0.0196
2019-08-14 2019-06-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn 03990B101 1,458,074 -654,631 -30.99 38,157 -22.18 0.0175
2019-05-15 2019-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn 03990B101 2,112,705 261,723 14.14 49,035 49.00 0.0244
2019-02-14 2018-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn 03990B101 1,850,982 1,850,982 32,910 0.0180
Disclosed Call Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share
Price
Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-05-15 2026-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 497,300 204.72 54,255 105.68 n/a n/a n/a
2026-02-17 2025-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 163,200 77.78 26,378 79.72 n/a n/a n/a
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 91,800 -56.82 14,678 -60.14 n/a n/a n/a
2025-08-14 2025-06-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 212,600 26.85 36,822 49.86 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-15 2025-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 167,600 1,114.49 24,572 905.77 n/a n/a n/a
2025-02-14 2024-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 13,800 -71.72 2,443 -67.87 n/a n/a n/a
2024-11-14 2024-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 48,800 24.81 7,605 45.92 n/a n/a n/a
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 39,100 -39.00 5,211 -38.87 n/a n/a n/a
2024-05-15 2024-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 64,100 103.49 8,524 127.61 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-14 2023-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 31,500 86.39 3,746 115.48 n/a n/a n/a
2023-11-14 2023-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 16,900 -67.75 1,739 -65.57 n/a n/a n/a
2023-08-14 2023-06-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 52,400 7.38 5,049 24.00 n/a n/a n/a
2023-05-15 2023-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 48,800 559.46 4,072 704.55 n/a n/a n/a
2023-02-14 2022-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 7,400 -60.64 506 -56.57 n/a n/a n/a
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 18,800 -30.37 1,165 -24.10 n/a n/a n/a
2022-08-15 2022-06-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 27,000 7.57 1,535 -24.72 n/a n/a n/a
2022-05-16 2022-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 25,100 96.09 2,039 96.06 n/a n/a n/a
2022-02-14 2021-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 12,800 58.02 1,040 73.91 n/a n/a n/a
2021-11-15 2021-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn Call 8,100 -36.72 598 -26.54 n/a n/a n/a
2021-08-16 2021-06-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 12,800 33.33 814 51.30 n/a n/a n/a
2021-05-21 2021-03-31 13F/A ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 9,600 -29.93 538 -16.59 n/a n/a n/a
2021-05-17 2021-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 9,600 538 n/a n/a n/a
2021-02-16 2020-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 13,700 -65.14 645 -59.41 n/a n/a n/a
2020-11-16 2020-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Call 39,300 -11.09 1,589 -9.46 n/a n/a n/a
2020-08-14 2020-06-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn Call 44,200 333.33 1,755 457.14 n/a n/a n/a
2020-05-15 2020-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn Call 10,200 -3.77 315 -16.67 n/a n/a n/a
2020-02-14 2019-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn Call 10,600 -25.87 378 -1.31 n/a n/a n/a
2019-11-14 2019-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn Call 14,300 -41.39 383 -40.06 n/a n/a n/a
2019-08-14 2019-06-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn Call 24,400 -34.58 639 -26.21 n/a n/a n/a
2019-05-15 2019-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn Call 37,300 107.22 866 170.63 n/a n/a n/a
2019-02-14 2018-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn Call 18,000 -28.57 320 -45.30 n/a n/a n/a
2015-02-17 2014-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2014-11-14 2014-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn Call 2,300 -84.56 40 -86.01 n/a n/a n/a
2014-08-14 2014-06-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn Call 14,900 286 n/a n/a n/a
Disclosed Put Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share Price Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-05-15 2026-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 401,200 252.55 43,771 137.97 n/a n/a n/a
2026-02-17 2025-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 113,800 128.06 18,393 130.55 n/a n/a n/a
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 49,900 -40.95 7,979 -45.49 n/a n/a n/a
2025-08-14 2025-06-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 84,500 -25.94 14,635 -12.51 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-15 2025-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 114,100 328.95 16,728 255.31 n/a n/a n/a
2025-02-14 2024-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 26,600 315.62 4,709 372.22 n/a n/a n/a
2024-11-14 2024-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 6,400 -55.86 997 -48.40 n/a n/a n/a
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 14,500 -65.48 1,933 -65.41 n/a n/a n/a
2024-05-15 2024-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 42,000 87.50 5,585 109.73 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-14 2023-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 22,400 35.76 2,664 56.92 n/a n/a n/a
2023-11-14 2023-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 16,500 0.00 1,697 6.80 n/a n/a n/a
2023-08-14 2023-06-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 16,500 -96.92 1,590 -96.44 n/a n/a n/a
2023-05-15 2023-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 534,900 -71.28 44,632 -64.99 n/a n/a n/a
2023-02-14 2022-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 1,862,700 7,534.02 127,483 8,331.42 n/a n/a n/a
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 24,400 40.23 1,512 52.88 n/a n/a n/a
2022-08-15 2022-06-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 17,400 234.62 989 134.36 n/a n/a n/a
2022-05-16 2022-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 5,200 -46.39 422 -46.45 n/a n/a n/a
2022-02-14 2021-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 9,700 -56.70 788 -52.36 n/a n/a n/a
2021-11-15 2021-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn Put 22,400 24.44 1,654 44.45 n/a n/a n/a
2021-08-16 2021-06-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 18,000 318.60 1,145 375.10 n/a n/a n/a
2021-05-21 2021-03-31 13F/A ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 4,300 -63.25 241 -56.18 n/a n/a n/a
2021-05-17 2021-03-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 4,300 241 n/a n/a n/a
2021-02-16 2020-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 11,700 -72.01 550 -67.46 n/a n/a n/a
2020-11-16 2020-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT CL A COM STK Put 41,800 -3.24 1,690 -1.46 n/a n/a n/a
2020-08-14 2020-06-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn Put 43,200 1,715 n/a n/a n/a
2015-02-17 2014-12-31 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2014-11-14 2014-09-30 13F ARES MANAGEMENT Cmn Put 5,200 91 n/a n/a n/a
Legend
Shares
The total number of shares held by the institution at the end of the reporting period (the effective date). This is provided in the filing.
Value
The total value of the shares as of the effective date. This is provided in the filing.
Avg. Share Price
The weighted average share price of the shares held by the institution. We use FIFO accounting to determine this price
Class
This is the security class as indicated by the filer. There are a variety of values for this field. Common values include "EC" = equity common, "EP" - equity preferred
Allocation (%)
The percent of the institution's portfolio that this position represents. This is provided in NPORT filings. For 13F filings, we calculate it.
Change in Allocation
The change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as current allocation - prior allocation.
Change in Allocation (%)
The percent change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as (current allocation - prior allocation) / prior allocation.
Cost Basis
The total cost of the shares held. This is calculated as reported shares * avg. share price
Unrealized Gain/Loss
This is the market value of the position as of the effective date minus the cost basis.