Ares Management Corporation (ARES) has 19 known insider and institutional holders on record. The largest holder is Ares Partners Holdco LLC with 50,271,580 shares. Other notable holders include ARES MANAGEMENT LLC and Arougheti Michael J.
Over the last 12 months, insiders have made 67 transactions in ARES stock — 9 buys (valued at $1.33M) and 43 sells (valued at $127.37M). Insider selling has exceeded buying during this period.
ARES Insider Ownership
Top Holder
Ares Partners Holdco LLC
50,271,580 shares
Buys (12 mo)
9
$1.33M value
Sells (12 mo)
43
$127.37M value
12-Month Transaction Activity
Top Insider Holders
| # |
Name |
Role |
Shares Owned |
Last Filed |
Relative Size |
| 1 |
Ares Partners Holdco Llc |
Director |
50,271,580 |
2022-10-14 |
|
| 2 |
Ares Management Llc |
10 Percent Owner |
38,912,895 |
2023-10-20 |
|
| 3 |
Arougheti Michael J |
Co-founder and CEO |
1,447,505 |
2026-02-03 |
|
| 4 |
Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund Iv, L.p. |
Director |
1,389,840 |
2023-06-12 |
|
| 5 |
Deveer R. Kipp |
Co-president |
1,248,556 |
2026-02-03 |
|
| 6 |
Jacobson Blair |
Co-president |
1,111,221 |
2026-02-03 |
|
| 7 |
Rosenthal Bennett |
Co-founder & Chairman of Peg |
1,061,052 |
2025-12-18 |
|
| 8 |
Kaplan David B |
Co-founder |
985,052 |
2025-12-18 |
|
| 9 |
Phillips Jarrod |
Chief Financial Officer |
327,809 |
2026-02-03 |
|
| 10 |
Sagati Aghili Naseem |
General Counsel |
326,889 |
2026-02-06 |
|
| 11 |
Ressler Antony P |
10 Percent Owner, Officer: Co-founder & Exec. Chairman |
230,237 |
2025-09-09 |
|
| 12 |
Berry Ryan |
Chief Mktg. & Strategy Officer |
221,802 |
2025-02-04 |
|
| 13 |
Joubert Paul G. |
Director |
42,468 |
2025-08-04 |
|
| 14 |
Bhutani Ashish |
Director |
34,071 |
2026-02-10 |
|
| 15 |
Lynton Michael |
Director |
32,468 |
2025-08-04 |
|
| 16 |
Olian Judy D. |
Director |
29,734 |
2026-02-24 |
|
| 17 |
Bush Antoinette Cook |
Director |
22,440 |
2025-08-04 |
|
| 18 |
Naughton Eileen |
Director |
6,858 |
2025-08-04 |
|
| 19 |
Ares Capital Management Ii Llc |
10 Percent Owner |
4,000 |
2022-03-31 |
|
Recent Transactions (last 12 months)
| Date |
Name |
Role |
Type |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
| 2026-02-20 |
Olian Judy D. |
Director |
Informative Buy |
480 |
$124.43 |
$59.73K |
| 2026-02-06 |
Bhutani Ashish |
Director |
Informative Buy |
10,000 |
$126.61 |
$1.27M |
| 2026-02-04 |
Sagati Aghili Naseem |
General Counsel |
Informative Sell |
1,200 |
$137.72 |
$165.26K |
| 2026-01-31 |
Phillips Jarrod |
Chief Financial Officer |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
15,568 |
$149.67 |
$2.33M |
| 2026-01-31 |
Sagati Aghili Naseem |
General Counsel |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
23,861 |
$149.67 |
$3.57M |
| 2026-01-31 |
Jacobson Blair |
Co-president |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
47,000 |
$149.67 |
$7.03M |
| 2026-01-31 |
Deveer R. Kipp |
Co-president |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
101,444 |
$149.67 |
$15.18M |
| 2026-01-31 |
Arougheti Michael J |
Co-founder and CEO |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
152,495 |
$149.67 |
$22.82M |
| 2026-01-22 |
Sagati Aghili Naseem |
General Counsel |
Informative Sell |
200 |
$163.94 |
$32.79K |
| 2026-01-20 |
Phillips Jarrod |
Chief Financial Officer |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
1,683 |
$163.16 |
$274.6K |
| 2026-01-20 |
Sagati Aghili Naseem |
General Counsel |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
1,089 |
$163.16 |
$177.68K |
| 2026-01-20 |
Jacobson Blair |
Co-president |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
2,093 |
$163.16 |
$341.49K |
| 2025-12-18 |
Arougheti Michael J |
Co-founder and CEO |
Gift (Given) |
425,000 |
- |
- |
| 2025-12-16 |
Rosenthal Bennett |
Co-founder & Chairman of Peg |
Gift (Given) |
15,000 |
- |
- |
| 2025-12-16 |
Kaplan David B |
Co-founder |
Gift (Given) |
40,000 |
- |
- |
| 2025-12-09 |
Sagati Aghili Naseem |
General Counsel |
Gift (Given) |
500 |
- |
- |
| 2025-12-01 |
Arougheti Michael J |
Co-founder and CEO |
Informative Sell |
909 |
$158.95 |
$144.49K |
| 2025-11-28 |
Arougheti Michael J |
Co-founder and CEO |
Informative Sell |
53,452 |
$156.66 |
$8.37M |
| 2025-11-26 |
Arougheti Michael J |
Co-founder and CEO |
Informative Sell |
767 |
$155.16 |
$119.01K |
| 2025-11-25 |
Arougheti Michael J |
Co-founder and CEO |
Informative Sell |
48,754 |
$153.29 |
$7.47M |
| 2025-11-24 |
Arougheti Michael J |
Co-founder and CEO |
Informative Sell |
112,806 |
$150.15 |
$16.94M |
| 2025-11-14 |
Arougheti Michael J |
Co-founder and CEO |
Conversion (Buy) |
590,000 |
- |
- |
| 2025-10-01 |
Sagati Aghili Naseem |
General Counsel |
Informative Sell |
100 |
$158.12 |
$15.81K |
| 2025-09-10 |
Sagati Aghili Naseem |
General Counsel |
Informative Sell |
1,132 |
$179.42 |
$203.1K |
| 2025-09-10 |
Ressler Antony P |
10 Percent Owner, Officer: Co-founder & Exec. Chairman |
Informative Sell |
13,820 |
$179.44 |
$2.48M |
