Ares Management Corporation (ARES) preliminarily expects approximately $10 million of realized net performance income for the quarter ending September 30, 2026, compared with $9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The company describes this as a component of realized income and a non-GAAP measure used by management to evaluate business performance.
The estimate is based on currently available information and may differ, possibly materially, from actual third-quarter results. Ares says the figure is not intended to predict realized net investment income, realized income or other financial information for the quarter, and is not indicative of results for another period. It cannot provide a GAAP reconciliation for the estimate without unreasonable effort because quarter-end financial closing procedures are incomplete.
Ares Management Corp (ARES) reported that Co-President Blair Jacobson made a bona fide gift of 8,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to a charity on August 20, 2026. Following this donation, Jacobson directly holds 1,095,221 shares, including 621,860 restricted units granted under an equity incentive plan that vest in installments.
Ares Partners Holdco LLC and Ares Owners Holdings L.P. report beneficial ownership of Ares Management Corporation Class A common stock. Each reporting person has shared voting and dispositive power over 107,110,305 Class A Shares, representing 32.4% of the Class A common stock on an as-converted basis.
The reported position consists of 4,281,729 Class A Shares and 102,828,576 AOG Units of Ares Holdings L.P., which are convertible one-for-one into Class A Shares, subject to certain restrictions. The ownership percentage is calculated using 227,372,228 Class A Shares outstanding as of June 30, 2026, increased by the Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of the AOG Units.
The filing notes that, when aggregating Class A Shares beneficially owned by the individual board members who manage Ares Partners, total beneficial ownership would be 112,079,605 Class A Shares, including 2,125,000 Class A Shares issuable upon vesting of restricted stock units, representing 33.7% of the outstanding Class A Shares on an as-converted and RSU basis.
Antony P. Ressler reports beneficial ownership of 109,435,458 Ares Management Corporation Class A common shares, representing 33.1% of the class. This includes 2,325,153 shares over which he has sole voting and dispositive power, held by a charitable foundation he trustees.
He reports shared voting and dispositive power over 107,110,305 shares, consisting of 4,281,729 Class A shares and 102,828,576 AOG Units in Ares Holdings L.P., each convertible one-for-one into Class A shares, all held by Ares Owners Holdings L.P. The percentage is based on 227,372,228 Class A shares outstanding as of June 30, 2026, plus the shares issuable upon AOG Unit conversion.
Wellington Management Group LLP and related entities report their beneficial ownership of Ares Management Corporation common stock in an amended Schedule 13G. They disclose beneficial ownership of 9,569,000 shares, representing 4.31% of the outstanding common stock.
The Wellington entities report 0 shares with sole voting or dispositive power, and 9,073,763 shares with shared voting power and 9,569,000 shares with shared dispositive power. The shares are held of record by clients of various Wellington investment advisers, which have the right to receive dividends and sale proceeds; no individual client is stated to hold more than five percent of the class. The filing confirms that Wellington’s position is now at or below the five-percent threshold.
Capital World Investors filed Amendment No. 1 to report its holdings in Ares Management Corp. common stock. The firm is deemed the beneficial owner of 10,650,108 shares, representing 4.8% of the class, based on 222,028,421 shares believed to be outstanding.
Capital World Investors reports sole voting power and sole dispositive power over all 10,650,108 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. The amendment indicates ownership of 5 percent or less of the class.
Ares Management Corporation director Antoinette Cook Bush received a grant of 1,728 restricted units representing shares of Class A Common Stock at $0.00 per share under the company’s equity incentive plan. Each unit converts into one share upon vesting, with restrictions scheduled to lapse on the first anniversary of the grant date. After this award, she directly holds 24,168 Class A shares, including restricted units that vest in installments under the applicable award agreement.
BHUTANI ASHISH reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Ares Management Corp director Ashish Bhutani received an equity incentive award of 1,728 restricted units of Class A Common Stock on 2026-07-30 at $0.0000 per share. Each unit represents one share upon vesting, with restrictions scheduled to lapse on the first anniversary. After this grant he directly holds 35,799 shares, including these restricted units.
Naughton Eileen reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Ares Management Corp reported that director Eileen Naughton received a grant of 1,728 restricted units of Class A Common Stock on July 30, 2026 under an equity incentive plan. Each restricted unit represents the right to receive one share upon vesting, and restrictions on these units are scheduled to lapse on the first anniversary of the grant date. Following this award, she directly holds 8,586 shares, including 1,728 restricted units that vest in installments in accordance with the applicable restricted unit award agreement.
Olian Judy D. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Ares Management Corp reported that director Judy D. Olian received a grant of 1,728 restricted units of Class A Common Stock on July 30, 2026 under an equity incentive plan. Each restricted unit represents the right to receive one Class A share upon vesting, with restrictions scheduled to lapse on the first anniversary of the grant date.
After this award, Olian directly holds 31,462 Class A shares, including 1,728 restricted units granted under the plan. These restricted units vest in installments in accordance with the applicable restricted unit award agreement.