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Ares Management LLC

CIK 1259313 · latest 13F filed 14 August 2026 · Read the filing on EDGAR

Ares Management LLC reported 42 US-listed holdings worth $2.20 billion in its 13F for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, filed 14 August 2026. Its largest: Savers Value VLG Inc. (53.8%), X Energy Inc. (11.5%) and Clear Channel Outdoor Hldgs (4.5%). Against the quarter before, it opened 7 positions, added to 19, trimmed 2 and sold out of 2.

Reported holdings$2.20B+45.1% on Q1 2026
Positions42+5 on Q1 2026
The largest ten85.6%of its reported holdings
Latest 13FQ2 2026filed 14 August 2026
Where the money is
OpenedAdded toHeldTrimmed
SVV53.8%XE11.5%CCO4.5%CTEV2.9%ARXS2.6%KDK2.4%ARCC2.3%GBDC2.0%GBTG1.9%BBDC1.6%OBDC1.4%GSBD1.4%OCSL1.2%TSLX1.1%28 more9.3%

The 14 largest of its 42 positions, each sized by its share of the reported holdings, coloured by the change in shares against Q1 2026.

Reported holdings, quarter by quarter
Q3 2024: $3.61 billion in 37 positions$3.61BQ3 24Q4 2024: $2.84 billion in 34 positions$2.84BQ4 24Q1 2025: $1.63 billion in 33 positions$1.63BQ1 25Q2 2025: $1.96 billion in 34 positions$1.96BQ2 25Q3 2025: $2.18 billion in 34 positions$2.18BQ3 25Q4 2025: $1.75 billion in 35 positions$1.75BQ4 25Q1 2026: $1.52 billion in 37 positions$1.52BQ1 26Q2 2026: $2.20 billion in 42 positions$2.20BQ2 26

What the fund reported holding at each quarter's end; hover a bar for the number of positions

What it did on the quarter

Opened 7Added 19Held 14Trimmed 2Sold out 2
Opened: 7Added: 19Held: 14Trimmed: 2Sold out: 2

Its positions against its 13F for the quarter to 31 March 2026; a change under 0.1% of a position counts as held

Opened 7

  1. X Energy Inc. XE$254.2 million
  2. Arxis Inc. ARXS$57.9 million
  3. Kodiak Ai Inc. KDK$53.9 million
  4. Kodiak Ai Inc. KDKRW$10.6 million
  5. Aeye Inc. LIDR$6,572
  6. Skillsoft Corp. SKIL$4,481
  7. Ares Dynamic CR Allocation F ARDC$745

Added to 19

  1. Goldman Sachs BDC Inc GSBD+976,078 shares · +45%
  2. Blue Owl Technology Fin Corp. OTF+620,590 shares · +46%
  3. Bain Cap Specialty Fin Inc. BCSF+493,817 shares · +522%
  4. Crescent Cap BDC Inc. CCAP+541,774 shares · +99%
  5. Morgan Stanley Direct Lendin MSDL+363,128 shares · +88%
  6. MSC Income Fund Inc. MSIF+441,264 shares · +53%
  7. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lend NCDL+383,988 shares · +67%
  8. Barings BDC Inc. BBDC+534,151 shares · +15%

and 11 more in the table below

Trimmed 2

  1. Global Business Travel Group GBTG-9.5 million shares · -69%
  2. FS KKR Cap Corp. FSK-1.3 million shares · -89%

Sold out of 2

  1. Integer Holdings Corp - US$53.3 million last quarter
  2. Midcap Financial Invstmnt Co. MFIC$6.1 million last quarter

What it holds

CompanySharesValueOf its bookChange in shares
Savers Value VLG Inc. SVV117,449,188$1.19 billion53.83%no change
X Energy Inc. XE13,844,585$254.2 million11.55%new
Clear Channel Outdoor Hldgs CCO41,197,491$99.7 million4.53%no change
Multiplan Corporation CTEV1,863,105$63.6 million2.89%no change
Arxis Inc. ARXS1,254,547$57.9 million2.63%new
Kodiak Ai Inc. KDK10,610,857$53.9 million2.45%new
Ares Capital Corp. ARCC2,783,165$51.6 million2.34%+170,690
Golub Cap BDC Inc. GBDC3,357,115$43.2 million1.96%+298,759
Global Business Travel Group GBTG4,338,264$40.7 million1.85%-9,547,759
Barings BDC Inc. BBDC4,164,327$35.5 million1.61%+534,151
Blue Owl Capital Corporation OBDC2,872,757$31.2 million1.42%+25,000
Goldman Sachs BDC Inc GSBD3,147,251$29.8 million1.36%+976,078
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. Com OCSL2,204,305$26.3 million1.20%+105,000
Sixth Street Specialty Lendi TSLX1,404,779$24.1 million1.10%+50,000
Blackstone Secd Lending FD BXSL895,687$21.2 million0.96%+90,000
Blue Owl Technology Fin Corp. OTF1,966,345$20.4 million0.92%+620,590
Arko Corp. ARKO2,110,000$16.9 million0.77%no change
MSC Income Fund Inc. MSIF1,267,910$14.7 million0.67%+441,264
Hercules Capital Inc. HTGC776,606$12.2 million0.56%no change
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lend NCDL958,826$11.9 million0.54%+383,988
Crescent Cap BDC Inc. CCAP1,088,183$11.9 million0.54%+541,774
Morgan Stanley Direct Lendin MSDL775,128$11.7 million0.53%+363,128
Kodiak Ai Inc. KDKRW14,300,000$10.6 million0.48%new
Trinity Cap Inc. TRIN545,723$9.8 million0.44%no change
Tempus Ai Inc. TEM164,383$9.5 million0.43%no change
Runway Growth Finance Corp. RWAY1,517,179$8.5 million0.39%+339,356
Bain Cap Specialty Fin Inc. BCSF588,471$7.4 million0.33%+493,817
Opal Fuels Inc. OPAL3,059,533$6.7 million0.31%no change
FTAI Infrastructure Inc FIP1,197,554$5.6 million0.25%no change
Altice USA Inc. OPTU3,547,478$5.1 million0.23%no change
Carlyle Secured Lending Inc. CGBD472,187$5.0 million0.23%+232,187
Eagle Point Credit Company I ECC1,198,419$4.5 million0.20%+127,271
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. TCPC1,054,771$3.5 million0.16%+509,802
Oxford Lane Capital Corp. OXLC268,564$2.4 million0.11%+9,872
Black Rock Coffee Bar Inc. BRCB250,676$2.1 million0.09%no change
FS KKR Cap Corp. FSK170,728$1.8 million0.08%-1,346,754
Yunji Inc. YJ215,800,000$766,0900.03%no change
Rent the Runway Inc. RENT169,383$533,5560.02%no change
Uniti Group Inc. UNIT14,518$166,5210.01%no change
Aeye Inc. LIDR4,564$6,5720.00%new
Skillsoft Corp. SKIL865$4,4810.00%new
Ares Dynamic CR Allocation F ARDC59$7450.00%new
Every US-listed position in the fund's 13F for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, by the value it reported.
Read moreChange is shares against its 13F for the quarter before; the 2 it sold out of are in the box above.