ARES Ares Management Corp Insider Trading

Director Olian Judy D. bought 480 ARES shares at $124.43; stock now $117.16, -39.2% from 52-week high.

Director Olian purchased 480 shares at $124.43 on 2026-02-20, increasing her holdings by 1.6% to 29,734 shares. The stock has declined significantly since the purchase, now trading at $117.16 (-39.2% from the 52-week high of $192.76) and down 24.8% over the prior 30 days. Olian's historical track record across all tickers shows 8 prior open-market sells with a 0.00% well-timed rate, indicating her sales have not historically occurred before subsequent declines; conversely, her 90-day post-sale average return of +20.8% suggests her sells came before rallies. This current purchase occurs in a company with solid fundamentals—$1.2B quarterly revenue, $288.9M net income, and 14.0% annual revenue growth—but the purchase price of $124.43 is below the current $117.16 market level, meaning the director is already underwater on this transaction. The buy-side signal lacks clear strength given the timing coincides with significant recent price deterioration.

Director BHUTANI ASHISH purchases 10,000 shares of ARES at $126.61 (Feb 6, 2026); stock down 28.9% from 52-week high.

BHUTANI ASHISH, a director, purchased 10,000 shares on 2026-02-06 at $126.61, expanding his holdings by 41.5% to 34,071 shares post-transaction. The purchase occurs while ARES trades -28.9% below its 52-week high of $192.76 and -22.1% over the past 30 days, signaling the director bought during a period of material stock weakness. His cross-ticker track record shows 2 prior buys with a 90-day win rate of 100.00% and average 90-day returns of +16.3%, while his 2 prior buys specifically at ARES (2025-03-11 and 2023-08-15) were also well-timed at the 90-day mark (posting +21.9% and +10.7% respectively). The fundamental backdrop remains solid: ARES reported $1.2B quarterly revenue with +14.0% annual growth and a P/E of 21.78, though the recent price decline has created a significant gap between transaction price ($126.61) and current price ($136.99).

General Counsel sells 3,921 shares across 7 transactions for $529,031.94; stock down 23.6% in 30 days from $134.92 blended sale price.

Sagati Aghili Naseem executed 7 separate sales totaling 3,921 shares (3.9K shares) for $529,031.94 ($529.0K) on 2026-02-04, with prices ranging from $126.68 to $137.72 and a blended average of $134.92. The sale represents a 1.2% reduction in his 330.8K pre-transaction holdings, leaving 326.9K shares (326.9K shares) post-transaction. Against a backdrop of recent stock decline (−23.6% over 30 days, −15.2% over 90 days, and −33.6% from the 52-week high of $196.52), the timing of this multi-tranche liquidation warrants attention. His prior 5 trades at ARES all occurred on 2025-10-01, and none registered as well-timed on the 90-day metric, while his cross-ticker track record shows only a 44.44% well-timed rate across 9 prior sells. The company's fundamentals remain sound (P/E 20.74, annual revenue growth +14.0%, net income $288.9M), but the confluence of declining share price and an insider's distributed sale—even if modest in portfolio percentage terms—occurs during a period of material downward momentum.

CEO Arougheti sells entire 290,997-share stake for $45,274,798.88 across 13 transactions over 6 days

Michael J Arougheti, Ares Management's Co-Founder and CEO, executed 13 separate sales totaling 290,997 shares ($45.3M) between 2025-11-26 and 2025-12-01 at prices ranging from $152.83 to $158.95, with a blended average of $155.59. This represents a complete liquidation of his holdings, reducing post-transaction ownership to 0 shares from 291.0K shares pre-transaction. The timing is notable: Ares trades at $159.51 currently, up 7.3% over 30 days, yet the stock remains down 11.3% over 90 days and 19.5% below its 52-week high of $198.22. Arougheti's cross-ticker track record shows 20 prior sells with a 100.00% well-timed rate at the 90-day mark, though his 90-day average return after sells was -19.2%, indicating the stock typically fell after he sold—a pattern that suggests his exit timing has historically been prescient. The complete liquidation by the company's founder and CEO merits close investor scrutiny regarding his forward-looking view of the business, given both the magnitude of the sale and his demonstrated historical timing accuracy on open-market transactions.

Ares CEO Arougheti sold 299,003 shares for $45.4M across 5 transactions (Nov 24–25), reducing holdings by 50.7%.

Michael J. Arougheti, Co-Founder and CEO of Ares Management (ARES), executed five separate sales totaling 299,003 shares for $45,380,329.95 on November 24–25, 2025, at prices ranging from $150.15 to $153.29, reducing his holdings from 590,000 shares to 291.0K shares—a net reduction of 50.7%. The sale occurred near the stock's recent high, with ARES trading at $152.87 currently, down 22.9% from its 52-week high of $198.22 and down 14.8% over the past 90 days. Notably, his prior five sales at this ticker, all executed on 2025-08-25, were each followed by negative 90-day returns (ranging from -5.3% to -7.2%), establishing a consistent pattern of well-timed exits at ARES specifically. This current filing represents a material reduction in the CEO's direct ownership stake and merits investor scrutiny of the underlying strategic or operational context for such a substantial divestiture.

General Counsel Sagati Aghili Naseem sells 21,000 ARES shares across 5 transactions for $3.3M at blended average $155.97

Sagati Aghili Naseem executed 5 separate sales totaling 21,000 shares for $3,275,369.58 on 2025-10-01, with per-transaction prices ranging from $154.34 to $158.12. The blended average price of $155.97 represents a transaction executed near the 52-week range midpoint, with the stock currently trading at $152.40, down 13.8% over the past 30 days and 14.4% over 90 days. His post-transaction holding of 255,397 shares reflects a 7.6% reduction in position size. The prior 4 same-ticker sales executed on 2025-09-10 remain too recent for 90-day timing assessment. While Ares Management's fundamentals show revenue of $1.0B and annual growth of 14.0%, the recent price erosion and the magnitude of this multi-tranche disposition warrant monitoring of the insider's next activity pattern.

General Counsel Aghili sells 21,000 ARES shares across 4 transactions for $3,746,321.43 on 2025-09-10.

Sagati Aghili Naseem, General Counsel of Ares Management Corp, executed 4 separate sales totaling 21,000 shares for $3,746,321.43 on 2025-09-10, reducing holdings by 7.1% to 276,397 shares post-transaction. The blended average sale price of $178.40 falls below the current price of $182.79 and well below the 52-week high of $198.22. The transaction occurred after a 30-day decline of 4.3% but within a 90-day period of strength (+9.7%), suggesting the sales were executed during a moderate pullback rather than at peak valuations. As General Counsel, Aghili remains a substantial shareholder, retaining over 276,000 shares, indicating continued material ownership despite the liquidation.

Ares Management co-founder Ressler sells entire 128,837-share stake for $22,971,969.83 in 4 transactions

ANTONY P RESSLER, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, executed 4 separate sales totaling 128,837 shares for $22,971,969.83 at prices ranging from $176.15 to $179.44, with a blended average of $178.30. This sale represents a complete exit of his position (net change: -100.0% vs pre-transaction holdings of 128,837 shares), eliminating his equity stake in the firm he co-founded. The transaction occurred on 2025-09-10 while the stock trades at $182.79 (current price), 9.5% above his blended sale price and 7.8% below the 52-week high of $198.22. Ressler's cross-ticker trade record shows 20 prior open-market sells, and he has executed 5 prior trades at ARES in recent days (2025-09-08 and 2025-09-09), also all sales. The complete liquidation of a co-founder's entire holdings represents a material shift in insider ownership and warrants investor attention to any accompanying context about his future role or strategic changes at the company.

Ares Management Co-Founder Ressler sells 271,741 shares for $47.7M (67.8% of holdings) on 2025-09-08/09

Antony P. Ressler executed 5 separate sales totaling 271,741 shares for $47,742,182.06 over 2025-09-08 to 2025-09-09, reducing his holdings from 400,578 shares to 128,837 shares—a reduction of 67.8% of his pre-transaction position. The blended average price was $175.69, executed near the 52-week high of $198.22 but 11.7% below that peak. Ressler's prior trades at ARES (5 sell transactions on 2025-09-05) occurred three days before this filing, suggesting sustained liquidation activity across a compressed timeframe. His cross-ticker track record shows 20 prior sells, though timing outcomes from those are not detailed here. The substantial size of this multi-day liquidation by a Co-Founder and Executive Chairman merits investor attention given the scale relative to his remaining position and the proximity to prior dispositions.

Co-founder Ressler sells 464.9K ARES shares for $82.6M across 3 days, reducing stake 53.7%

RESSLER ANTONY P, Co-Founder & Exec. Chairman of Ares Management, executed 15 separate sales totaling 464,939 shares for $82,605,016.83 across 2025-09-03 through 2025-09-05, with a blended average price of $177.67. This reduction decreased his holdings from 865,517 shares to 400,578 shares, a net change of -53.7% versus pre-transaction holdings. The multi-day execution across varying prices ($175.55–$181.20) and the substantial dollar volume ($82.6M) represent a material disposal of his founder stake at a time when the stock trades 10.6% below its 52-week high and down 6.3% over the prior 30 days, despite a +2.0% gain over 90 days. The timing and scale of this divestiture warrant investor attention as a significant structural change in founder exposure to the company."