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Updated Aug 7, 2026
Ares Management AUM reaches $671.3B in Q2 2026 as FRE grows 20% YoY to $491M on perpetual capital momentum
Ares Management delivered Q2 2026 FRE of $491.1 million, up 20% year-over-year, driven by management fee growth across all four operating segments with 94% of fees sourced from perpetual capital or long-dated funds — a structural quality that insulates revenue from market cycles. Total AUM reached $671.3 billion, up from $622.5 billion at year-end 2025, with $92.6 billion of AUM not yet paying fees representing a 24% embedded growth rate in base management fees. The BlueCove Acquisition (completed February 1, 2026) added $5.5 billion in Credit Group AUM and a $37.3 million bargain purchase gain, while the GCP Acquisition earnouts continue to accrue, with the DC Earnout contingent liability now at $791.0 million fair value.
Tone: bullishRevenue
$5.6B
ARES 10-K · FY 2025
Employees
4,250
Revenue FY2024
$3.9B
Founded
1997
Profile
ARES 10-K Item 1 · Feb 25, 2026Ares Management Corporation is a global alternative investment manager operating across Credit, Real Assets, Secondaries, and Private Equity. The firm managed $622.5 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2025, serving over 2,850 direct institutional relationships and a significant retail investor base. Founded in 1997, Ares has grown through organic fundraising, strategic acquisitions, and product expansion across more than 25 countries.
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Ares is a leading global alternative investment manager with $622.5 billion of assets under management and over 4,250 employees in over 55 offices in more than 25 countries. We offer our investors a range of investment strategies and seek to deliver attractive performance to an investor base that includes over 2,850 direct institutional relationships and a significant retail investor base across our publicly-traded funds, sub-advised accounts and perpetual wealth vehicles. Since our inception in 1997, we have adhered to a disciplined investment philosophy that focuses on delivering strong risk-adjusted investment returns through market cycles. Ares believes each of its distinct but complementary investment groups in Credit, Real Assets, Secondaries and Private Equity is a market leader based on assets under management and investment performance. We believe we create value for our stakeholders not only through our investment performance, but also by expanding our product offerings, enhancing our distribution channels, increasing our global presence, investing in our non-investment functions, securing strategic partnerships and completing strategic acquisitions and portfolio purchases. Our AUM has grown to $622.5 billion as of December 31, 2025 from $94.0 billion a decade earlier. Over the past five and 10 years, our assets under management have achieved a compound annual growth rate of 26% and 21%, respectively. We have an established track record of delivering strong risk-adjusted returns through market cycles shaped by comprehensive multi-asset class expertise, differentiated market intelligence, consistent investment approach, robust sourcing model, talented professionals and a collaborative culture.
Primary products
- Liquid Credit
- Alternative Credit
- Opportunistic Credit
- U.S. Direct Lending
- European Direct Lending
- APAC Credit
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“Ares believes each of its distinct but complementary investment groups in Credit, Real Assets, Secondaries and Private Equity is a market leader based on assets under management and investment performance.” Competitive position, as stated in the filing
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