Hedge Funds Similar to ARES

13F Portfolio OverlapQ2 2026ARES portfolio →
Institutional-grade research for retail investors

Most similar hedge funds by 13F overlap

ARES MANAGEMENT LLC is an institutional investor managing $2.3B across 44 U.S. equity positions as of Q2 2026. Based on the overlap of conviction holdings in their latest 13F filings, the hedge funds with portfolios most similar to ARES are Muzinich, Sound Income Strategies, Melia Wealth, with shared positions in $ARCC, $GBDC, $BBDC, $OBDC, $GSBD, $OCSL. The full ranking of 25 similar funds is below.

Notable overlap · 15 shared positions
$293M
38 positions
Notable overlap · 7 shared positions
$2.2B
483 positions
#3Melia Wealth LLCSmart money
Some overlap · 7 shared positions
$174M
23 positions
Some overlap · 6 shared positions
$149M
636 positions
Some overlap · 7 shared positions
$128M
77 positions
Some overlap · 5 shared positions
$326M
109 positions
Some overlap · 5 shared positions
$156M
90 positions
Some overlap · 3 shared positions
$386M
81 positions
Some overlap · 5 shared positions
$5.5B
526 positions
Some overlap · 5 shared positions
$206M
15 positions
Some overlap · 4 shared positions
$3.8B
320 positions
Some overlap · 4 shared positions
$213M
91 positions
Some overlap · 3 shared positions
$1.9B
29 positions
Some overlap · 5 shared positions
$214M
42 positions
Some overlap · 4 shared positions
$258M
14 positions
Some overlap · 4 shared positions
$140M
70 positions
Some overlap · 4 shared positions
$196M
10 positions
Some overlap · 6 shared positions
$455M
225 positions
Some overlap · 4 shared positions
$1.3B
173 positions
#20CAZ INVESTMENTS LPSmart money
Some overlap · 8 shared positions
$96M
47 positions
Some overlap · 4 shared positions
$371M
544 positions
Some overlap · 3 shared positions
$370M
138 positions
Some overlap · 3 shared positions
$2.1B
289 positions
Some overlap · 3 shared positions
$486M
249 positions
Some overlap · 4 shared positions
$624M
156 positions

Compare ARES’s portfolio side by side

See the exact shared positions, conviction overlap, sector alignment, and where these funds diverge — and run the same analysis on any of 8,700+ institutions.

View ARES’s holdings

Similarity is derived from each fund’s latest 13F-HR filing with the SEC. Funds are ranked by the overlap of distinctive conviction holdings; near-universal mega-cap positions are excluded so the ranking reflects shared strategy, not common index exposure. Data is informational only and not investment advice.