Ares Management (ARES)
S&P 500 · Financials · data since 2014-05-02 · last close 2026-09-09
Ares Management (ARES) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -7.4 | -25.2 | -1.3 | 7.6 | 9.4 | -12.5 | 15.1 | 11.8 | -6.2 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 12.0 | -13.8 | -13.6 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 5.4 | 7.1 | -3.4 | -10.2 | -7.0 | 5.5 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 2.1 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 5.3 | -4.3 | 14.9 | -4.4 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | 21.3 | -2.8 | 4.5 | 5.0 | -0.6 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 0.2 | -4.2 | 13.9 | 6.7 |
| 2022 | -1.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | -18.5 | 7.5 | -19.3 | 26.0 | 3.5 | -15.8 | 22.4 | 3.4 | -11.9 |
| 2021 | -4.0 | 15.1 | 8.7 | -6.3 | 5.1 | 16.2 | 12.6 | 7.8 | -3.8 | 14.8 | -4.2 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 1.0 | -4.1 | -9.4 | 8.5 | 12.6 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 5.3 |
| 2019 | 17.3 | 13.2 | -0.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 11.8 | -0.5 | -6.9 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 8.9 |
| 2018 | 16.8 | 6.3 | -12.3 | 3.3 | 0.7 | -5.3 | 3.1 | -0.2 | 10.4 | -15.5 | 14.4 | -19.8 |
| 2017 | 2.3 | 9.9 | -11.0 | 3.7 | -6.8 | -0.3 | 2.8 | -0.2 | 2.8 | -1.6 | 2.8 | 8.4 |
| 2016 | -9.1 | 1.2 | 31.4 | -5.8 | -1.8 | -0.1 | 23.1 | 7.0 | -4.8 | -3.8 | 3.3 | 12.3 |
| 2015 | 10.8 | 6.9 | -7.5 | -2.3 | 9.0 | -5.1 | 2.6 | -7.7 | 1.3 | -7.4 | -12.3 | -8.1 |
| 2014 | · | · | · | · | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | -7.0 | -2.1 | -9.3 | 3.5 | 5.8 |
| Avg | 5.1 | 1.5 | -0.7 | 0.4 | 4.3 | -0.3 | 9.5 | 0.9 | -2.1 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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ARES seasonality — average by calendar month
Ares Management has monthly history back to 2014. Its strongest month by median is July — positive in 13 of 13 years, median +7.1%, and higher in 9 of the last 9. October is the soft spot, down in 7 of 12 with a median of -2.7%. Across its full record it has closed 63% of months higher, swings ±9.3% in an average month and has fallen 50% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +5.1% | +1.5% | -0.7% | +0.4% | +4.3% | -0.3% | +9.5% | +0.9% | -1.7% | +0.9% | +4.5% | +1.1% |
| Win rate | 67%/12 | 67%/12 | 42%/12 | 67%/12 | 77%/13 | 46%/13 | 100%/13 | 46%/13 | 50%/12 | 42%/12 | 83%/12 | 75%/12 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
ARES risk & extremes
ARES drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Ares Management's best month?+
Ares Management's strongest completed month on record is March 2016, at +31.43%.
What was Ares Management's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is February 2026, at -25.16%.
Is Ares Management up this year?+
Ares Management is down 14.88% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Ares Management's 1-year return?+
-20.41% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Ares Management's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 50.0%, measured on month-end closes since 2014.
Which calendar month is historically best for Ares Management?+
July has the highest average return across every completed July since 2014. An average is not a forecast.
About Ares Management
Ares Management is an S&P 500 company, a financials business worth about $30 billion. It moves money around and keeps a slice for the trouble — with price receipts on this site going back to 2014. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2014) would be about $1,264 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was March 2016 at +31.43%; its worst, February 2026 at -25.16%.
- It has closed July in the green 13 out of 13 times — past performance, future shrug.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.