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Ares Management ARES
Issue No. 07 pick · August 7, 2026 · Updated September 4, 2026
Setup Snapshot
The Setup in One Card
How ARES moved and the catalyst behind the move, from its Issue No. 07 write-up. It is not on the current Scoreboard, so it carries no Friday Five Score this week.
Issue No. 07
Original Pick
Sector Trend
Improvingup 1.2 percent
Covered In
Issue No. 07 · August 7, 2026
Catalyst
Record FundraisingRaised a record $36.4 billion in a single quarter and lifted the dividend more than 20%
Return measured from the Thursday, July 30 close to the Thursday, August 6 close, the week it appeared in Issue No. 07.
Why It Moved
The Story Behind the Move
Catalyst
Raised a record $36.4 billion in a single quarter and lifted the dividend more than 20%
Why It Mattered
Fee related earnings do not depend on markets rising, and they grew about 20% in the same quarter the firm raised more new capital than ever before.
Risk Note
Headline earnings actually missed by about a penny, and the stock gave back part of the move to finish below its prior sixty day high. Most of the new capital went into private credit, where loan valuation practice is under growing scrutiny.
Reader Takeaway
For an asset manager, the money coming in the door matters more than one quarter of earnings, because fees on that money are collected for years.
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