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ARES vs GCMG
Side-by-side comparison of Ares Management Corporation (ARES) and GCM Grosvenor Inc. (GCMG): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both ARES and GCMG operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- ARES is the larger of the two at $47.15B, about 17.2x GCMG ($2.74B).
- Over the past year, ARES is down 20.2% and GCMG is up 4.2% - GCMG leads by 24.4 points.
- ARES has been more active in the news (12 items in the past 4 weeks vs 6 for GCMG).
- ARES has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 11 for GCMG).
Ares Management Corporation
Ares Management Corporation operates as an alternative asset manager in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company's Tradable Credit Group segment manages various types of investment funds, such as commingled and separately managed accounts for institutional investors, and publicly traded vehicles and sub-advised funds for retail investors in the tradable and non-investment grade corporate credit markets. Its Direct Lending Group segment provides financing solutions to small-to-medium sized companies. The company's Private Equity Group segment focuses on majority or shared-control investments primarily in under-capitalized companies. Its Real Estate Group segment invests in new developments and the repositioning of assets, with a focus on control or majority-control investments; and originates and invests in a range of self-originated financing opportunities for middle-market owners and operators of commercial real estate. The firm was previously known as Ares Management, L.P. Ares Management Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Ares Management GP LLC is the general partner of the company.
GCM Grosvenor Inc.
Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. is global alternative asset management solutions provider. The firm primarily provides its services to pooled investment vehicles. It also provides its services to investment companies, high net worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans and state or municipal government entities. The firm invests in equity and alternative investment markets of the United States and internationally. The firm invests in multi-strategy, credit-focused, equity-focused, macro-focused, commodity-focused, and other specialty portfolios. It focuses in hedge fund asset classes, private equity, real estate, and/or infrastructure, credit and absolute return strategies. It also focuses in primary fund investments, secondary fund investments, and co-investments with a focus on buyout, distressed debt, mezzanine, venture capital/growth equity investments. The firm seeks to make regionally-focused investments in middle-market buyout. The firm employs fundamental and quantitative analysis. Grosvenor Capital Management L.P. was founded in 1971 and is based in Chicago, Illinois with additional offices in Washington, District Of Columbia; Austin, Texas; Boston, Massachusetts; Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Charlotte, North Carolina; Columbus, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; London, United Kingdom; Los Angeles, California; New York, New York; Seoul, South Korea; Tokyo, Japan, Frankfurt, Germany and Toronto, Canada.
Latest ARES
- Co-President Jacobson Blair gifted 8,000 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.73% to 1,095,221 units (SEC Form 4)
- Ares Acquisition Corporation III Announces the Separate Trading of its Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants Commencing August 20, 2026
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Ares Management Corporation
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Ares Management Corporation
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Ares Management Corporation
- Director Bush Antoinette Cook was granted 1,728 shares, increasing direct ownership by 8% to 24,168 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Bhutani Ashish was granted 1,728 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 35,799 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Naughton Eileen was granted 1,728 shares, increasing direct ownership by 25% to 8,586 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Olian Judy D. was granted 1,728 shares, increasing direct ownership by 6% to 31,462 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Lynton Michael was granted 1,728 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 34,196 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest GCMG
- Chief Investment Officer Pollock Frederick converted options into 60,870 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 23,953 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 813,189 units (SEC Form 4) to cover withholding tax
- President Levin Jonathan Reisin covered exercise/tax liability with 42,813 shares and converted options into 91,305 shares, increasing direct ownership by 8% to 689,493 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy withholding tax
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by GCM Grosvenor Inc.
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by GCM Grosvenor Inc.
- GCM Grosvenor Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- GCM Grosvenor Reports Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Results With GAAP Net Income of $9.6 Million, Fee-Related Earnings Up 21%, and Adjusted Net Income Up 22% Year-Over-Year
- GCM Grosvenor to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Host Investor Conference Call on August 10, 2026
- GCM Grosvenor Raises $1.2 Billion Across Inaugural Credit Secondaries Fund and Related Strategies
- Large owner Cantor Fitzgerald, L. P. sold $7,595,513 worth of shares (557,106 units at $13.63) (SEC Form 4)
- GCM Grosvenor Expands European Business Development Team with Two Strategic Hires in Frankfurt