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ARES vs KF
Side-by-side comparison of Ares Management Corporation (ARES) and Korea Fund Inc. New (KF): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both ARES and KF operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- ARES carries a market cap of $44.46B.
- ARES has hit the wire 16 times in the past 4 weeks while KF has been quiet.
- ARES has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 0 for KF).
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.
Korea Fund Inc. New
The Korea Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets of Korea. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of companies. It employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach, focusing on such factors as price-to-earnings ratios, dividend yields, and earnings-per-share growth to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index. It uses 'Grassroots Research' to make its investments. The Korea Fund, Inc. was formed on August 29, 1984 and is domiciled in the United States.
Latest ARES
- SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G filed by Ares Management Corporation
- Amendment: Co-President Jacobson Blair was granted 200,000 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 47,000 shares, increasing direct ownership by 18% to 1,011,221 units (SEC Form 4) to cover withholding tax
- Ares Management Corporation to Present at the TD Cowen 2026 Financials & Fintech Conference
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Ares Management Corporation
- MidCap Financial Investment Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2026
- Investment Advisor Ares Capital Management Ii Llc sold $20,001,588 worth of Class I Shares (484,652 units at $41.27) (SEC Form 4)
- MidCap Financial Investment Corporation Cancels Earnings Conference Call Due to Pending Acquisition
- Ares Management Announces Third Quarter 2026 U.S. Direct Lending Origination Activity
- SEC Form 8-K filed by Ares Management Corporation
- ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2026 RESULTS
Latest KF
- The Korea Fund, Inc. Appoints New Agent for its Discount Management Program
- SEC Form N-CEN filed by Korea Fund Inc. New
- SEC Form DEF 14A filed by Korea Fund Inc. New
- SEC Form N-CSR filed by Korea Fund Inc. New
- SEC Form N-PX filed by Korea Fund Inc. New
- SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Elliott Simon M
- SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Buttke David Anthony Jr.
- SEC Form 40-17G filed by Korea Fund Inc. New
- SEC Form 40-17F2 filed by Korea Fund Inc. New
- SEC Form 40-17F2 filed by Korea Fund Inc. New