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ARES vs IGI

Side-by-side comparison of Ares Management Corporation (ARES) and Western Asset Investment Grade Opportunity Trust Inc. (IGI): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both ARES and IGI operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • ARES is the larger of the two at $43.08B, about 198.3x IGI ($217.2M).
  • Over the past year, ARES is down 22.5% and IGI is down 2.8% - IGI leads by 19.7 points.
  • ARES has hit the wire 8 times in the past 4 weeks while IGI has been quiet.
  • ARES has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 0 for IGI).
PerformanceARES-22.47%IGI-2.80%
2025-06-10+0.00%2026-06-09
MetricARESIGI
Company
Ares Management Corporation
Western Asset Investment Grade Opportunity Trust Inc.
Price
$130.62+2.94%
$15.94+0.00%
Market cap
$43.08B
$217.2M
1M return
+3.46%
-1.18%
1Y return
-22.47%
-2.80%
Industry
Investment Managers
Investment Managers
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2014
2009
News (4w)
8
0
Recent ratings
25
0
ARES

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.

IGI

Western Asset Investment Grade Opportunity Trust Inc.

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. is a close-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. It is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd, Western Asset Management Company Ltd., and Western Asset Management Company Limited. The fund invests in fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in investment-grade corporate debt securities with varied maturities. It will liquidate on or about December 2, 2024. The fund conducts in-house research to make its investments. Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. was formed on June 26, 2009 and is domiciled in the United States.

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