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ARES vs VRTS
Side-by-side comparison of Ares Management Corporation (ARES) and Virtus Investment Partners Inc. (VRTS): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both ARES and VRTS operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- ARES is the larger of the two at $42.31B, about 22.5x VRTS ($1.88B).
- Over the past year, ARES is down 26.9% and VRTS is down 16.8% - VRTS leads by 10.2 points.
- VRTS has been more active in the news (26 items in the past 4 weeks vs 9 for ARES).
- ARES has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 10 for VRTS).
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.
Virtus Investment Partners Inc.
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to individual and institutional clients. It launches separate client focused equity and fixed income portfolios. The firm launches equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity, fixed income, and real estate markets. The firm also invests in exchange traded funds. It employs a multi manager approach for its products. The firm employs quantitative analysis to make its investments. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against the S&P 500 Index. The firm conducts in-house research to make its investments. Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is based in Hartford, Connecticut.
Latest ARES
- Former Black Creek Founders Launch Speed Bay, a Shallow Bay Industrial Platform, with $250 Million Strategic Commitment from BDT & MSD Partners
- Ares Management Corporation to Present at the Morgan Stanley US Financials Conference
- Ares Management Corporation to Present at the Goldman Sachs European Financials Conference
- Ares Management Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Ares Capital Corporation and Ares Strategic Income Fund Announce Increases in Size, Enhanced Terms and Extended Maturities for Bank-Led Revolving Credit Facilities
- The Scion Group and Ares Establish Joint Venture to Acquire $910 Million U.S. Student Housing Portfolio
- SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G filed by Ares Management Corporation
- SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G filed by Ares Management Corporation
- Ares Management Corporation to Present at the Bernstein 42nd Annual Strategic Decisions Conference
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Ares Management Corporation
Latest VRTS
- Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II Announces Quarterly Distribution: 5.500% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares
- Virtus Convertible & Income Fund Announces Quarterly Distribution: 5.625% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares
- Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund Announces Distributions
- Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund Announces Distribution and Discloses Sources of Distribution – Section 19(a) Notice
- Virtus Convertible & Income Fund and Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II Announce Monthly Distributions
- Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund Announces Distributions
- Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund Announces Distributions
- Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. Announces Increase to Monthly Distributions
- Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund Announces Increase to Quarterly Distribution and Discloses Sources of Distribution – Section 19(a) Notice
- Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund Announces Increase to Monthly Distributions