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AFT vs ARES
Side-by-side comparison of Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. (AFT) and Ares Management Corporation (ARES): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both AFT and ARES operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- ARES is the larger of the two at $47.15B, about 187.7x AFT ($251.2M).
- ARES has hit the wire 12 times in the past 4 weeks while AFT has been quiet.
- ARES has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 0 for AFT).
Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.
Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Apollo Credit Management, LLC. The Fund invests in fixed income markets. It primarily invests in senior secured loans made to companies whose debt is rated below investment grade. The Fund employs a conservative approach to credit selection that focuses on collateral coverage, structural seniority, and credit fundamentals, with emphasis on leading defensible market positions, stable companies with positive cash flow, and proven management teams. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index. Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. was formed on February 23, 2011 and is domiciled in United States.
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.
Latest AFT
- SEC Form N-CSRS filed by Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.
- Director Cohen Barry J. returned 24,685 units of Common Stock to the company, closing all direct ownership in the company (SEC Form 4)
- Director Stein Elliot Jr returned 700 shares to the company, closing all direct ownership in the company (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Vanek James returned 11,100 shares to the company, closing all direct ownership in the company (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 25-NSE filed by Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.
- MidCap Financial Investment Corporation Completes Mergers with Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. and Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc.
- MidCap Financial Investment Corporation, Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc., and Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc. Announce Expected Closing Date for Mergers
- Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. and Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc. Declare Pre-Merger Distributions
- Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. And Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc. Announce Stockholder Approval Of Mergers With Midcap Financial Investment Corporation
- Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. and Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc. Announce Stockholder Approval of Mergers with MidCap Financial Investment Corporation
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)