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ARES vs ASG
Side-by-side comparison of Ares Management Corporation (ARES) and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Inc. (ASG): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both ARES and ASG operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- ARES is the larger of the two at $46.89B, about 123.5x ASG ($379.7M).
- ARES has been more active in the news (12 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for ASG).
- ARES has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 0 for ASG).
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.
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Inc.
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by ALPS Advisers, Inc. It is co-managed by Weatherbie Capital, LLC, Congress Asset Management Company, and Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. It employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the NASDAQ Composite Index, Russell 3000 Growth Index, and the S&P 500 Index. It conducts in-house research to make its investments. The fund was previously known as Charles Allmon Trust, Inc. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. was formed on March 14, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.
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 ASG
- SEC Form N-PX filed by Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Inc.
- Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. July 2026 Monthly Update
- Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. June 2026 Monthly Update
- Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. Declares Distribution
- SEC Form DEFA14A filed by Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Inc.
- SEC Form DEF 14A filed by Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Inc.
- Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. May 2026 Monthly Update
- SEC Form PRE 14A filed by Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Inc.
- SEC Form N-30B-2 filed by Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Inc.
- President Haley Mark T bought $10,426 worth of Shares of Common Stock (1,950 units at $5.35), increasing direct ownership by 1% to 154,322 units (SEC Form 4)