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ARES vs VCTR
Side-by-side comparison of Ares Management Corporation (ARES) and Victory Capital Holdings Inc. (VCTR): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both ARES and VCTR operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- ARES is the larger of the two at $47.15B, about 6.6x VCTR ($7.09B).
- VCTR has been more active in the news (15 items in the past 4 weeks vs 12 for ARES).
- ARES has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 17 for VCTR).
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.
Victory Capital Holdings Inc.
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset management company worldwide. It offers investment management, fund administration, fund compliance, fund transfer agent, and fund distribution services. The company provides specialized investment strategies to institutions, intermediaries, retirement platforms, and individual investors. As of December 31, 2020, its franchises and solutions platform managed a set of 117 investment strategies for a range of institutional and retail clients, and direct investors. Victory Capital has strategic alliance with Xavier University of Louisiana. Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.
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 VCTR
- Chief Legal Officer Gupta Nina covered exercise/tax liability with 9,732 shares and converted options into 19,124 shares, increasing direct ownership by 4% to 254,742 units (SEC Form 4)
- President Investment Franchise Dhillon Mannik S. converted options into 16,390 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 6,452 shares, increasing direct ownership by 3% to 317,624 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chairman and CEO Brown David Craig converted options into 147,529 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 58,056 shares, increasing direct ownership by 4% to 2,442,311 units (SEC Form 4)
- Executive Vice President Sipp Thomas Michael covered exercise/tax liability with 21,205 shares and converted options into 40,982 shares, increasing direct ownership by 16% to 140,405 units (SEC Form 4)
- President, CFO & CAO Policarpo Michael Dennis converted options into 73,763 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 33,453 shares, increasing direct ownership by 3% to 1,274,887 units (SEC Form 4)
- Victory Capital Holdings Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Victory Capital Reports July 2026 Total Client Assets
- President Investment Franchise Dhillon Mannik S. converted options into 16,390 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 6,452 shares, increasing direct ownership by 3% to 307,686 units (SEC Form 4)
- Executive Vice President Sipp Thomas Michael converted options into 40,982 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 18,177 shares, increasing direct ownership by 23% to 120,628 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Legal Officer Gupta Nina converted options into 19,124 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 9,732 shares, increasing direct ownership by 4% to 245,350 units (SEC Form 4)