ARES insider buying – Ares Management Corp
8 insider purchases since 2016 worth $4.3M by 4 different insiders. Last 12 months: 2 purchases, $1.3M. Most recent filing: 2026-02-24.
Mid company Public float $327M (latest 10-K, SEC).
Same time range as the chart above - each mark sits under the week of the trade. Circles = purchases (height = price paid, size = amount), red triangles = open-market sales of $50k+. Prices as reported, not adjusted for later stock splits. 2 older purchases (before the 5-year window) are listed in the table below.
Purchases are open-market buys (SEC Form 4, code "P") - insiders paying with their own money. Sales are open-market sales (code "S") of $50,000 or more; many sales are pre-planned (Rule 10b5-1) or made for taxes and diversification. Each row links to the original filing.
Bought, sold, still holding?
| Insider | Bought | First / last buy | Sold since 2016 | Holds now* | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHUTANI ASHISH Director | $3.7M 3× · 30,000 sh | 2023-08-15 2026-02-06 | – | 35,799 shares as of 2026-08-03 | Holds - never sold |
| BUSH ANTOINETTE COOK Director | $451,090 3× · 7,680 sh | 2020-05-26 2023-05-12 | – | 24,168 shares as of 2026-08-03 | Holds - never sold |
| McFerran Michael R CFO | $159,075 1× · 7,500 sh | 2018-08-13 2018-08-13 | 4× · $9.9M last 2021-06-01 | 1,021,762 shares as of 2021-08-03 | Sold part |
| Olian Judy D. Director | $59,726 1× · 480 sh | 2026-02-20 2026-02-20 | 2× · $560,586 last 2024-06-07 | 31,462 shares as of 2026-08-03 | Holds (sold earlier) |
* Shares held after the insider's most recent SEC filing for this company (all share classes, direct and indirect). If an insider stops filing, later changes are not known.
Insider buying and selling by year
| Year | Purchases | Bought | Buyers | Sales | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | $1.3M | 2 | 2 | $828,271 |
| 2025 | 1 | $1.4M | 1 | 25 | $767.0M |
| 2024 | 0 | – | – | 67 | $1,227.5M |
| 2023 | 2 | $1.1M | 2 | 27 | $335.8M |
| 2022 | 0 | – | – | 15 | $221.7M |
| 2021 | 1 | $300,182 | 1 | 10 | $61.8M |
| 2020 | 1 | $50,103 | 1 | 76 | $362.5M |
| 2019 | 0 | – | – | 11 | $41.2M |
| 2018 | 1 | $159,075 | 1 | – | – |
Insider purchases
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holdings | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | Olian Judy D. | Director | 480 | $124.43 | $59,726 | +1.6% | SEC |
| 2026-02-10 | BHUTANI ASHISH | Director | 10,000 | $126.61 | $1.3M | +41.5% | SEC |
| 2025-03-13 | BHUTANI ASHISH | Director | 10,000 | $141.33 | $1.4M | +77.5% | SEC |
| 2023-08-17 | BHUTANI ASHISH | Director | 10,000 | $98.08 | $980,800 | +577.4% | SEC |
| 2023-05-16 | BUSH ANTOINETTE COOK | Director | 1,234 | $81.69 | $100,805 | +7.2% | SEC |
| 2021-06-16 | BUSH ANTOINETTE COOK | Director | 5,106 | $58.79 | $300,182 | +70.1% | SEC |
| 2020-05-28 | BUSH ANTOINETTE COOK | Director | 1,340 | $37.39 | $50,103 | +47.8% | SEC |
| 2018-08-15 | McFerran Michael R | CFO | 7,500 | $21.21 | $159,075 | +2.1% | SEC |
Insider sales
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Type | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | Sagati Aghili Naseem | Officer | 3,921 | $134.92 | $529,032 | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2026-01-26 | Sagati Aghili Naseem | Officer | 1,849 | $161.84 | $299,239 | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2025-12-01 | Arougheti Michael J | CEO | 290,997 | $155.59 | $45.3M | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2025-11-25 | Arougheti Michael J | CEO | 299,003 | $151.77 | $45.4M | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2025-10-03 | Sagati Aghili Naseem | Officer | 21,000 | $155.97 | $3.3M | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2025-09-12 | Sagati Aghili Naseem | Officer | 21,000 | $178.40 | $3.7M | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2025-09-12 | RESSLER ANTONY P | Officer | 128,837 | $178.30 | $23.0M | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2025-09-09 | RESSLER ANTONY P | Officer | 271,741 | $175.69 | $47.7M | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2025-09-05 | RESSLER ANTONY P | Officer | 464,939 | $177.67 | $82.6M | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2025-09-02 | RESSLER ANTONY P | Officer | 278,961 | $178.86 | $49.9M | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2025-08-28 | RESSLER ANTONY P | Officer | 280,060 | $180.42 | $50.5M | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2025-08-26 | RESSLER ANTONY P | Officer | 308,719 | $178.53 | $55.1M | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2025-08-26 | Arougheti Michael J | CEO | 44,760 | $178.19 | $8.0M | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2025-08-22 | RESSLER ANTONY P | Officer | 266,743 | $179.63 | $47.9M | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2025-08-22 | Arougheti Michael J | CEO | 266,968 | $179.64 | $48.0M | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
Showing the latest 15 of 233 sales of $50,000+ since 2016.
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