ARES Stock — Ares Management Corp.

Ares Management Corp. (ARES)

ARES is a low-cost Stock. As of August 28, 2026, its distribution rate is 3.47%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.06%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 65/100 (Generally safe). Fund total return is 1183.1% over the past 12.3 years, 780.4 points ahead of SPY at 402.7%.

At the current 3.47% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $347 per year, or $28.92 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Ares Management Corporation is an alternative asset manager founded in 1997 that operates through three primary business segments: Direct Lending Group, which provides financing to small-to-medium sized companies; Private Equity Group, which makes majority, minority, and shared-control investments across venture, buyout, and growth capital strategies; and Real Estate Group, which invests in commercial real estate development, repositioning, and financing opportunities. The company distributes its earnings on a quarterly basis at a moderate current distribution rate. Ares Management appeals to income investors seeking exposure to alternative asset management and the financial returns generated from its diversified investment portfolio across lending, private equity, and real estate sectors.

ARES performance versus SPY

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Fund total return is 1183.1% over the past 12.3 years, 780.4 points ahead of SPY at 402.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 46.8%.

ARES key facts

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

65 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.26%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/02/2014

Distribution rate

3.47%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

4.06%

5-year average yield

2.72

Last close

$142.53

Market cap

$46,831,624,192

Average volume

1096964.0

Last dividend

$1.3500

Ex-dividend date

09/16/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

1.507

Payout ratio

1.0

P/E ratio

65.4286

Forward P/E

23.9808

EPS

$2.17

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.47%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (4.06%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ARES risks and drawbacks

ARES's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 46.8%.

Who may consider ARES — and who may not

ARES may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ARES pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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