Ares Acquisition Corp. II

13F holders, Q2 2024 (June 30)
58holders +5
9new positions
4sold out
3famous investors
$10.67avg. 13F price*

At the end of Q2 2024, 58 institutions reported holding Ares Acquisition Corp. II in their 13F filings, up 5 from Q1 2024. 9 opened new positions and 4 sold out. The largest holders were Schechter Investment Advisors, LLC ($39.1M), Cowen and Company, LLC ($35.3M) and Karpus Management, Inc. ($32.4M). 3 famous investors held it, including David E. Shaw (0.0% of D. E. Shaw & Co.'s portfolio), Israel Englander (0.0% of Millennium Management's portfolio) and Ken Griffin (0.0% of Citadel Advisors's portfolio).

Company
Ares Acquisition Corp. II
CUSIP
G33033104
Latest filing quarter
Q2 2025

History

Number of 13F holders

0204060 Q1 2024: 53Q1 2024Q2 2024: 58Q2 2024Q3 2024: 48Q3 2024Q4 2024: 57Q4 2024Q1 2025: 57Q1 2025Q2 2025: 60Q2 2025

Total Exit/New Position Q1 2024 → Q2 2024

InstitutionsTotal Value
New Positions9$10.9M
Exits4$7.2M

All 13F filers, Q1 2024 → Q2 2024: 7,808,326 shares bought and 7,651,009 shares sold, net +157,317 shares. Counts holders who added, trimmed, opened or closed a position; split-adjusted.

Ownership 58 holders

Schechter Investment Advisors, LLC 2.95% Reduce -10.9% 3,661,867 $39.1M
Cowen and Company, LLC 0.99% Add +974.5% 3,308,231 $35.3M
Karpus Management, Inc. 0.91% Add +90.7% 3,033,167 $32.4M
Linden Advisors LP 22.09% No change 2,200,000 $23.5M
AQR Arbitrage LLC 1.08% No change 2,199,999 $23.5M
Kim, LLC 2.64% Add +11.5% 2,188,700 $23.4M
Picton Mahoney Asset Management 0.90% No change 1,984,000 $21.2M
Aristeia Capital, L.L.C. 1.37% No change 1,910,342 $20.4M
First Trust Capital Management L.P. 1.84% Reduce 0.0% 1,895,233 $20.2M
Westchester Capital Management, LLC 0.72% No change 1,557,355 $16.6M
D. E. Shaw & Co. 0.02% Add +7.1% 1,513,500 $16.1M
Berkley W R Corp. 0.90% Add +627.4% 1,509,023 $16.1M
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 0.58% Reduce -41.8% 1,394,317 $14.9M
Marshall Wace, LLP 0.02% No change 1,199,998 $12.8M
Two Sigma Investments, LP 0.03% No change 1,125,000 $12.0M
HGC Investment Management Inc. 4.85% Reduce -79.9% 981,504 $10.5M
Glazer Capital, LLC 0.87% Reduce -0.6% 927,293 $9.9M
Wealthspring Capital LLC 11.42% Add +4.7% 917,884 $9.8M
Periscope Capital Inc. 3.19% Reduce -37.5% 750,000 $8.0M
Dryden Capital, LLC 12.33% Reduce -34.3% 670,000 $7.1M
Sculptor Capital LP 0.18% Add +1397.0% 527,417 $5.6M
Moore Capital Management, LP 0.12% No change 500,000 $5.3M
Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.05% New 500,000 $5.3M
Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.05% No change 500,000 $5.3M
Ghisallo Capital Management LLC 0.46% No change 497,596 $5.3M
Verition Fund Management LLC 0.04% No change 470,000 $5.0M
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS 0.03% Add +14.3% 401,000 $4.3M
Rivernorth Capital Management, LLC 0.20% No change 400,203 $4.3M
Millennium Management 0.00% No change 400,000 $4.3M
Kepos Capital LP 1.56% No change 375,000 $4.0M
Bulldog Investors, LLP 1.45% Reduce -8.5% 363,762 $3.9M
Shaolin Capital Management LLC 1.23% New 300,000 $3.2M
Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management LLP 1.01% No change 300,000 $3.2M
Crossingbridge Advisors, LLC 3.16% Reduce -18.4% 250,000 $2.7M
Flow State Investments, L.P. 1.41% No change 240,487 $2.6M
Radcliffe Capital Management, L.P. 22.08% Reduce -69.2% 200,000 $2.1M
Toronto Dominion Bank 0.00% No change 200,000 $2.1M
OCONNOR, A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS (LLC) 0.05% No change 170,767 $1.8M
Wolverine Asset Management LLC 0.13% Add +150674.7% 125,143 $1.3M
Virtu Financial LLC 0.09% Add +7.6% 118,148 $1.3M
HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% Reduce -11.8% 107,420 $1.1M
K2 Principal Fund, L.P. 0.57% New 101,494 $1.1M
TENOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Co., L.P. 3.97% No change 100,000 $1.1M
Deltec Asset Management LLC 0.20% No change 100,000 $1.1M
Mizuho Securities USA LLC 0.02% Reduce -71.9% 98,400 $1.0M
BCK Capital Management LP 0.51% No change 74,267 $792K
Fir Tree Capital Management LP 0.57% Reduce -2.4% 69,682 $744K
Condor Capital Management 0.05% Reduce -6.4% 49,638 $530K
Robinson Capital Management, LLC 0.14% New 37,040 $395K
Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. 0.04% No change 33,390 $356K
Trexquant Investment LP 0.00% New 28,208 $301K
Tidal Investments LLC 0.00% New 25,040 $267K
Susquehanna International Group, LLP 0.00% New 19,215 $205K
TrueMark Investments, LLC 0.07% No change 18,471 $197K
Firethorn Wealth Partners, LLC 0.07% Reduce -29.4% 12,309 $131K
Citadel Advisors 0.00% New 10,168 $108K
Clear Street Derivatives LLC 0.00% No change 1,960 $21K
UBS Group AG 0.00% New 495 $5K

"% of holder's portfolio" is ARES ACQUISITION CORP II's weight in each manager's 13F, not the share of Ares Acquisition Corp. II the manager owns.