401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ares Management LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$399M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,728
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$231,067
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ares Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Ares Management LLC · California · Finance & Insurance

$399M in assets, 1,728 participants

Ares Management LLC's Ares Retirement Savings Plan reported $399M in total assets and 1,728 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #8,403 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in California

Ares Retirement Savings Plan covers 1,728 participants in California, 2.7x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $399M.

#8,403
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+38.9%
assets growth YoY
4.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ares Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ares Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$399,284,572 Top 3% higher than 97% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Ares Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ares Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,728 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ares Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$38M in the plan year 2022 filing to $111M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ares Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $287M in the plan year 2022 filing to $399M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ares Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 1,503 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,728 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 272078839 · Ares Management LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ares Retirement Savings Plan · $399M · 1,728 · 97th

  • RANK $399M
  • RANK 1,728
  • RANK 97th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near A&e Television Networks, LLC 401(k) Plan
  • RANK ind #8403

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Ares Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Manhattan Associates 401(k) Plan & TrustManhattan Associates 401(k) …$400MAres Retirement Savings Plan$399MA&e Television Networks, LLC 401(k) PlanA&e Television Networks, LLC…$399MThompson Hine LLP Retirement PlanThompson Hine LLP Retirement…$399MYanfeng Automotive Interior Systems Savings and Investment 401(k) PlanYanfeng Automotive Interior …$399M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ares Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$287M
Net Assets (End of Year)$399M
Net Income$111M
Employer EIN272078839
Plan Effective Date2003-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ares Management LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ares Management LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$519M 80.43093594593398% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$300M$400M$500M$600M 202220232024 $287M $519M ▲ +80.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,503 $287M
2023 1 1,728 $399M
2024 1 1,837 $519M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Ares Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Ares Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.399284572 · Participants: 1728Ares Retirement Savings PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Ares Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Ares Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ares Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is A&e Television Networks, LLC 401(k) Plan in NY ($399M); by covered participants it is General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 in VA (1,728 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,728 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Ares Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ares Retirement Savings Plan surged - up 38.9% during 2023, from $287M to $399M. Reported net income was $111M.
How have Ares Management LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ares Management LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 80.4%, from $287M to $519M.
Where does Ares Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ares Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ares Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is A&e Television Networks, LLC 401(k) Plan in NY ($399M, 1,385 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ares Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 in VA (1,728 participants, $1.5B in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 272078839.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.