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$1,000 in Ares Management Corporation Class A in 2020 → $4,965 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Ares Management Corporation Class A (ARES) on January 1, 2020 — at the December 2019 month-end close of $28.82 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $4,965. That's a +396.5% total return — beating the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $2,386.

$1,000 in 2020$4,965Total return+396.5%Multiple5.0×CAGR+27.2%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in ARES in 2020 worth today?

$1,000 invested in Ares Management Corporation Class A (ARES) at the month-end close of 2019-12- would be worth $4,965 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +396.5% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in ARES in 2020 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $2,386 — so Ares Management Corporation Class A (ARES) beat the index by +108.1%.

What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?

The scenario invests at the December 2019 month-end close (the price entering 2020) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the ARES calculator page.

Is the 2020–2026 return in ARES typical?

No single year is typical. ARES's best calendar-year return since 2014 was about +110.2%, and its worst was -20.7%.

Methodology

Ares Management Corporation Class A (ARES) total-return data from January 2020 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2019 December month-end close and the exit is the latest available month-end close, both from adjusted (split and dividend) Yahoo Finance historical data.

Month-end resolution, no taxes or fees, and history never guarantees the future. For exact-date precision (including buying at a panic low), use the ARES calculator page.

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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.