Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 25.25% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 38.55%. Currently, Ares Management has a market capitalization of $32.23 billion.

Buying $1000 In ARES: If an investor had bought $1000 of ARES stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $5,148.23 today based on a price of $159.68 for ARES at the time of writing.

Ares Management's Performance Over Last 5 Years

Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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