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Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. filings document closed-end fund governance, stockholder voting, and formal proxy matters. Definitive proxy statements identify annual meeting business, including director elections, board recommendations, voting procedures, and the Fund's status as a Maryland corporation.
The filing record reflects ARDC's structure as a listed closed-end management investment company rather than an operating business. Its regulatory disclosures center on board oversight, shareholder meeting mechanics, capital-structure matters, and investment-company governance tied to the Fund's credit portfolio and externally managed structure.
Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. has an institutional holder group led by Athene Annuity and Life Company and Apollo-affiliated entities reporting ownership of 160,000 shares of its Series B Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock (CUSIP 004014F31). This stake represents 4% of the Series B class.
All reporting entities list 0 shares with sole voting or dispositive power and 160,000 shares with shared voting and dispositive power. The percentage is based on 1,200,000 Series B, 2,000,000 Series C, and 800,000 Series D Mandatory Redeemable Preferred shares outstanding as of July 17, 2026. Several Apollo entities expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of shares held of record by Athene. The holding is reported as ownership of 5 percent or less of the class.
Wells Fargo & Company filed Amendment No. 7 to a Schedule 13G reporting its beneficial ownership in Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund common shares. As of June 30, 2026, Wells Fargo reports beneficial ownership of 1,913,094 common shares, representing 8.3% of the class.
Wells Fargo reports no sole or shared voting power over these shares, but reports sole dispositive power over 1,913,094 shares and no shared dispositive power. The filing is made by Wells Fargo & Company on its own behalf and on behalf of subsidiaries including Wells Fargo Bank, National Association; Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC; and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a 10% owner of Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc., bought 160,000 Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, Series D, at $25.00 per share on July 14, 2026. It also reports directly holding 400,000 Series C and 360,000 Series B preferred shares.
Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. entered an agreement to sell mandatory redeemable preferred shares in two exempt private closings. The Fund agreed to issue 800,000 Series D and 1,200,000 Series E mandatory redeemable preferred shares, each with a $25.00 liquidation preference. The first closing for the Series D is currently expected on July 14, 2026 and the second closing for the Series E is currently expected on September 14, 2026, each subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Total gross proceeds to the Fund from these sales are anticipated to be $50 million. This Supplement amends and supplements the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated August 26, 2024.
Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. (ARDC) Schedule 13G/A amendment reports that a group of affiliated Apollo/Athene entities collectively beneficially own 760,000 Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, representing 19% of the class. The filing breaks the position into 360,000 Series A, 160,000 Series B and 240,000 Series C shares.
The percent-of-class figures are calculated using the issuer's reported totals as of December 31, 2025: 800,000 Series A; 1,200,000 Series B; and 2,000,000 Series C Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock. Several affiliated entities disclaim beneficial ownership and the filing states shared voting and dispositive power for the listed amounts.
Wells Fargo & Company reports beneficial ownership of 1,588,639 common shares of Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC), representing 6.9% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filer discloses sole dispositive power over those shares and no voting power. This Amendment No. 6 is filed by Wells Fargo on its own behalf and on behalf of certain subsidiaries, and is signed by a designated signer on 05/12/2026.
Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. is soliciting proxies for its virtual 2026 annual meeting on June 4, 2026 to elect two Class I directors, Elaine Orr and Jeffrey Perlowitz, to terms running until the 2029 annual meeting.
Holders of preferred stock, voting as a separate class, alone elect preferred-stock director Elaine Orr, while holders of common and preferred stock, voting together, elect Jeffrey Perlowitz. The record date is April 1, 2026, with 23,965,972 common shares and three series of mandatory redeemable preferred stock outstanding. The Board, which has a majority of independent directors and fully independent audit and nominating committees, unanimously recommends voting FOR both nominees and details proxy voting, quorum, broker voting and stockholder proposal procedures.
Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Corp. (ARDC) submitted a Form N-CEN annual report for registered investment companies. The filing lists organizational and operational fields for the fund, including multiple service-provider records and principal transaction totals reported as dollar values.
The filing's schedules show principal transactions with entries such as $94,862,279.44, $56,469,745.19, and $47,641,414.26 identified as "Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund." The filing also records affiliated broker-dealer commissions as $0.
Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. (ARDC) files its annual certified shareholder report for the period ended December 31, 2025, describing portfolio positioning, performance and financials.
The report shows Managed Assets $566M, net assets of $343.6M, NAV/share $14.34, market/share $13.30, month-end leverage 39.41% and a reported annualized distribution rate of 10.15%. ARDC reports a NAV-based total return of 6.69% for the twelve months ended 12/31/2025 and states the portfolio default rate over the trailing 12 months was zero. The Fund discloses allocations to senior loans, corporate bonds and CLOs and describes a dynamic allocation approach and use of leverage under a credit facility.
Athene Annuity and Life Company and affiliated Apollo entities report beneficial ownership of 760,000 Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares of Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc., equal to 19% of this preferred class.
The holdings comprise 360,000 Series A, 160,000 Series B, and 240,000 Series C shares. The reporting group discloses shared voting and dispositive power over all these shares and states they were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business, not to influence control of the fund.