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Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.

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Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.

ARDC·NYSE·Unknown·CIK 0001515324

Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended fixed income fund. The fund, launched by Ares Management LLC and managed by Ares Capital Management II LLC, primarily invests in U.S. securities and companies. Its portfolio mainly consists of debt instruments, including senior loans primarily made to companies with debt rated below investment grade, and corporate bonds that are primarily high-yield issues also rated below investment grade. The fund also invests in equity securities of Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) and debt securities issued by CLOs, as well as other fixed-income instruments. Its investment strategy considers the overall macroeconomic environment, financial markets, and company-specific research and analysis. Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. was formed on November 27, 2012, and is domiciled in the United States.

Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. (NYSE:ARDC) is a publicly traded company in the Unknown sector. Wiseek has independently scored 6 items for ARDC at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-09-16, rated 7/10. Across its 6 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 1 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for ARDC spans 4, N-23C-2, 424B3.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Thrivent Buys $6M of ARDC Series E Preferred, Series B Redeemed
  • Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund to Redeem All 1.2M Series B Preferred Shares
  • Thrivent Financial Puts $4M into ARDC Preferred Shares
  • Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund to Redeem $20M in Series A Preferred Stock
  • Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund to Raise $50M via Preferred Share Offering

Short Interest & Short Volume

1.00 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 39,123 shares in ARDC as of the October 15, 2026 settlement, a 32.7% decrease from the prior period — about 1.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 30, 2026, 70.0% of ARDC volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)39,123 shares as of October 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 32.7%
Days to cover1.00 at avg daily volume of 125,266
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)70.0% of 136,802 shares on October 30, 2026
5-day average short volume50.6%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Dilution Risk

Low risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for ARDC, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-06-11.

1 recent capital raise

$50 Million Capital Raise · Preferred Share Details

A filing-implied signal, not a realized share count. How Wiseek tracks dilution →

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$11.72
52-week range · as of 2026-09-16 $11.6 – $14.93
Market cap
$280.88M
Volume
197.7K (1.3× avg)
3-mo avg 153.2K
Live data · 2026-11-02 04:45 UTC · Market closed

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ARDC
Sep 16, 2026, 11:36 AM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $12.04
Real-time Price: $11.72 info
Change: -$0.320 (-3%) info
Market Cap: $280.882M info
ARDC
Aug 14, 2026, 4:36 PM EDT
Filing Type: N-23C-2
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $12.55
Real-time Price: $11.72 info
Change: -$0.830 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $280.882M info
ARDC
Jul 16, 2026, 2:49 PM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $12.56
Real-time Price: $11.72 info
Change: -$0.840 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $280.882M info
ARDC
Jun 15, 2026, 5:20 PM EDT
Filing Type: N-23C-2
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $12.58
Real-time Price: $11.72 info
Change: -$0.860 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $280.882M info
ARDC
Jun 11, 2026, 4:40 PM EDT
Filing Type: 424B3
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $12.56
Real-time Price: $11.72 info
Change: -$0.840 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $280.882M info
ARDC
Jan 05, 2026, 4:43 PM EST
Filing Type: 424B3
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $13.38
Real-time Price: $11.72 info
Change: -$1.66 (-12%) info
Market Cap: $280.882M info
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