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Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.

Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. is a fund registered in the United States, based in Los Angeles, active since 2011.² Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol ARDC.²

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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TickerARDC on NYSE²
HeadquartersLos Angeles, United States²
Incorporated inNY³
Business address1800 Avenue Of The Stars, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, Ca 90067³
Legal formStock Corporation²
Kind of organizationFund²
LEI549300BZI16VZUT2N044²
StatusActive²
LEI statusIssued and current²
Registered addressC/O UNITED AGENT GROUP INC., 21093 Lutherville-Timonium, United States²
Registered withBusiness Services (Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation), D14007389²

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Corporate structure

Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.

Sun Life Assurance Co of Canada Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc., latest Oct 6, 2026 (2 filings since Feb 14, 2022)
Sun Life Financial Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc., latest Oct 6, 2026 (2 filings since Feb 14, 2022)
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc., latest Sep 16, 2026
Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc., latest Jul 28, 2026 (10 filings since Feb 14, 2023)
Wells Fargo Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc., latest Jul 28, 2026 (8 filings since Oct 25, 2024)
GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE CO OF AMERICA Filed SC 13G/A on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc., latest Nov 14, 2024 (2 filings since Feb 15, 2022)
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE CO Filed SC 13G on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc., latest Jun 16, 2023
GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC Filed SC 13G/A on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc., latest Feb 15, 2023 (2 filings since Feb 14, 2022)
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP Filed SC 13G/A on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc., latest Feb 8, 2023 (2 filings since Jan 26, 2022)
MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE CO /BD Filed SC 13G on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc., latest Feb 14, 2022
EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT Filed SC 13G/A on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc., latest Dec 14, 2021

Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. Los Angeles, California, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Leadership

Who has led Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

201520202025

Chief executive officerSeth J. Brufsky Nov 27, 2012 to May 27, 2020⁴
PresidentSeth J. Brufsky Nov 27, 2012 to May 27, 2020⁴
Chief financial officerPenelope F. Roll Apr 5, 2016 to Apr 5, 2016⁵

Board members and other officers (30)

Vice PresidentKristofer Pritchett Jan 7, 2026 to now⁶
VP & Assistant SecretaryAghili Naseem Sagati Jun 11, 2019 to Jun 11, 2019⁷
VP and Assistant SecretaryJoshua M. Bloomstein Sep 30, 2019 to Sep 30, 2019⁸
CCO-Anti-Money Laundering OffLisa A. Morgan Dec 26, 2019 to Dec 26, 2019⁹
Vice PresidentCharles Arduini Jr. Oct 5, 2018 to Oct 5, 2018¹⁰
Vice PresidentJason Duko Oct 5, 2018 to Oct 5, 2018¹¹
Vice PresidentKapil Singh Oct 5, 2018 to Oct 5, 2018¹²
Vice PresidentSamantha Milner Oct 5, 2018 to Oct 5, 2018¹³
Vice PresidentMichael R. McFerran Apr 6, 2016 to Apr 6, 2016¹⁴
TreasurerScott C. Lem Apr 6, 2016 to Apr 6, 2016¹⁵
Vice PresidentDaniel Robert Hayward Apr 11, 2016 to Apr 11, 2016¹⁶
CCO-Anti-Money Laundering OffBrett Alan Byrd Sep 29, 2014 to Sep 29, 2014¹⁷
Vice PresidentAmerico Cascella Oct 8, 2013 to Dec 24, 2013¹⁸
Vice PresidentJohn Eanes Oct 8, 2013 to Sep 2, 2015¹⁹
Vice PresidentDarryl Schall Oct 9, 2013 to Dec 24, 2013²⁰
Vice PresidentJohn A. Leupp Oct 9, 2013 to Oct 9, 2013²¹
Vice PresidentJeff M. Moore Oct 17, 2013 to Dec 24, 2013²²
TreasurerHardip Parmar Nov 27, 2012 to Nov 27, 2012²³
Board memberJeffrey A. Perlowitz May 15, 2025 to now²⁴
Board memberElaine Orr Aug 19, 2022 to Aug 19, 2022²⁵
Board memberPaula B. Pretlow Feb 18, 2021 to Feb 18, 2021²⁶
Board memberM. Freddie Reiss Apr 4, 2016 to Apr 20, 2016²⁷
Board memberBruce H. Spector Mar 24, 2014 to Mar 18, 2022²⁸
Board memberDavid A. Sachs Nov 27, 2012 to Mar 3, 2016²⁹
Board memberJohn Joseph Shaw Nov 27, 2012 to May 28, 2024³⁰
Board memberMichael Diamond Nov 27, 2012 to Nov 27, 2012³¹
Board memberPhilip Robert Erlanger Nov 27, 2012 to Nov 29, 2012³²
Board memberSeth J. Brufsky Nov 27, 2012 to May 27, 2020⁴
General counselIan Fitzgerald Sep 30, 2019 to Sep 30, 2019³³
General counselDaniel J. Hall Nov 27, 2012 to Jul 10, 2018³⁴

Former names

Ares Senior Credit Strategies Fund, Inc.Mar 22, 2011 to Sep 8, 2011³

Timeline

Nov 27, 2012New chief executive Seth J. Brufsky becomes CEO⁴
Mar 14, 2011Founded Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. is founded²

Filings

110 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 10 insider forms, 32 large holders, 68 other. The latest 20:

The 110 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

9 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 5 buys and 4 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

Date	Who	Trade	Shares	Price	Value	Filing
Sep 14, 2026	THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS10% owner	Buy	240,000	$25.00	$6.0M	Form 4
Jul 14, 2026	THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS10% owner	Buy	160,000	$25.00	$4.0M	Form 4
May 24, 2024	Shaw John JosephDirector	Sale	4,124	$14.18	$58.5K	Form 4
May 23, 2024	Shaw John JosephDirector	Sale	15,876	$14.09	$223.7K	Form 4
Aug 17, 2023	Shaw John JosephDirector	Sale	20,716	$12.80	$265.2K	Form 4
Aug 16, 2023	Shaw John JosephDirector	Sale	9,286	$12.85	$119.3K	Form 4
Mar 17, 2022	SPECTOR BRUCE HDirector	Buy	10,000	$14.18	$141.8K	Form 4
Jan 26, 2022	Shaw John JosephDirector	Buy	26,000	$15.44	$401.4K	Form 4
Jan 25, 2022	Shaw John JosephDirector	Buy	4,000	$15.34	$61.4K	Form 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Sun Life Assurance Co of CanadaSCHEDULE 13G/A, 2 filings Feb 14, 2022 to Oct 6, 2026³⁵
Sun Life FinancialSCHEDULE 13G/A, 2 filings Feb 14, 2022 to Oct 6, 2026³⁶
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANSSCHEDULE 13G/A, 1 filing Sep 16, 2026³⁷
Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLCSCHEDULE 13G/A, 10 filings Feb 14, 2023 to Jul 28, 2026³⁸
Wells FargoSCHEDULE 13G/A, 8 filings Oct 25, 2024 to Jul 28, 2026³⁹
GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE CO OF AMERICASC 13G/A, 2 filings Feb 15, 2022 to Nov 14, 2024⁴⁰
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COSC 13G, 1 filing Jun 16, 2023⁴¹
GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLCSC 13G/A, 2 filings Feb 14, 2022 to Feb 15, 2023⁴²
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LPSC 13G/A, 2 filings Jan 26, 2022 to Feb 8, 2023⁴³
MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE CO /BDSC 13G, 1 filing Feb 14, 2022⁴⁴
EATON VANCE MANAGEMENTSC 13G/A, 1 filing Dec 14, 2021⁴⁵

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 63. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

Fund	Shares	Value	Share of the fund	Change
Wells Fargo & Company/mn	1,913,094	$24.2M	0.0%	+324,455
Morgan Stanley	645,869	$8.2M	0.0%	+136,985
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc	601,286	$7.6M	0.3%	+98,296
Guggenheim Capital LLC	432,308	$5.5M	0.0%	+15,910
United Advisor Group, LLC	354,015	$4.5M	0.5%	−4,842
Invesco Ltd.	345,648	$4.4M	0.0%	+9,976
Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC	338,475	$4.3M	0.0%	−41,120
NewEdge Wealth, LLC	249,723	$3.2M	0.0%	−7,521
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.	228,388	$2.9M	0.0%	−96,281
Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc.	219,107	$2.8M	0.1%	−29,541
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC	187,571	$2.4M	0.0%	−1,902
Envestnet Asset Management Inc	186,586	$2.4M	0.0%	New
Huntleigh Advisors, Inc.	175,097	$2.2M	0.3%	−51,961
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC	157,252	$2.0M	0.0%	+10,761
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc.	150,623	$1.9M	0.6%	New
Shaker Financial Services, LLC	103,541	$1.3M	0.4%	−227,697
Icon Advisers Inc/co	97,237	$1.2M	0.2%	No change
Raymond James Financial Inc	95,453	$1.2M	0.0%	−35,207
Curated Wealth Partners LLC	88,853	$1.1M	0.1%	+800
Bank Of America Corp /de/	80,409	$1.0M	0.0%	−716
Nations Financial Group Inc, /ia/ /adv	61,645	$778.6K	0.0%	+913
Royal Bank Of Canada	49,656	$627.0K	0.0%	+324
LPL Financial LLC	45,629	$576.3K	0.0%	−3,160
&partners	41,145	$519.7K	0.0%	+1,228
Osaic Holdings, Inc.	40,526	$511.9K	0.0%	+9,174

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

SEC filer profile

How Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

Name on EDGARAres Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.¹
CIK0001515324
Employer ID (EIN)45-4969053¹
Incorporated inNew York¹
Fiscal year endsDecember 31¹
Business address1800 Avenue Of The Stars, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90067¹
Phone(310) 201-4200¹
On EDGAR sinceMar 22, 2011¹
Filings391 in all: 4 (71), 3 (43), NPORT-P (28), SC 13G/A (21), SCHEDULE 13G/A (17), DEFA14A (16), 40-17G (15), 8-K (15)¹
All 44 form types
N-CSR (14), N-CSRS (14), N-PX (14), DEF 14A (13), N-Q (13), SC 13G (13), CORRESP (12), N-CEN (9), 40-APP/A (8), N-2/A (6), NSAR-A (5), NSAR-B (5), 497 (4), 424B3 (3), 425 (3), EFFECT (3), 3/A (2), 40-APP (2), N-2 (2), N-23C-2 (2), NSAR-B/A (2), POS EX (2), 4/A (1), 40-17G/A (1), 424B2 (1), 8-A12B (1), 8-K/A (1), CERTNYS (1), DEL AM (1), N-14 8C (1), N-14 8C/A (1), N-8A (1), N-CEN/A (1), N-Q/A (1), NPORT-EX (1), SCHEDULE 13G (1)
Latest filingsProxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 6, 2026
Latest 8-K (8-K) May 11, 2020

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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SEC EDGARAres Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. filings on SEC EDGAR
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GLEIFAres Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. LEI record (549300BZI16VZUT2N044)
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SEC EDGARAres Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARSeth J. Brufsky, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARPenelope F. Roll, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARKristofer Pritchett, Vice President
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SEC EDGARAghili Naseem Sagati, VP & Assistant Secretary
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SEC EDGARJoshua M. Bloomstein, VP and Assistant Secretary
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SEC EDGARLisa A. Morgan, CCO-Anti-Money Laundering Off
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SEC EDGARCharles Arduini Jr., Vice President
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SEC EDGARJason Duko, Vice President
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SEC EDGARKapil Singh, Vice President
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SEC EDGARSamantha Milner, Vice President
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SEC EDGARMichael R. McFerran, Vice President
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SEC EDGARScott C. Lem, Treasurer
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SEC EDGARDaniel Robert Hayward, Vice President
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SEC EDGARBrett Alan Byrd, CCO-Anti-Money Laundering Off
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SEC EDGARAmerico Cascella, Vice President
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SEC EDGARJohn Eanes, Vice President
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SEC EDGARDarryl Schall, Vice President
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SEC EDGARJohn A. Leupp, Vice President
22
SEC EDGARJeff M. Moore, Vice President
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SEC EDGARHardip Parmar, Treasurer
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SEC EDGARJeffrey A. Perlowitz, Board member
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SEC EDGARElaine Orr, Board member
26
SEC EDGARPaula B. Pretlow, Board member
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SEC EDGARM. Freddie Reiss, Board member
28
SEC EDGARBruce H. Spector, Board member
29
SEC EDGARDavid A. Sachs, Board member
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SEC EDGARJohn Joseph Shaw, Board member
31
SEC EDGARMichael Diamond, Board member
32
SEC EDGARPhilip Robert Erlanger, Board member
33
SEC EDGARIan Fitzgerald, General counsel
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SEC EDGARDaniel J. Hall, General counsel
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SEC EDGARSun Life Assurance Co of Canada SCHEDULE 13G/A on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.
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SEC EDGARSun Life Financial SCHEDULE 13G/A on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.
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SEC EDGARTHRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS SCHEDULE 13G/A on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.
38
SEC EDGARApollo Management Holdings GP, LLC SCHEDULE 13G/A on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.
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SEC EDGARWells Fargo SCHEDULE 13G/A on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.
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SEC EDGARGUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE CO OF AMERICA SC 13G/A on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.
41
SEC EDGARPRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE CO SC 13G on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.
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SEC EDGARGUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC SC 13G/A on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.
43
SEC EDGARFIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP SC 13G/A on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.
44
SEC EDGARMINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE CO /BD SC 13G on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.
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SEC EDGAREATON VANCE MANAGEMENT SC 13G/A on Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.