ARDC CEF — Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.

Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. (ARDC)

Updated November 6, 2026.

ARDC is a CEF. Its distribution rate is 11.74%, its trailing-12-month yield is 11.79%, its expense ratio is 2.7686%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 81/100 (Safe). Total return is 99.9% over the past 13.9 years, 458.9 points behind SPY at 558.8%.

ARDC performance versus SPY

As of Nov 5, 2026

Total return is 99.9% over the past 13.9 years, 458.9 points behind SPY at 558.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -8.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.4%.

ARDC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

81 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

9.51%

Issuer

Ares Management

Asset type

CEF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

11/27/2012

Expense ratio

2.7686%

Distribution rate

11.74%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

11.79%

5-year average yield

9.68

Last close

$11.50 (as of 2026-11-06)

NAV

$12.77

Premium / discount

Premium not shown · NAV date unknown

Market cap

$275,848,672

Average volume

286,738

Dividend

$0.1125

Ex-dividend date

10/19/2026

Payment date

10/30/2026

Beta

0.3372

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How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (11.74%) has no calculation basis on file. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (11.79%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Ares Management; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ARDC risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.4%.

Who may consider ARDC — and who may not

ARDC may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Frequently asked questions

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