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Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.

ARDC
Exchange
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SEC CIK
0001515324

In the last 90 days, Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. insiders filed 2 open-market purchases and 0 sales; 63 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $102.3M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q4 2025

Institutional positions in Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. as of Dec 31, 2025. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
71
+6 vs. Q3 2025
Shares held
8.14M
+859.9K (+11.8%) vs. Q3 2025
Total value
$108.2M
+$5.85M (+5.7%) vs. Q3 2025
New holders
15
22 more added
Sold out
9
23 more reduced

Compare with Q3 2025: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting ARDC on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ4 2025: 71 institutions
Q1 2021: 56 institutionsQ2 2021: 54 institutionsQ3 2021: 54 institutionsQ4 2021: 54 institutionsQ1 2022: 57 institutionsQ2 2022: 64 institutionsQ3 2022: 60 institutionsQ4 2022: 65 institutionsQ1 2023: 56 institutionsQ2 2023: 55 institutionsQ3 2023: 48 institutionsQ4 2023: 51 institutionsQ1 2024: 47 institutionsQ2 2024: 49 institutionsQ3 2024: 50 institutionsQ4 2024: 49 institutionsQ1 2025: 53 institutionsQ2 2025: 59 institutionsQ3 2025: 65 institutionsQ4 2025: 71 institutionsQ1 2026: 66 institutionsQ2 2026: 63 institutions
Value heldQ4 2025: $108.2M
Q1 2021: $133.0MQ2 2021: $137.1MQ3 2021: $133.9MQ4 2021: $138.5MQ1 2022: $117.6MQ2 2022: $106.9MQ3 2022: $102.0MQ4 2022: $95.7MQ1 2023: $86.9MQ2 2023: $85.0MQ3 2023: $85.4MQ4 2023: $88.2MQ1 2024: $86.8MQ2 2024: $94.4MQ3 2024: $95.9MQ4 2024: $99.0MQ1 2025: $98.3MQ2 2025: $102.3MQ3 2025: $102.4MQ4 2025: $108.2MQ1 2026: $102.2MQ2 2026: $102.3M
Institutions holding ARDC and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 202663$102.3M
Q1 202666$102.2M
Q4 202571$108.2M
Q3 202565$102.4M
Q2 202559$102.3M
Q1 202553$98.3M
Q4 202449$99.0M
Q3 202450$95.9M
Q2 202449$94.4M
Q1 202447$86.8M
Q4 202351$88.2M
Q3 202348$85.4M
Q2 202355$85.0M
Q1 202356$86.9M
Q4 202265$95.7M
Q3 202260$102.0M
Q2 202264$106.9M
Q1 202257$117.6M
Q4 202154$138.5M
Q3 202154$133.9M
Q2 202154$137.1M
Q1 202156$133.0M

Institutions, Q4 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2025.

Institutions holding ARDC in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Wells Fargo & Company1,660,475$22.1M0.00%−132,046−7.4%Reduced
Morgan Stanley494,361$6.58M0.00%+10,842+2.2%Added
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc485,021$6.45M0.34%+165,888+52.0%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC446,464$5.94M0.04%+75,346+20.3%Added
Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC429,434$5.71M0.07%+59,102+16.0%Added
United Advisor Group, LLC349,997$4.65M0.60%−1,858−0.5%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.340,061$4.52M0.00%+13,867+4.3%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.339,579$4.52M0.08%−81,199−19.3%Reduced
Sit Investment Associates Inc298,905$3.98M0.08%+298,905New
Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc.255,119$3.39M0.12%−9,668−3.7%Reduced
Shaker Financial Services, LLC244,497$3.25M1.03%+244,497New
NewEdge Wealth, LLC243,984$3.24M0.04%+27,270+12.6%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC232,230$3.09M0.01%−2,271−1.0%Reduced
Huntleigh Advisors, Inc.216,625$2.88M0.49%+1,833+0.9%Added
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC190,577$2.53M0.04%−10,524−5.2%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp182,201$2.42M0.00%−7,029−3.7%Reduced
Readystate Asset Management LP169,592$2.26M0.10%+132,178+353.3%Added
Bank of America Corp132,189$1.76M0.00%−52,408−28.4%Reduced
Balyasny Asset Management LLC109,817$1.46M0.00%+96,470+722.8%Added
Logan Stone Capital, LLC108,646$1.44M0.36%+108,646New
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC105,495$1.40M0.02%−1,732−1.6%Reduced
Wolverine Asset Management LLC101,914$1.36M0.02%+89,490+720.3%Added
Curated Wealth Partners LLC87,908$1.17M0.13%+2,269+2.6%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc68,756$914.5K0.00%+18,221+36.1%Added
Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC67,608$899.2K0.00%+228+0.3%Added
Nations Financial Group Inc,64,281$854.9K0.05%−5,222−7.5%Reduced
UBS Group AG53,832$716.0K0.00%+9,467+21.3%Added
Royal Bank of Canada52,242$695.0K0.00%+8,447+19.3%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.51,028$678.7K0.00%−5,966−10.5%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC45,951$611.1K0.00%+18,077+64.9%Added
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.45,482$604.9K0.04%−29,570−39.4%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC40,739$541.8K0.00%+2,294+6.0%Added
Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd.40,000$532.0K0.04%+40,000New
Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc.38,898$517.3K0.14%−11,649−23.0%Reduced
NWF Advisory Services Inc.30,950$411.6K0.05%−3,200−9.4%Reduced
XTX Topco Ltd26,949$358.4K0.01%+26,949New
Cetera Investment Advisers25,660$341.3K0.00%−3,134−10.9%Reduced
Closed-End Fund Advisors, Inc.24,811$330.0K0.19%+24,811New
Marex Group plc22,901$304.6K0.00%+22,901New
GWM Advisors LLC19,639$261.2K0.00%−700−3.4%Reduced
Secure Asset Management, LLC19,050$253.4K0.04%−121,967−86.5%Reduced
Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC18,898$251.3K0.00%+18,898New
E&G Advisors, LP15,796$210.1K0.05%−850−5.1%Reduced
Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC.15,435$205.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Miracle Mile Advisors, LLC15,000$199.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC12,880$171.3K0.00%+114+0.9%Added
Anfield Capital Management, LLC12,609$167.7K0.05%+4,462+54.8%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP10,955$145.7K0.00%+10,955New
Founders Financial Alliance, LLC10,541$140.2K0.03%+10,541New
Neuberger Berman Group LLC10,000$133.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Camelot Portfolios, LLC8,400$111.7K0.07%+8,400New
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec7,600$101.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
GoalVest Advisory LLC7,000$93.1K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Spire Wealth Management6,500$86.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CoreCap Advisors, LLC4,074$54.2K0.00%−443−9.8%Reduced
Cedar Wealth Management, LLC4,026$53.5K0.02%−16,901−80.8%Reduced
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC2,552$33.9K0.00%+957+60.0%Added
Webster Bank, N. A.2,531$33.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co2,033$27.0K0.00%+2,000+6,060.6%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.1,800$23.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Turim 21 Investimentos Ltda.1,332$17.7K0.01%−71−5.1%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA842$11.2K0.00%−29−3.3%Reduced
Triumph Capital Management800$10.6K0.00%+800New
Noble Wealth Management PBC500$6.65K0.00%+500New
CWM, LLC422$6.00K0.00%+10+2.4%Added
Harbour Investments, Inc.311$4.13K0.00%+311New
Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC275$3.66K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Jones Financial Companies LLLP268$3.57K0.00%+268New
Highline Wealth Partners LLC250$3.33K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
MAI Capital Management57$7540.00%−515−90.0%Reduced
Assetmark, Inc7$930.00%00.0%Unchanged
Virtu Financial LLC0$00.00%−55,893−100.0%Sold out
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.0$00.00%−54,731−100.0%Sold out
Newbridge Financial Services Group, Inc.0$00.00%−29,013−100.0%Sold out
Oppenheimer & Co Inc0$00.00%−28,515−100.0%Sold out
QTR Family Wealth, LLC0$00.00%−14,500−100.0%Sold out
HRT Financial LP0$00.00%−11,813−100.0%Sold out
Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC0$00.00%−1,300−100.0%Sold out
Bangor Savings Bank0$00.00%−1,211−100.0%Sold out
Turning Point Benefit Group, Inc.0$00.00%−383−100.0%Sold out