ARES DYNAMIC CR ALLOCATION F ARDC
COM · Closed-End Fund · CUSIP 04014F102
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $12.63.
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 61 |
| Q4 2022 | 66 |
| Q1 2023 | 57 |
| Q2 2023 | 56 |
| Q3 2023 | 49 |
| Q4 2023 | 52 |
| Q1 2024 | 48 |
| Q2 2024 | 50 |
| Q3 2024 | 51 |
| Q4 2024 | 50 |
| Q1 2025 | 54 |
| Q2 2025 | 60 |
| Q3 2025 | 65 |
| Q4 2025 | 71 |
| Q1 2026 | 66 |
| Q2 2026 | 63 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 20 | 20 |
| Q4 2024 | 22 | 14 |
| Q1 2025 | 31 | 19 |
| Q2 2025 | 28 | 19 |
| Q3 2025 | 35 | 25 |
| Q4 2025 | 36 | 32 |
| Q1 2026 | 27 | 37 |
| Q2 2026 | 32 | 32 |
Biggest buyers
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | +324.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | New | +186.6k |
| Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. | New | +150.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +137.0k |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | Added | +98.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | +25.3k |
| CHOREO, LLC | New | +20.3k |
| XTX Topco Ltd | New | +18.8k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC | Added | +17.8k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC | Added | +16.3k |
Biggest sellers
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | Reduced | -227.7k |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC | Reduced | -206.4k |
| Logan Stone Capital, LLC | Sold out | -197.7k |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | Sold out | -146.5k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -130.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -115.1k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | Reduced | -96.3k |
| Huntleigh Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -52.0k |
| Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -41.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -35.2k |
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS 13G · institution filed 2026-09-16 | 20.0% |
| SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC 13G · institution filed 2026-10-06 | 19.5% |
| Sun Life Assurance Co of Canada 13G · institution filed 2026-10-06 | 19.5% |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 13G · institution +1.4 pts · filed 2026-07-28 | 8.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC (4.0%, 2026-07-28)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS 10% owner · Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, Series E | Bought | $6.0m240.0k shares |
| 2026-07-14 | THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS 10% owner · Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, Series D | Bought | $4.0m160.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $24.2m | Added +324.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 645.9k $8.2m | Added +137.0k |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc 0.35% of their portfolio | 601.3k $7.6m | Added +98.3k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 432.3k $5.5m | Added +15.9k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 426.2k $5.4m | Added +16.3k |
| United Advisor Group, LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 354.0k $4.5m | Reduced -4.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 345.6k $4.4m | Added +10.0k |
| Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 338.5k $4.3m | Reduced -41.1k |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 249.7k $3.2m | Reduced -7.5k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 228.4k $2.9m | Reduced -96.3k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 224.6k $2.8m | Added +770 |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 219.1k $2.8m | Reduced -29.5k |
| Capital Investment Advisors, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 187.6k $2.4m | Reduced -1.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 186.6k $2.4m | New |
| Huntleigh Advisors, Inc. 0.31% of their portfolio | 175.1k $2.2m | Reduced -52.0k |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 157.3k $2.0m | Added +10.8k |
| Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. 0.58% of their portfolio | 150.6k $1.9m | New |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 103.5k $1.3m | Reduced -227.7k |
| ICON ADVISERS INC/CO 0.23% of their portfolio | 97.2k $1.2m | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.5k $1.2m | Reduced -35.2k |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 92.5k $1.2m | Reduced -206.4k |
| Curated Wealth Partners LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 88.9k $1.1m | Added +800 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.4k $1.0m | Reduced -716 |
| NATIONS FINANCIAL GROUP INC, /IA/ /ADV 0.04% of their portfolio | 61.6k $778.6k | Added +913 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.7k $627.0k | Added +324 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.6k $576.3k | Reduced -3.2k |
| &PARTNERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.1k $519.7k | Added +1.2k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.5k $511.9k | Added +9.2k |
| Closed-End Fund Advisors, Inc. 0.49% of their portfolio | 39.7k $502.0k | Added +2.1k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.1k $456.1k | Reduced -4.2k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.1k $456.1k | Added +17.8k |
| Virtus Investment Advisers, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 27.1k $342.5k | Reduced -7.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.3k $320.0k | New |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.1k $291.9k | Added +2.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.9k $276.2k | Added +315 |
| CHOREO, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.3k $256.7k | New |
| NWF Advisory Services Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 20.1k $253.2k | Reduced -3.1k |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.6k $248.0k | Unchanged |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.8k $237.5k | New |
| World Investment Advisors 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.9k $211.8k | Reduced -728 |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.4k $194.9k | Unchanged |
| E&G Advisors, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.4k $194.3k | Reduced -210 |
| Composition Wealth, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.0k $189.4k | Unchanged |
| Waverly Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.4k $181.8k | Reduced -2.7k |
| Integrity Advisory Solutions, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 14.2k $179.6k | New |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.0k $164.2k | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.1k $139.7k | New |
| Founders Financial Alliance, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.0k $139.5k | Added +23 |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.6k $133.6k | Reduced -130.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $126.3k | Unchanged |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.3k $117.3k | Added +7.5k |
| Spire Wealth Management 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.5k $107.4k | Added +1.0k |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.6k $45.3k | Reduced -80 |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6k $32.2k | Unchanged |
| WEBSTER BANK, N. A. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5k $32.0k | Unchanged |
| Noble Wealth Management PBC 0.01% of their portfolio | 994 $12.6k | Added +13 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 970 $12.3k | Added +128 |
| Key Capital Management, INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 960 $12.1k | New |
| Triumph Capital Management 0.00% of their portfolio | 800 $10.1k | Unchanged |
| BOYD WATTERSON ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC/OH 0.00% of their portfolio | 275 $3.5k | Unchanged |
| HIGHLINE WEALTH PARTNERS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 250 $3.2k | Unchanged |
| ARES MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 59 $745 | New |
| FIDUCIARY FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.00% of their portfolio | 55 $694 | New |