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ARDC Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Funds & Trusts · Registered investment company · CIK 0001515324
SEC filings
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
31
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about ARDC

Insiders, 180 days
+$10.0M net bought
1 buyer

Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. insiders bought a net $10.0M of stock across 12 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
BUY
2026-09-16 SECtraded 2026-09-14
240,000
$6.0M
-3.6%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Jul 14, 2026.
  • The trade is 100.0% of the 240,000 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 31 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS bought about $6.0M of ARDC on Sep 14, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2021; 31 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-07-16 SECtraded 2026-07-14
160,000
$4.0M
-6.6%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 100.0% of the 160,000 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 31 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS bought about $4.0M of ARDC on Jul 14, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2021; 31 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2024-05-28 SECtraded 2024-05-24
2,025
$28.7K
+0.4%
Context
  • 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 4 sales), the last on May 23, 2024.
  • -6.7% median (-6.7% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • The trade is 16.7% of the 12,099 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 31 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Shaw John Joseph sold about $28.7K of ARDC on May 24, 2024; 31 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2024-05-28 SECtraded 2024-05-24
2,099
$29.8K
+0.4%
Context
  • 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 4 sales), the last on May 23, 2024.
  • -6.7% median (-6.7% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • The trade is 21.0% of the 10,000 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 31 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Shaw John Joseph sold about $29.8K of ARDC on May 24, 2024; 31 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2024-05-28 SECtraded 2024-05-23
7,901
$111.3K
+0.4%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 2 sales), the last on Aug 17, 2023.
  • -6.7% median (-6.7% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • The trade is 55.9% of the 14,124 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 31 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Shaw John Joseph sold about $111.3K of ARDC on May 23, 2024; 31 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
12 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$10.0M over 180 days
+$6.0M over 90 days · +$10.0M of it by a 10%+ holder
more than 96% of Funds & Trusts
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
31 funds bought in last quarter
below 67% of Funds & Trusts
Revenue
no revenue reported in any filing
Margin
no margin: no revenue reported
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
1.0 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-6.9%12M
-10%-5%-1%+4%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-09-14 · THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS bought $6.0M2026-07-14 · THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS bought $4.0M
Insider buy
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Who owns ARDC: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
$24.2M
645,869 sh
$8.2M
$5.5M

Congress trades in ARDC

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

ARDC planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

ARDC mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF
$335.7K position · as of 2026-07-31
1.1%
Amplify CEF High Income ETF
$5.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.7%
ICON FLEXIBLE BOND FUND
$1.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.2%
Invesco Zacks Multi-Asset Income ETF
$283.7K position · as of 2026-07-31
0.2%
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund
$2.9K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders are net buyers of their own stock.
The record shows a net $10.0M bought by insiders over 180 days, 31 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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Sector by SEC SIC code

ARDC Stock Sonar score 2/7 axes

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Insider conviction
55
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d$10.0M · 96 pct, sector of 142
  • Insider buyers, 180d1 · 14 pct, sector of 142
Institutional and government
33
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter31 · 33 pct, sector of 210
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
5 not measured: Profitability, Financial health, Growth, Risk and compliance, US patents
  • Profitability needs 2 of 4 inputs, 0 present: not filed
  • Financial health needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: not filed
  • Growth needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog; no revenue for this year and the year before
  • Risk and compliance needs 1 of 4 inputs, 0 present: needs two 10-Ks with a Risk Factors section (not 20-F filers or stubs); no short interest or no free float on file; revenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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ARDC filings, in plain words

Are Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund insiders buying or selling ARDC?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund insiders were net buyers, a net $10.0M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer.

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In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund insiders were net buyers of ARDC, a net $10.0M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer. Most of that figure, $10.0M, came from a holder of 10% or more rather than an officer or director. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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