Performance analysis of ARDC (Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, ARDC has had an average annual return of +12.42%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.
Over the past 5 years, ARDC has had an average annual return of +4.81%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.
Over the past 10 years, ARDC has had an average annual return of +8.26%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.44% annual.
Since Nov 28, 2012, ARDC has had an average annual return of +5.50%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.17% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1.78% | -3.10% | +21.04% | +32.38% | -22.21% | +23.14% | +2.51% | +21.27% | -8.78% | +17.62% | +23.86% | -7.38% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |||||||||
| -4.71% | -3.23% | +0.05% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +1.97% | -4.84% | -3.28% | +4.47% | +2.49% | -2.27% | -1.78% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.84% | -4.13% | -2.05% | -2.57% | +4.13% | +1.72% | +1.99% | +3.02% | -3.61% | -2.31% | +0.85% | -1.59% | -3.10% |
| 2024 | -1.63% | +3.72% | +4.05% | -1.14% | +4.94% | +3.37% | +3.22% | +1.56% | +0.19% | -0.47% | +2.44% | -0.72% | +21.04% |
| 2023 | +10.37% | +0.77% | -4.63% | +1.95% | -1.55% | +5.56% | +4.19% | +1.12% | +2.02% | -4.51% | +6.39% | +7.87% | +32.38% |
| 2022 | -3.82% | -5.16% | -1.17% | -1.69% | -4.11% | -8.35% | +7.17% | +1.47% | -9.29% | -0.14% | +6.41% | -4.73% | -22.21% |
| 2021 | +2.22% | +2.39% | +2.49% | +2.71% | +3.65% | +2.97% | -1.32% | +3.33% | -0.02% | +1.72% | -2.34% | +3.42% | +23.14% |
| 2020 | +2.19% | -5.98% | -24.96% | +0.63% | +10.34% | +2.18% | +4.19% | +2.81% | +1.57% | -1.07% | +9.39% | +6.42% | +2.51% |
| 2019 | +6.82% | +2.37% | +0.52% | +3.16% | -0.28% | +1.25% | +1.85% | -1.72% | +0.51% | -2.10% | +2.82% | +4.60% | +21.27% |
| 2018 | -0.32% | +0.73% | +0.49% | +1.41% | +1.08% | -1.42% | -0.95% | +0.48% | -1.04% | -2.93% | +0.12% | -6.53% | -8.78% |
| 2017 | +4.47% | +2.71% | +0.97% | +1.83% | +0.69% | +1.43% | +1.13% | +0.16% | +0.95% | +0.95% | +0.46% | +0.65% | +17.62% |
Drawdown analysis of ARDC (Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund)
The maximum drawdown for the ARDC was -45.40%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 211 trading sessions.
The current ARDC drawdown is -9.26%.
Since Nov 28, 2012 ARDC has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 40% or more: 1 time
- 30% or more: 1 time
- 20% or more: 3 times
- 10% or more: 6 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -45.40% | Feb 21, 2020 | 18 | Mar 18, 2020 | 211 | Jan 19, 2021 | 229 |
| -26.48% | Jan 6, 2022 | 194 | Oct 14, 2022 | 296 | Dec 19, 2023 | 490 |
| -24.69% | May 13, 2013 | 692 | Feb 10, 2016 | 209 | Dec 7, 2016 | 901 |
| -19.78% | Feb 11, 2025 | 38 | Apr 7, 2025 | 104 | Sep 5, 2025 | 142 |
| -16.92% | May 21, 2018 | 149 | Dec 21, 2018 | 105 | May 24, 2019 | 254 |
| -15.58% | Sep 12, 2025 | 136 | Mar 30, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -6.37% | Sep 22, 2021 | 62 | Dec 20, 2021 | 8 | Dec 31, 2021 | 70 |
| -4.58% | Dec 10, 2012 | 32 | Jan 28, 2013 | 42 | Mar 28, 2013 | 74 |
| -4.08% | May 15, 2024 | 6 | May 23, 2024 | 10 | Jun 7, 2024 | 16 |
| -3.86% | Aug 1, 2024 | 5 | Aug 8, 2024 | 6 | Aug 16, 2024 | 11 |
| -3.72% | Dec 2, 2024 | 13 | Dec 19, 2024 | 28 | Feb 3, 2025 | 41 |
| -3.61% | Jul 16, 2019 | 76 | Oct 31, 2019 | 32 | Dec 17, 2019 | 108 |
| -3.50% | Oct 24, 2017 | 16 | Nov 15, 2017 | 6 | Nov 24, 2017 | 22 |
| -3.39% | Jul 13, 2021 | 4 | Jul 19, 2021 | 16 | Aug 10, 2021 | 20 |
| -3.22% | Apr 1, 2024 | 11 | Apr 16, 2024 | 13 | May 3, 2024 | 24 |
| -3.15% | Jan 11, 2018 | 16 | Feb 5, 2018 | 34 | Mar 26, 2018 | 50 |
| -2.95% | Jan 2, 2024 | 8 | Jan 12, 2024 | 31 | Feb 28, 2024 | 39 |
| -2.94% | Jul 12, 2024 | 2 | Jul 16, 2024 | 10 | Jul 30, 2024 | 12 |
| -2.68% | Mar 6, 2017 | 3 | Mar 9, 2017 | 16 | Mar 31, 2017 | 19 |
| -2.62% | Oct 7, 2024 | 20 | Nov 4, 2024 | 13 | Nov 21, 2024 | 33 |
| -2.60% | Jul 25, 2017 | 12 | Aug 10, 2017 | 13 | Aug 29, 2017 | 25 |
| -2.54% | Jun 19, 2017 | 3 | Jun 22, 2017 | 7 | Jul 3, 2017 | 10 |
| -2.46% | Aug 17, 2021 | 7 | Aug 26, 2021 | 2 | Aug 30, 2021 | 9 |
| -1.90% | Dec 6, 2017 | 10 | Dec 20, 2017 | 5 | Dec 28, 2017 | 15 |
| -1.87% | Mar 2, 2021 | 2 | Mar 4, 2021 | 4 | Mar 10, 2021 | 6 |