Is ARDC a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

ARDC is classified a Question Mark under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

How safe is the ARDC distribution?

A Question Mark is an income asset with a mixed or incomplete quality record — some income-quality signals are strong while others are weak, or the available history is too short to classify with confidence. It warrants a closer look rather than a conclusion.

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ARDC Income Quality Score

Name: ARDC Income Quality Score
Creator: Income Quality Score
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Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. (ARDC) has an Income Quality Score of 54/100, classified as a Question Mark with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. (ARDC) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 5 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score

54/100

Question MarkHigh confidence

Asset Type

CEF

Exchange

NYSE

Trailing Yield (TTM)

Not published

No normalized trailing yield is published for closed-end funds in this snapshot.

Rank in CEF Universe

164 of 358

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.

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ARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.

54Question MarkHigh confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-year
Asset type: Closed-End Fund

IQ Score History

Reconstructed monthly scores are computed from current data and methodology. Published snapshots are the frozen monthly releases, marked on the line. Where the methodology changed, the line is broken rather than joined across the change.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

41/100

Working Capital Preservation

69/100

Distribution Cut Score

100/100

Distribution Trend

47/100

NAV CAGR

38/100

What is working

Working capital preserved over time
No material annual distribution decline across 10 full years of data

Distribution Safety

4Years raised

0Years cut

14Years of data

DownCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

20131.404Held
20141.404Held
20151.404Held
20161.275Lower total
20171.245Lower total
20181.29Raised
20191.29Held
20201.2Lower total
20211.17Lower total
20221.195Raised
20231.355Raised
20241.41Raised
20251.355Lower total
20260.675Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal. “Lower total” means the calendar-year sum was smaller than the prior year (often a special-distribution rolloff or timing shift), but did not decline more than the engine's 10% material-decline threshold — see Years Cut above for years that did.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.