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Ares Diversified Credit - Managed Fund

Fund Strategy
The investment seeks to provide superior risk-adjusted returns across various market cycles by investing in a diversified portfolio of liquid and illiquid asset classes. The fund will invest primarily in a portfolio of directly originated loans, secured floating and fixed rate syndicated loans, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, commercial real estate loans and other types of credit instruments, which, under normal circumstances, will represent at least 80% of the fund's managed assets. It may also invest in foreign instruments and illi

Fund Performance Comparison

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Fund performance

  1M 3M 6M 1Y p.a. 2Y p.a. 3Y p.a. 5Y p.a. 10Y p.a.
Total return 2.02% 1.47% 3.91% 7.88% 10.76% 8.88% -% -%
Growth return 1.31% -0.64% -0.46% -1.36% 1.19% 0.34% -% -%
Income return 0.71% 2.11% 4.37% 9.24% 9.57% 8.54% -% -%
Market index (Morningstar AUD 1M Cash GR AUD)
Total return 0.3% 0.97% 2.01% 4.21% 4.23% 3.75% -% -%
As at 31 May 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Ares Diversified Credit
International Equities
7.41%
Cash
0.92%
Fixed Interest
91.67%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
International Equities
6.14%
Cash
38.93%
Fixed Interest
5.77%
Alternatives
49.17%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Ares Diversified Credit
Fidante Partners Limited
HOW7354AU
Alternative - Private Debt
Not Rated
Unknown
17 Dec 2020
$1497.82 million (as at 31 May 2025)
$1.0103 (as at 26 Jun 2025)
$1.0093 (as at 26 Jun 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 3.21% (as at 1 May 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 4.21% (as at 30 Jun 2024)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) Not Available
Minimum initial investment $100,000
Minimum additional investments $10,000.00

FAQs about the Ares Diversified Credit

The objective of the Ares Diversified Credit managed fund is

The strategy of the Ares Diversified Credit managed fund is The investment seeks to provide superior risk-adjusted returns across various market cycles by investing in a diversified portfolio of liquid and illiquid asset classes. The fund will invest primarily in a portfolio of directly originated loans, secured floating and fixed rate syndicated loans, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, commercial real estate loans and other types of credit instruments, which, under normal circumstances, will represent at least 80% of the fund's managed assets. It may also invest in foreign instruments and illi

The APIR code of the Ares Diversified Credit managed fund is HOW7354AU.

Ares Diversified Credit’s total return last month was 2.02%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.31% and an income return of 0.71%. These returns were calculated as at 31 May 2025.

Ares Diversified Credit’s total return for the last three months was 1.47%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.64% and an income return of 2.11%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 May 2025.

Ares Diversified Credit’s one-year total return is 7.88%. This was made up of a growth return of -1.36% and an income return of 9.24%. These returns were calculated as at 31 May 2025.

Ares Diversified Credit’s one-year total return is 8.88%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.34% and an income return of 8.54%. These returns were calculated as at 31 May 2025.

The asset allocation of the Ares Diversified Credit managed fund is :

International Equities
7.41%
Cash
0.92%
Fixed Interest
91.67%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Ares Diversified Credit managed fund is Fidante Partners Limited.

The Ares Diversified Credit managed fund belongs to the Alternative - Private Debt sector/asset class.

As at 31 May 2025, the size of the Ares Diversified Credit managed fund was $1497.82 million.

The Ares Diversified Credit managed fund has an inception date of 17 Dec 2020.

The current entry price of the Ares Diversified Credit managed fund is $1.0103 per unit and the current exit price is $1.0093 per unit (as at 26 Jun 2025).

The current exit price of the Ares Diversified Credit managed fund is $1.0093 per unit and the current entry price is $1.0103 per unit (as at 26 Jun 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Ares Diversified Credit managed fund is $100,000. Minimum additional investment is $10000.

Fund data sourced from Morningstar. Some material is copyright and published under licence from ASX Operations Pty Limited ACN 004 523 782 ("ASXO"). Data and content is provided for personal use only. Whilst every care has been taken in producing these numbers, neither Morningstar nor InvestSMART can make any guarantees around the complete accuracy of these figures. Should you decide to change investments, please read all relevant disclosure documents including the Product Disclosure Statements and if required, you may consider speaking to a financial professional for further guidance. A tax event may be realised as a result of switching investments. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.