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Ares Global Credit Income A - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund aims to provide stable monthly income with a focus on downside protection across various market cycles by investing in a diversified portfolio of credit assets.
Fund Strategy
The Fund seeks attractive risk-adjusted returns over full market cycles by creating and managing a portfolio with balanced exposures to multiple industry sectors and geographic regions. Ares looks to make tactical allocations across multiple segments of global credit markets and leverages the breadth of knowledge across all capabilities within the Ares investment platform.

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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 0.55% 1.76% 3.95% 6.62% 7.58% 8.29% 5.16% -%
Growth return 0.05% 0.24% 0.81% 0.04% 0.86% 1.86% -0.18% -%
Income return 0.5% 1.52% 3.14% 6.58% 6.72% 6.43% 5.34% -%
Market index (Bloomberg AusBond Bank 0+Y TR AUD)
Total return 0.29% 0.92% 1.94% 4.19% 4.3% 4.05% 2.53% -%
As at 30 Sep 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Ares Global Credit Income A
Cash
3.61%
Fixed Interest
96.39%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Cash
20.38%
Fixed Interest
78.89%
Australian Equities
0.03%
International Equities
0.03%
Alternatives
0.66%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Ares Global Credit Income A
HOW4476AU
Non Investment Grade Debt
starstarstar (as at 31 Aug 2025)
Investment Fund
1 May 2020
$405.66 million (as at 30 Sep 2025)
$0.9814 (as at 8 Oct 2025)
$0.9756 (as at 8 Oct 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.75% (as at 21 Nov 2024)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.75% (as at 30 Jun 2024)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment $10,000.00
Minimum additional investments $1,000.00

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Aug 2025)

Holding (as at 31 Aug 2025) Type % of Portfolio
Magne 2025-48A D Bond - Corporate Bond 1.15%
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FAQs about the Ares Global Credit Income A

The objective of the Ares Global Credit Income A managed fund is The Fund aims to provide stable monthly income with a focus on downside protection across various market cycles by investing in a diversified portfolio of credit assets.

The strategy of the Ares Global Credit Income A managed fund is The Fund seeks attractive risk-adjusted returns over full market cycles by creating and managing a portfolio with balanced exposures to multiple industry sectors and geographic regions. Ares looks to make tactical allocations across multiple segments of global credit markets and leverages the breadth of knowledge across all capabilities within the Ares investment platform.

The APIR code of the Ares Global Credit Income A managed fund is HOW4476AU.

Ares Global Credit Income A’s total return last month was 0.55%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.05% and an income return of 0.5%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

Ares Global Credit Income A’s total return for the last three months was 1.76%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.24% and an income return of 1.52%%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

Ares Global Credit Income A’s one-year total return is 6.62%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.04% and an income return of 6.58%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

Ares Global Credit Income A’s one-year total return is 8.29%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.86% and an income return of 6.43%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

The asset allocation of the Ares Global Credit Income A managed fund is :

Cash
3.61%
Fixed Interest
96.39%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Ares Global Credit Income A managed fund belongs to the Non Investment Grade Debt sector/asset class.

As at 30 Sep 2025, the size of the Ares Global Credit Income A managed fund was $405.66 million.

The Ares Global Credit Income A managed fund has an inception date of 1 May 2020.

The current entry price of the Ares Global Credit Income A managed fund is $0.9814 per unit and the current exit price is $0.9756 per unit (as at 8 Oct 2025).

The current exit price of the Ares Global Credit Income A managed fund is $0.9756 per unit and the current entry price is $0.9814 per unit (as at 8 Oct 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Ares Global Credit Income A managed fund is $10,000. Minimum additional investment is $1000.

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.