ARDC insider buying – Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.
15 insider purchases since 2016 worth $27.8M by 8 different insiders. Last 12 months: 2 purchases, $10.0M. Most recent filing: 2026-09-16.
Same time range as the chart above - each mark sits under the week of the trade. Circles = purchases (height = price paid, size = amount), red triangles = open-market sales of $50k+. Prices as reported, not adjusted for later stock splits. 10 older purchases (before the 5-year window) are listed in the table below.
Purchases are open-market buys (SEC Form 4, code "P") - insiders paying with their own money. Sales are open-market sales (code "S") of $50,000 or more; many sales are pre-planned (Rule 10b5-1) or made for taxes and diversification. Each row links to the original filing.
Bought, sold, still holding?
| Insider | Bought | First / last buy | Sold since 2016 | Holds now* | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC 10% Owner | $16.0M 1× · 640,000 sh | 2021-09-15 2021-09-15 | – | 1,120,000 shares as of 2021-09-17 | Holds - never sold |
| THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS 10% Owner | $10.0M 2× · 400,000 sh | 2026-07-14 2026-09-14 | – | 800,000 shares as of 2026-09-16 | Holds - never sold |
| Shaw John Joseph Director | $923,800 3× · 60,000 sh | 2016-12-16 2022-01-25 | 3× · $747,924 last 2024-05-23 | 10,000 shares as of 2024-05-28 | Sold part |
| Brufsky Seth J CEO | $360,100 2× · 30,000 sh | 2018-12-24 2020-05-26 | – | 69,137 shares as of 2020-05-27 | Holds - never sold |
| SPECTOR BRUCE H Director | $332,944 3× · 23,720 sh | 2018-09-26 2022-03-17 | – | 35,000 shares as of 2022-03-18 | Holds - never sold |
| HUNT JAMES KELSO Director | $104,390 2× · 7,000 sh | 2016-12-21 2018-12-04 | – | 7,000 shares as of 2018-12-11 | Holds - never sold |
| Hall Daniel J Officer | $40,000 1× · 2,500 sh | 2018-07-10 2018-07-10 | – | 2,500 shares as of 2018-07-10 | Holds - never sold |
| Reiss M. Freddie Director | $33,500 1× · 2,500 sh | 2016-04-19 2016-04-19 | – | 2,500 shares as of 2016-04-20 | Holds - never sold |
* Shares held after the insider's most recent SEC filing for this company (all share classes, direct and indirect). If an insider stops filing, later changes are not known.
Insider buying and selling by year
| Year | Purchases | Bought | Buyers | Sales | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | $10.0M | 1 | – | – |
| 2024 | 0 | – | – | 1 | $282,171 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | – | 1 | $384,486 |
| 2022 | 2 | $604,600 | 2 | – | – |
| 2021 | 1 | $16.0M | 1 | – | – |
| 2020 | 1 | $226,200 | 1 | 1 | $81,267 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | – | 1 | $121,506 |
| 2018 | 6 | $705,784 | 5 | – | – |
| 2016 | 3 | $258,150 | 3 | – | – |
Insider purchases
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holdings | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS | 10% Owner | 240,000 | $25.00 | $6.0M | SEC | |
| 2026-07-16 | THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS | 10% Owner | 160,000 | $25.00 | $4.0M | SEC | |
| 2022-03-18 | SPECTOR BRUCE H | Director | 10,000 | $14.18 | $141,800 | +40.0% | SEC |
| 2022-01-27 | Shaw John Joseph | Director | 30,000 | $15.43 | $462,800 | +100.0% | SEC |
| 2021-09-17 | SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC | 10% Owner | 640,000 | $25.00 | $16.0M | SEC | |
| 2020-05-27 | Brufsky Seth J | CEO | 20,000 | $11.31 | $226,200 | +40.7% | SEC |
| 2018-12-28 | SPECTOR BRUCE H | Director | 10,000 | $13.30 | $133,000 | +66.7% | SEC |
| 2018-12-27 | Brufsky Seth J | CEO | 10,000 | $13.39 | $133,900 | +25.6% | SEC |
| 2018-12-11 | HUNT JAMES KELSO | Director | 2,000 | $14.77 | $29,540 | +40.0% | SEC |
| 2018-09-28 | Shaw John Joseph | Director | 20,000 | $15.56 | $311,200 | +174.5% | SEC |
| 2018-09-28 | SPECTOR BRUCE H | Director | 3,720 | $15.63 | $58,144 | +33.0% | SEC |
| 2018-07-10 | Hall Daniel J | Officer | 2,500 | $16.00 | $40,000 | SEC | |
| 2016-12-22 | HUNT JAMES KELSO | Director | 5,000 | $14.97 | $74,850 | SEC | |
| 2016-12-19 | Shaw John Joseph | Director | 10,000 | $14.98 | $149,800 | SEC | |
| 2016-04-20 | Reiss M. Freddie | Director | 2,500 | $13.40 | $33,500 | SEC |
Insider sales
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Type | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-28 | Shaw John Joseph | Director | 20,000 | $14.11 | $282,171 | Sale | SEC |
| 2023-08-18 | Shaw John Joseph | Director | 30,002 | $12.82 | $384,486 | Sale | SEC |
| 2020-01-21 | Shaw John Joseph | Director | 5,150 | $15.78 | $81,267 | Sale | SEC |
| 2019-10-17 | ARES MANAGEMENT LLC | Other | 8,221 | $14.78 | $121,506 | Sale | SEC |
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