Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC) Competitors $14.14 -0.04 (-0.25%) Closing price 03/27/2025 03:56 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.12 -0.03 (-0.18%) As of 03/27/2025 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ARDC vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, AFB, BFZ, BHK, HYT, and BTZShould you be buying Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund include Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK), BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT), and BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund vs. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BlackRock Core Bond Trust BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (NYSE:ARDC) and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ARDC or AGD? Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund received 9 more outperform votes than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.42% of users gave Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund an outperform vote while only 62.79% of users gave Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundOutperform Votes11768.42% Underperform Votes5431.58% Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% Is ARDC or AGD a better dividend stock? Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Does the media prefer ARDC or AGD? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Neutral Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, ARDC or AGD? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAres Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund$41.20MN/AN/AN/AN/AAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/A Is ARDC or AGD more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A N/A N/A Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ARDC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ARDC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.15B$4.27B$19.62BDividend Yield0.09%4.42%4.19%3.75%P/E RatioN/A26.8915.9433.60Price / SalesN/A2,202.641,651.1927.47Price / CashN/A60.9849.0717.54Price / BookN/A1.123.364.60Net IncomeN/A$259.66M$1.28B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.25%-0.05%0.08%0.37%1 Month Performance-2.55%-2.03%6.36%-2.45%1 Year Performance-0.56%4.35%10.07%5.03% Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.15-0.2%N/A-0.2%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/AAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.21+0.9%N/A+4.7%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AEx-DividendShort Interest ↓AWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.89+1.4%N/A-1.4%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/AEx-DividendHigh Trading VolumeTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$20.77+2.3%N/A+1.6%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088Ex-DividendTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$11.83+1.1%N/A-12.4%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/AEx-DividendPositive NewsAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.50+0.3%N/A-1.6%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑AFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.84-0.1%N/A+0.0%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑BFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.03-0.4%N/A-8.1%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑BHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.62-0.6%N/A-1.2%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoverageHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.49-1.1%N/A-2.6%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeBTZBlackRock Credit Allocation Income TrustN/A$10.560.0%N/A-1.0%$0.00$64.15M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGD Alternatives AWP Alternatives THQ Alternatives THW Alternatives AVK Alternatives AFB Alternatives BFZ Alternatives BHK Alternatives HYT Alternatives BTZ Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ARDC) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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