Ares Strategic Income Fund: reports $14,500,000 unregistered share sale

What happened Ares Strategic Income Fund reported that during Oct 2026 it sold 543,863 Class I common shares for total consideration of $14,500,000, with the number of shares finalized on Oct 21, 2026 and the purchase price equal to the Fund’s NAV per Class I common share as of Sep 30, 2026. The filing states the offer and sale were exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) and/or Regulation S. The filing also reported NAV and portfolio data as of Sep 30, 2026 and announced monthly distributions for Oct, Nov and Dec 2026 and related record and payment dates.

Key details

• NAV per share as of Sep 30, 2026: Class I $26.69, Class S $26.69, Class D $26.69. Aggregate NAV approximately $9,900,000,000.
• Portfolio fair value approximately $21,400,000,000 and debt outstanding approximately $12,300,000,000; debt-to-equity ratio 1.24x (1.19x net of available cash of approximately $463,000,000).
• Oct 2026 distribution: gross $0.21430 per share; record date Oct 30, 2026; payable on or about Nov 20, 2026. Nov 2026 record date Nov 30, 2026 (payable Dec 24, 2026) and Dec 2026 record date Dec 31, 2026 (payable Jan 25, 2027), each gross $0.21430 per share. Class S and Class D distributions are net of shareholder servicing and/or distribution fees shown in the filing; Class I has no such fees.
• Performance and fees: Class I inception-to-date annualized total return through Sep 30, 2026 was 9.92%, outperforming the Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loan Index by 168 basis points; Sep 2026 monthly total return for Class I was 0.61%; Class I annualized distribution rate as of Sep 30, 2026 was 9.64%. Reported expense ratios (annualized as of Jun 30, 2026): Class I gross 8.66% / net 8.79%; Class D gross 8.95% / net 9.07%; Class S gross 9.57% / net 9.70%.

Why it may matter The filing includes Item 3.02 (unregistered sales of equity securities) reporting the private sale of Class I shares and Item 8.01 (other events) reporting NAV, portfolio composition, leverage, distributions, performance metrics and the status of the Fund’s ongoing registered and private offerings. This filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.