To generate a high level of current income, primarily through investment in senior floating rate loans and other floating rate debt instruments, as well as lower-rated debt securities of issuers located anywhere in the world.
Minimum Initial Investment:
Lump Sum
Initial: $500
Subsequent: $100
Front-End Load Option | ATL2503 |
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Back-End Load Option | - |
Low Load Option | - |
Closed to all purchases | |||||||||
Front-End Load Option | - | ||||||||
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Back-End Load Option** | ATL2505 | ||||||||
Low Load Option** | ATL2504 |
Inception Date | Sep 16, 2013 |
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Fund Code | ATL2503 |
Assets Under Management ($000) As at : 09/29/2023 | $1,332,120 |
Ares Management is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices across the U.S., Europe and Asia, supported by approximately 700 employees across four operating divisions. The four divisions are the Private Equity Group, the Private Debt Group, the Commercial Real Estate Group and the Capital Markets Group. Ares Capital Markets Group ("Ares") invests in tradable securities, including broadly syndicated leveraged loans, high yield bonds and other fixed income investments. The Capital Markets Group's Portfolio Managers average more than 15 years of relevant experience investing in below-investment grade debt. A central tenet of Ares disciplined approach is to place a high priority on the preservation of principal (primarily through default avoidance) and minimizing downside risk.
Jason Duko, Ares Management LLC
Portfolio Manager, Ares Management LLC
Mr. Duko is a Partner and Portfolio Manager of U.S. Liquid Credit in the Ares Credit Group, where he is primarily responsible for managing Ares’ U.S. bank loan credit strategies. Mr. Duko also serves as a Vice President of Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. Additionally, he serves as a member of the Ares Credit Group’s U.S. Liquid Credit Investment Committee. Prior to joining Ares in 2018, Mr. Duko was a Portfolio Manager at PIMCO, where he managed bank loan assets across a broad range of investment strategies and was responsible for secondary loan trading across all sectors. Previously, Mr. Duko was an Associate Portfolio Manager at Lord Abbett & Co. LLC., where he focused on its leveraged loan business, portfolio management, trading decisions and marketing. He also held positions at Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management and ING Pilgrim Research. Mr. Duko holds a B.S. from Arizona State University in Finance, where he was a Barrett Honors College Graduate.
Samantha Milner, Ares Management LLC
Ms. Milner is a Partner, Portfolio Manager and Head of U.S. Liquid Credit Research in the Ares Credit Group, where she is primarily responsible for managing Ares’ U.S. bank loan credit strategies. Additionally, she serves as a member of the Ares Credit Group’s U.S. Liquid Credit Investment Committee, and the Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Investment Committee. Prior to joining Ares in 2004, Ms. Milner was an Associate in the Financial Restructuring Group at Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, where she focused on providing advisory services in connection with restructurings, distressed mergers and acquisitions and private placements. Ms. Milner holds a B.B.A., with distinction, from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School in Finance and Accounting.
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Term to Maturity (Years) †† | Duration (Years) †† | Average YTM (%) †† |
4.39 | 0.63 | 8.76 |
The time remaining on a bond's life, or the date on which the debt will cease to exist and the borrower will have completely paid off the amount borrowed.
Duration (Years)
Duration is defined as the weighted average time to full recovery of principal and interest.
Yield to Maturity (Average YTM)
The percentage rate of return paid on a bond, note or other fixed income security if the investor buys and holds it to its maturity date. The calculation for YTM is based on the coupon rate, length of time to maturity and market price. It assumes that coupon interest paid over the life of the bond will be reinvested at the same rate.
3 mo | 6 mo | YTD | 1 yr | 3 yrs | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | Since Inception |
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4.9% | 5.3% | 8.3% | 8.7% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 5.5% |
As at: 09/29/2023
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
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3.7% | 3.1% | 0.50% | 3.8% | 7.1% | (3.7%) | 3.4% | 17.7% | 9.4% | N/A |
Value of $10,000 invested since inception
The rate of return or mathematical table shown is used only to illustrate the effects of the compound growth rate and is not intended to reflect future values of the fund or returns on investment in the fund.
*Denotes Projected MERs as at December 1, 2021. Actual MERs may vary.
† Please refer to the Annual/Interim Management Reports of Fund Performance for further details.
**Effective May 13, 2022, all deferred sales charge (referred to as DSC) purchase options (i.e. back-end load and low-load options) are closed to new purchases, including purchases through pre-authorized chequing plans. Switches to units of another Fund managed by CIBC Asset Management Inc. under the same DSC purchase option will continue to be available.
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