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Overview
Overview
Ares Strategic Income Fund (ASIF or the Fund) is a private credit solution that benefits from Ares Credit Group, a leading and differentiated credit platform. ASIF seeks to generate current income, the potential for capital appreciation and attractive risk-adjusted returns through market cycles. The Fund primarily invests in directly originated, senior secured, floating rate loans to U.S. companies.1
ASIF’s accessible structure offers individual investors an income-oriented portfolio with a focus on downside protection, backed by Ares’ leading credit platform. The Fund seeks to offer a compelling yield premium to traditional public fixed income and credit markets and to serve as a potential core holding throughout changing market and interest rate cycles.
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Fund At-a-Glance4
As of December 31, 2025
Total Assets
$22.7bn
Number of Portfolio Companies
870
% Senior Secured
84%
% Floating Rate Debt 5
93%
Fund Leverage
1.09x
Average Loan-to-Value 6
38%
Share Class Overview
As of December 31, 2025Offering Terms
Investor Eligibility7: A gross annual income of at least $70,000 and a net worth of $70,000 OR a net worth of at least $250,000
Minimum Initial Investment8: $2,500
Subscriptions9: Monthly at net asset value (NAV) (fully funded)
Distributions2: Monthly (Distributions are not guaranteed, may represent a return of capital and may be paid from sources other than cash flow from operations)
Expected Liquidity3:
- Quarterly repurchases at NAV limited to 5.0% of aggregate shares outstanding (either by number of shares or aggregate NAV)
- Shares held for less than one year and tendered for repurchase will be repurchased at 98% of NAV
- The Fund's board of trustees has final discretion on offered liquidity each quarter
Management Fee: Annual rate of 1.25% of NAV payable monthly
Incentive Fee:
- 12.5% of net investment income subject to a 5.0% annualized hurdle, with a catch-up paid quarterly
- 12.5% of cumulative realized capital gain paid annually
Upfront Placement Fee10: Up to 3.5%
Shareholder Servicing and/or Distribution Fee10: 0.85%
Offering Terms
Investor Eligibility7: A gross annual income of at least $70,000 and a net worth of $70,000 OR a net worth of at least $250,000
Minimum Initial Investment8: $2,500
Subscriptions9: Monthly at net asset value (NAV) (fully funded)
Distributions2: Monthly (Distributions are not guaranteed, may represent a return of capital and may be paid from sources other than cash flow from operations)
Expected Liquidity3:
- Quarterly repurchases at NAV limited to 5.0% of aggregate shares outstanding (either by number of shares or aggregate NAV)
- Shares held for less than one year and tendered for repurchase will be repurchased at 98% of NAV
- The Fund's board of trustees has final discretion on offered liquidity each quarter
Management Fee: Annual rate of 1.25% of NAV payable monthly
Incentive Fee:
- 12.5% of net investment income subject to a 5.0% annualized hurdle, with a catch-up paid quarterly
- 12.5% of cumulative realized capital gain paid annually
Upfront Placement Fee10: Up to 1.5%
Shareholder Servicing and/or Distribution Fee10: 0.25%
Offering Terms
Investor Eligibility7: A gross annual income of at least $70,000 and a net worth of $70,000 OR a net worth of at least $250,000
Minimum Initial Investment8: $1,000,000
Subscriptions9: Monthly at net asset value (NAV) (fully funded)
Distributions2: Monthly (Distributions are not guaranteed, may represent a return of capital and may be paid from sources other than cash flow from operations)
Expected Liquidity3:
- Quarterly repurchases at NAV limited to 5.0% of aggregate shares outstanding (either by number of shares or aggregate NAV)
- Shares held for less than one year and tendered for repurchase will be repurchased at 98% of NAV
- The Fund's board of trustees has final discretion on offered liquidity each quarter
Management Fee: Annual rate of 1.25% of NAV payable monthly
Incentive Fee:
- 12.5% of net investment income subject to a 5.0% annualized hurdle, with a catch-up paid quarterly
- 12.5% of cumulative realized capital gain paid annually
Upfront Placement Fee10: 2.0%
Shareholder Servicing and/or Distribution Fee10: None
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ASIF seeks to invest primarily in first lien senior secured loans, second lien senior secured loans, subordinated secured and unsecured loans, subordinated debt, and other types of credit instruments made to or issued by U.S. middle-market companies. ASIF generally defines U.S. middle-market companies as companies with annual net income before net interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") between $10 million and $250 million.
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Distributions are not guaranteed. Distributions are calculated by annualizing the next month's declared distribution per share and dividing by the most recent month-end NAV. Distributions may be funded through cash flow from operations, as well as other sources including the sale of assets, borrowings, return of capital or offering proceeds. Distributions may be funded, directly or indirectly, from temporary waivers or expense reimbursements borne by the Fund's investment adviser that may be subject to reimbursement. The Fund has not established limits on the amounts it may distribute from such sources. As of December 31, 2025, 100% of inception to date distributions were funded from cash flows from operations.
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Quarterly tender offers are expected but not guaranteed. The Fund’s board of trustees may amend, suspend or terminate these share repurchases in its discretion if it deems such action to be in the best interest of shareholders.
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Inception date is December 5, 2022 for Class I shares and August 1, 2023 for Class D and S shares.
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As a percentage of debt investments.
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As of December 31, 2025. Includes all private debt investments for which fair value is determined in good faith by the investment adviser, subject to Board oversight and excludes quoted assets. Weighted average loan-to-value (“LTV”) represents the net ratio of LTV for each portfolio company, weighted based on the fair value of total applicable ASIF private debt investments. LTV is calculated as the current total net debt through each respective loan tranche held by ASIF divided by the estimated enterprise value of the portfolio company as of the most recent quarter end. Fair value is determined in good faith by the investment adviser, subject to Board oversight, based on among other things, the input of ASIF’s independent third-party valuation firms that have been engaged to support the valuation of such portfolio investments at least quarterly (with certain de minimis exceptions) and under a valuation policy and a consistently applied valuation process.
7
Certain states have higher suitability standards, please refer to the Fund prospectus (the “Prospectus”) for full details.
8
Certain broker-dealers may not offer all share classes, and/or may offer the Fund at a higher or lower minimum initial investment. Please see the Prospectus for more information regarding the subscription process.
9
Shares will be offered monthly on the first day of the applicable month. All capital is funded upfront (no capital calls). Subscription requests must be received at least five business days before the first day of each month (unless waived by the intermediary manager) and NAV will be available generally within 20 business days after the effective date of the purchase.
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ASIF does not charge investors an upfront sales load with respect to Class S, Class D or Class I shares. However, if you buy Class S, Class D or Class I shares through certain selling agents, they may directly charge you transaction or other fees, including upfront placement fees or brokerage commissions, in such amount as they may determine, provided that selling agents limit such charges to a maximum of 3.5% of NAV for Class S shares and 2.0% of NAV for Class D shares and 2.0% of NAV for Class I shares. Class S, Class D and Class I shares listed as With Upfront Placement Fees and Brokerage Commissions reflect the returns after the maximum upfront placement fees and brokerage commissions. Class S, Class D and Class I shares listed as Without Upfront Placement Fees and Brokerage Commissions exclude upfront placement fees and brokerage commissions.
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. An investment in the Fund involves a high degree of risk and therefore should only be undertaken by qualified investors whose financial resources are sufficient to enable them to assume these risks and to bear the loss of all or part of their investment. The Fund and Ares do not guarantee any level of return or risk on investments and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s investment objective will be achieved.
An investment in the Fund should be considered illiquid. An investment in the Fund is not suitable for investors who need access to the money they invest. Although the Fund may offer to repurchase a limited amount of its shares via quarterly tender offers, the Fund’s shares will not be redeemable, transferable or otherwise exchangeable at an investor’s option. As a result, an investor may not be able to sell or otherwise liquidate its shares. There can be no assurance that the Fund will conduct tender offers in any particular period and investors may be unable to tender their shares for repurchase for an indefinite period of time.
This is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to purchase the securities described herein. An offering is made only by the Prospectus to individuals who meet minimum suitability requirements. This material is authored only when it is accompanied or preceded by the Prospectus and must be read in conjunction with the Prospectus in order to fully understand all of the implications and risk of the offering to which the Prospectus relates. Please read the Prospectus prior to making any investment decisions and consider the risks, charges, and expenses and other information described therein. Additional copies of the Prospectus may be obtained by contacting your financial advisor or by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at https://www.sec.gov or by visiting areswms.com/solutions/asif. Investors should consult with their financial advisor about the suitability of the Fund for their portfolio.
Please read the applicable Ares Private Markets Fund or Ares Strategic Income Fund (Funds) Prospectus prior to making any investment decision and consider carefully the Funds’ investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other important information described therein. A copy of the Funds Prospectuses, which contain this and other information about the Fund, must be made available to you in connection with any offering of the Shares. Click here to view the Funds' Prospectuses. The Funds prospectuses do not constitute an offer to sell securities, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy their Shares in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Investments in the Ares Private Markets Fund or Ares Strategic Income Fund are not suitable for all investors. Investing in shares of the Funds involves a high degree of risk, including the risk that payment of distributions is uncertain and cannot be guaranteed, the risk that an investment is not liquid, and the risk that stockholders may lose the entire amount of their investment. Please review the APMF Summary Risk Factors and the Prospectus, and the ASIF Summary Risk Factors and the Prospectus for a complete list of the risks associated with the Ares Private Markets Fund and Ares Strategic Income Fund investments.
Ares Management Capital Markets LLC does not offer investment advice. Individuals should consult a professional investment advisor.
No offering is made except by a prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Department of Law of the State of New York. Neither the SEC, the Attorney-General of the State of New York nor any other state securities regulator has approved or disapproved of the securities described in the prospectus or determined if the prospectus is truthful or complete. In addition, neither the SEC, the Attorney-General of the State of New York nor any other state securities regulator has passed on or endorsed the merits of the offering. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. Fund shares will be offered to the public through Ares Management Capital Markets LLC, member of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), which will act as the dealer manager, and through other members of FINRA or with the assistance of registered investment advisors.
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Complete information about investing in shares of ASIF is available in the prospectus. An investment in ASIF involves risks.
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