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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-26-001797
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20260101
FILED AS OF DATE:		20260107
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20260107

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Pritchett Kristofer
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002103803
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-22535
		FILM NUMBER:		26516109

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1800 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1400
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001515324
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				454969053
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1800 AVENUE OF THE STARS
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1400
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(310) 201-4200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1800 AVENUE OF THE STARS
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1400
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Ares Senior Credit Strategies Fund, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110314
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        <issuerName>Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>Pritchett Kristofer</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O ARES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <officerTitle>Vice President</officerTitle>
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    <remarks>Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Ian P. Fitzgerald, as attorney-in-fact for Kristofer Pritchett</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-01-07</signatureDate>
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<P STYLE="text-align: right; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Exhibit 24</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECTION 16 REPORTING PURPOSES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Know all by these presents, that the undersigned
hereby makes, constitutes and appoints each of Ian Fitzgerald, Scott Lem, Lisa Morgan, Naseem Sagati Aghili, Richard Dacher and Emma McDonald,
acting individually, as the undersigned&rsquo;s true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority as hereinafter described
on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned to:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">1)</TD><TD>execute for, and on behalf of, the undersigned, in the undersigned&rsquo;s capacity as an officer of Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation
Fund,&nbsp;Inc. (the &ldquo;Fund&rdquo;), Forms ID, 3, 4, and 5 relating to the Fund in accordance with Section&nbsp;16(a)&nbsp;of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules&nbsp;and regulations promulgated thereunder (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;);</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">2)</TD><TD>seek or obtain, as the undersigned&rsquo;s representative and on the undersigned&rsquo;s behalf, information on transactions in the
Fund&rsquo;s securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned
hereby authorizes any such person to release any such information to any attorney-in-fact and further approves and ratifies any such release
of information;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">3)</TD><TD>do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to prepare, complete and execute
any such Form&nbsp;ID (including, but not limited to, acting as account administrator for the undersigned and obtaining the Central Index
Key (&ldquo;CIK&rdquo;) and the CIK confirmation code from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission), Form&nbsp;3, 4 or 5,
and any amendments thereto, or other required report and timely file such Forms or reports with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission, the New York Stock Exchange and any stock exchange or similar authority as considered necessary or advisable under Section&nbsp;16(a)&nbsp;of
the Exchange Act; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">4)</TD><TD>take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may
be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain
such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s sole discretion.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned hereby gives and grants to each
such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper
to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might
or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,
or such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned hereby acknowledges that (a)&nbsp;the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact are serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned; (b)&nbsp;this Limited Power of Attorney authorizes,
but does not require, each such attorney-in-fact to act in his or her discretion on information provided to such attorney-in-fact without
independent verification of such information; (c)&nbsp;any documents prepared and/or executed by any attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such information and disclosure as such
attorney-in-fact, in his or her sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable; (d)&nbsp;neither the Fund nor any attorney-in-fact assumes
(i)&nbsp;any liability for the undersigned&rsquo;s responsibility to comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act, (ii)&nbsp;any liability
of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements or (iii)&nbsp;any obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit
disgorgement under Section&nbsp;16(b)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act; and (e)&nbsp;this Limited Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned
from responsibility for compliance with the undersigned&rsquo;s obligations under the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, the
reporting requirements under Section&nbsp;16 of the Exchange Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in
full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms ID, 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned&rsquo;s
holdings of, and transactions in, securities issued by the Fund, unless earlier revoked as to any attorney-in-fact by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to such attorney-in-fact.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused
this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 15<SUP>th</SUP>&nbsp;day of December, 2025.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 5%">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 45%">/s/ Kristofer Pritchett</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Print:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Kristofer Pritchett</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 38%">/s/ Elizabeth Joanna Wagener</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Printed Name of Notary: Elizabeth Joanna Wagener</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">[Notary Seal]</TD>
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