ARES European Strategic Income Fund SICAV / AESIF

ARES European Strategic Income Fund SICAV / AESIF is an open-end SICAV managed by Ares, domiciled in Luxembourg and authorised under the UCI Part II regime; it is a Non-ELTIF vehicle, so N/A applies, and it is distributed on a pan-European basis to professional investors. The strategy is direct lending within private debt, run in EUR since 2024, with portfolio exposure spread as shown in . It is classified Article 8 under SFDR and carries a summary risk indicator of 3.

Access and liquidity follow an evergreen rather than a drawdown model: subscriptions are accepted monthly from a minimum of 25,000 EUR, redemptions are offered monthly subject to a soft lock-up applying to early redeeming investors, and dealing is struck against a monthly NAV. As with other semi-liquid private credit structures, redemption capacity depends on portfolio cash flow and the manager's ability to meet requests at the dealing date, so the monthly window should be read as a mechanism rather than a guarantee of daily-style liquidity. The fee architecture combines with , and the vehicle's scale is reflected in .

For positioning, the fund sits among 148 private debt vehicles and 347 Luxembourg-domiciled vehicles in a universe of 494 funds, of which 108 combine both characteristics, giving a direct comparison set for its fee terms, liquidity cadence and risk classification. All fund data shown is as of 31 Aug 2026.