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RLJ Lodging Trust received an updated ownership report for its $1.95 Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares, par value $0.01 per share (CUSIP 74965L200), as of June 30, 2026. The filing is made by Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC, Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF, Jay Hatfield, and InfraCap Equity Income Fund ETF.
Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF reports beneficial ownership of 1,985,178 preferred shares, representing 15.78% of this class, with shared voting and dispositive power over those shares. InfraCap Equity Income Fund ETF reports beneficial ownership of 47,645 preferred shares, or 0.37%, also with shared voting and dispositive power. Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC and Jay Hatfield each report 0 shares beneficially owned.
All reported preferred shares are held in client accounts of Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC, and, other than Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF, no individual client is stated to own more than 5% of this preferred class. The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership except to the extent of any pecuniary interest.
RLJ Lodging Trust has a significant shareholder, Donald Smith & Co., Inc., which, together with DSCO Value Fund, L.P., reports beneficial ownership of 12,311,807 common shares, representing 8.10% of the class as of June 30, 2026. Donald Smith & Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation and investment adviser based in New York, has sole voting power over 11,764,341 shares and sole dispositive power over 12,175,181 shares. DSCO Value Fund, L.P., also organized in Delaware, has sole voting and dispositive power over 136,626 shares. The filing explains that Donald Smith & Co., Inc.’s institutional clients retain the ultimate right to receive dividends and sale proceeds, and no single client holds more than 5% of RLJ Lodging Trust’s outstanding common stock.
RLJ Lodging Trust, a hotel-focused REIT owning 92 premium-branded properties with about 20,600 rooms, reported solid Q2 2026 operating performance. Total revenues were $382,988 thousand, up from $363,103 thousand a year earlier, and net income attributable to common shareholders was $24,757 thousand, versus $22,174 thousand, with diluted EPS of $0.16 (up from $0.15).
Comparable hotels showed stronger fundamentals, with Q2 2026 Occupancy of 77.0%, ADR of $217.18 and RevPAR of $167.15, all above prior-year levels. For the first six months, total revenues reached $722,965 thousand and Hotel EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, was $209,540 thousand.
Liquidity and the debt profile improved materially. Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totaled $973,367 thousand at June 30, 2026, supported by $140,812 thousand of operating cash flow. Debt, net, was $2,695,154 thousand, reflecting 2026 refinancing transactions that upsized and extended term loans, amended a $600,000 thousand undrawn revolver to February 2030, refinanced mortgage loans to April 2029, and funded repayment of the $500,000 thousand 3.75% senior notes at their July 1, 2026 maturity, leaving the next scheduled debt maturity after extensions in 2029. The company maintained quarterly common dividends of $0.15 per share and authorized a $250,000 thousand share repurchase program, though no shares were repurchased in the first half of 2026.
RLJ Lodging Trust reported strong results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, highlighted by Comparable RevPAR of $167.15, up 6.8% year over year, driven by a 4.9% increase in ADR and higher occupancy. Comparable Hotel Revenue was $382.0 million, also up 6.8%, and net income rose 9.4% to $31.3 million. Comparable Hotel EBITDA grew 7.1% to $119.5 million, with a Comparable Hotel EBITDA Margin of 31.3%. Adjusted EBITDA increased 6.1% to $110.4 million, while Adjusted FFO reached $78.5 million or $0.52 per diluted common share and unit, an 8.3% increase.
The company sold one hotel in Fremont, California for $13.2 million, representing 29.2x trailing-twelve-month Hotel EBITDA including required capital expenditures. On June 30, 2026 it drew $344.0 million under a $569.0 million delayed draw term loan maturing in 2031 and $150.0 million under a delayed draw term loan maturing in 2033, then used these proceeds and cash on hand on July 1, 2026 to repay $500.0 million of Senior Notes due 2026. After this, RLJ had $1.0 billion of total liquidity, $2.2 billion of debt, and no debt maturities until 2029.
For full-year 2026, RLJ raised its outlook, now expecting Comparable RevPAR growth of +3.5% to +4.5%, Comparable Hotel EBITDA of $369 million to $389 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $336 million to $356 million, and Adjusted FFO per diluted share of $1.37 to $1.50. The Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share and $0.4875 on its Series A Preferred Shares, both paid in July 2026 to shareholders of record as of June 30, 2026.
RLJ Lodging Trust Amendment No. 8 to a Schedule 13G/A shows Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC and affiliated funds report beneficial positions in the issuer's $1.95 Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares (CUSIP 74965L200). The filing lists Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF holding 1,877,007 shares (14.90%) and InfraCap Equity Income Fund ETF holding 39,761 shares (0.31%).
The report states these shares are held in client accounts managed by Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC and includes standard disclaimers of beneficial ownership by the reporting persons. Signatures on the amendment are dated 05/15/2026.
RLJ Lodging Trust reports a Schedule 13G filing showing Donald Smith & Co., Inc. and related adviser accounts beneficially own 15,000,624 shares of Common Stock, representing 9.87% of the class as reported.
The filing lists sole voting power of 14,289,241 shares and sole dispositive power of 14,862,881 shares attributed to Donald Smith & Co., Inc., with an affiliated DSCO Value Fund, L.P. holding 137,743 shares. The disclosure states these holdings are advisory client positions and that no single client holds more than 5% individually.
Zeigler Robin McBride reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
RLJ Lodging Trust director Robin McBride Zeigler reported receiving a grant of 16,149 restricted common shares of RLJ Lodging Trust on May 6, 2026 at $8.78 per share. These shares vest on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the company’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders, under the RLJ Lodging Trust 2026 Equity Incentive Plan. After this award, Zeigler directly holds 53,308 common shares.
MCCARTHY ROBERT reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
RLJ Lodging Trust director Robert McCarthy reported a compensation-related stock grant. He received 16,149 shares of common stock at $8.78 per share as an award under the RLJ Lodging Trust 2026 Equity Incentive Plan. Following this grant, he directly holds 97,456 common shares. The granted restricted common shares vest on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date and the date of the company’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders.
DAVIS NATHANIEL A reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
RLJ Lodging Trust director Nathaniel A. Davis received a grant of 16,149 shares of common stock as equity compensation. The award was valued at $8.78 per share and increased his directly owned holdings to 89,801 shares. These are restricted common shares that vest on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the date of the company’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders, under the RLJ Lodging Trust 2026 Equity Incentive Plan.
RLJ Lodging Trust director Evan Bayh received a grant of restricted common shares as equity compensation. He acquired 16,149 shares of common stock at a deemed value of $8.78 per share, increasing his direct holdings to 132,109 shares.
The restricted shares vest on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the date of RLJ Lodging Trust's 2027 annual meeting of shareholders, and were granted under the RLJ Lodging Trust 2026 Equity Incentive Plan.