SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (NYSE: SMA) files current and periodic reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that provide detailed information about its self-storage real estate business. As a Maryland-incorporated REIT listed on the New York Stock Exchange, SmartStop uses SEC filings to disclose dividends, operating metrics, financial results and significant corporate events.
On this page, you can review SmartStop’s Form 8-K filings, which frequently report Board-approved dividend declarations, targeted annualized dividend rates per share, and the record and payment dates for monthly distributions on its common stock. Other 8-K filings furnish same-store operating metrics for the company’s stabilized and comparable facilities, including physical occupancy and various rate measures for web, move-in and in-place rents.
SmartStop also uses Form 8-K to furnish investor presentation materials, announce financial results for specific periods, and describe transactions such as the contribution agreement to acquire Argus Professional Storage Management. These documents, together with the company’s other SEC reports, help investors understand SmartStop’s REIT structure, capital allocation, and operating performance across its portfolio of more than 460 owned or managed self-storage properties in the United States and Canada.
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SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. released operating metrics for its same-store self-storage facilities under a Regulation FD disclosure. Physical occupancy was 92.3% as of March 31, 2026 versus 93.0% a year earlier, and 92.6% as of April 30, 2026 versus 93.0% a year earlier.
Monthly web rates were $1.04 as of March 31, 2026 compared with $1.07 a year before, and $1.03 as of April 30, 2026 compared with $1.13 a year earlier. Monthly move-in rates were $0.91 as of March 31, 2026 versus $0.95 a year earlier, and $0.92 as of April 30, 2026 versus $0.99 a year earlier.
Monthly in-place rates increased to $1.65 as of March 31 and April 30, 2026 from $1.62 on the same dates in 2025, indicating slightly higher average rents on occupied units even as occupancy and new customer pricing softened.
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. reported stronger results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Total revenues rose to $78.3 million from $65.4 million, driven mainly by higher self storage rental revenue of $61.9 million and Managed Platform revenue of $6.6 million.
Net income attributable to common stockholders improved to $9.6 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, versus a loss of $8.4 million, or $(0.35), a year earlier. Operating cash flow increased to $24.2 million, while debt remained significant at $1.09 billion against total assets of $2.42 billion.
The company owned 177 wholly-owned self storage properties and, through its Managed Platform, managed more than 275 additional properties. It also put in place an at-the-market equity program allowing sales of up to $300 million of common stock, though no shares had been sold as of May 8, 2026.
Prudential Financial, Inc. reports beneficial ownership of 2,353,036 shares (4.3%) of SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. common stock as of 03/31/2026. The filing states Prudential holds shared voting power and shared dispositive power over 2,353,036 shares, with no sole voting or dispositive power. It lists two indirect subsidiaries as holders: PGIM, Inc. (2,210,031 shares, 4.0%) and PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC (143,005 shares, 0.3%). The amendment is signed by a Prudential officer on 05/08/2026.
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. reported a strong return to profitability for the first quarter of 2026. Net income attributable to common stockholders was about $9.6 million, or $0.17 per share, an increase of roughly $18.0 million and $0.52 per share from the prior year’s quarter.
Total revenues reached $78.3 million, driven by self storage-related revenues of $64.8 million and growth in its managed platform. FFO, as adjusted rose to $28.8 million, with FFO, as adjusted per diluted share and OP unit up to $0.49, a 19.3% year-over-year increase. Same-store revenues grew 1.5%, expenses rose only 0.6%, and same-store NOI increased 2.0% with occupancy steady at 92.5%.
The company closed a new $500 million senior unsecured credit facility with an accordion feature for up to an additional $1.1 billion, at initial interest rates about 30 basis points lower than its prior revolver. It also maintained an annualized common distribution rate of $1.60 per share through monthly payouts in March, April, and May 2026 and guided 2026 FFO, as adjusted per diluted share and OP unit to a range of $1.94–$2.04.
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. declared its common stock dividend for the month of May 2026. The dividend reflects a targeted annualized dividend of $1.60 per share, indicating the company’s intended yearly payout level if maintained.
For May 2026, stockholders of record as of May 29, 2026 will receive a cash dividend of $0.13589041 per share, payable on June 15, 2026. Investors must be on the share register by the record date to receive this payment.
Vanguard Portfolio Management reports beneficial ownership of 2,809,046 shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc Common Stock, representing 5.07% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filing shows sole voting power for 21,394 shares and sole dispositive power for 2,809,046 shares. The disclosure notes these holdings reflect securities managed across Vanguard affiliates and funds. The Schedule 13G was signed on 04/29/2026.
BlackRock, Inc. filed an amended Schedule 13G/A reporting beneficial ownership of 5,139,424 shares of SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. common stock (CUSIP 83192D402), representing 9.3% of the class as reported. The filing shows sole voting power for 5,040,657 shares and sole dispositive power for 5,139,424 shares.
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. will hold its 2026 annual stockholder meeting virtually on June 23, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PDT. Holders of common stock as of March 31, 2026 may vote online, by phone or by mail.
Stockholders are asked to elect six directors to serve until the 2027 meeting, approve an advisory vote on executive compensation, select the frequency of future say‑on‑pay votes, and ratify BDO as independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2026.
The board has four independent directors and three key committees—Audit, Nominating and Corporate Governance, and Compensation—all composed of independent members. The company emphasizes pay‑for‑performance: for 2025, about 88% of the CEO’s target pay and 61% of other named executives’ target pay was at risk, tied to metrics such as same‑store NOI growth, FFO as adjusted per share, G&A expense, and strategic and individual goals. Because 2025 results were below targets on several metrics, annual cash bonuses were paid at 60% of target.
In 2025 the CEO’s total compensation was $4.85 million, largely in long‑term equity awards, resulting in a CEO pay ratio of 114 to 1 versus the median employee. Audit fees paid to BDO for 2025 were $1.36 million. The proxy also describes stock ownership guidelines, an executive severance and change‑of‑control plan, and a shift beginning in 2026 to use total shareholder return as the primary long‑term performance metric.
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. director David J. Mueller reported an open-market sale of 425 shares of Common Stock at $31.78 per share on April 16, 2026, under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on December 15, 2025.
After this sale, he directly holds 6,340 Common shares. He also holds long-term incentive plan units that are convertible into Operating Partnership common units, which are redeemable for either cash or shares of the company’s Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, with vesting tied to his board service.