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.
Stock Titan’s filings tools provide real-time access to SmartStop’s SEC submissions as they are posted to EDGAR. AI-powered summaries highlight key points from lengthy filings, helping readers quickly identify items such as dividend changes, new operating metrics, or material transactions. Users can also review disclosures related to SmartStop’s role as sponsor of affiliated self-storage REITs and programs, giving a clearer view of the broader platform connected to the SMA ticker.
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SMA) declared an October 2026 common-stock dividend of $0.13589041 per share, reflecting a targeted annualized dividend of $1.60 per share.
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SMA) announced approximately $140 million of strategic investments in Canada and the United States, including a Canadian joint venture investment of approximately CAD $74 million (USD $54 million), expected acquisitions of two U.S. properties for approximately $37 million, and a preferred or mezzanine investment partnership.
The Canadian investment is structured to provide SmartStop a 50% general partner and approximately 34% limited partner interest in 14 properties at approximately 50% physical occupancy. It is subject to Canadian Competition Act approval and customary closing conditions, with completion anticipated in Q4 2026. One $13.2 million preferred investment closed in September; five more, with $35 million to $40 million of net SmartStop investment, are expected by year-end 2026.
SmartStop raised 2026 adjusted FFO guidance by $0.01 to $1.99–$2.05 per share, and same-store revenue and NOI growth guidance to 0.75%–1.75% and 1.15%–2.15%. The transactions and related financing are expected to be modestly accretive to 2026 adjusted FFO per share and accretive by approximately $0.05 to $0.06 per share in 2027. SmartStop priced approximately 2.4 million shares on a forward basis at an average $32.01 per share for gross proceeds of up to approximately $78 million, depending on settlement dates. It targets $75 million to $125 million of noncore property sales beginning early 2027.
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SMA) director David J. Mueller reported selling 425 shares of Common Stock on September 16, 2026 at $32.05 per share in an open-market or private transaction. The sale was effected under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on December 15, 2025, and Mueller now holds 4,215 Common shares directly. He also holds Long-Term Incentive Plan Units in the operating partnership that are ultimately convertible into Common Stock, including positions linked to 10,464.25 and 9,598 underlying Common shares, subject to vesting conditions.
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SMA) has a notice of proposed sale of securities under Rule 144 for director David J. Mueller. The notice covers the potential sale of 425 shares of common stock, with prior sales over the past three months also disclosed.
The shares to be sold derive from restricted stock vesting on September 16, 2020 as compensation from the issuer. Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC is listed as the broker, and the form is signed by a representative of Fidelity acting as attorney-in-fact for David J. Mueller.
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SMA) reported updated same-store operating metrics as of August 31, 2026 for properties included in results since January 1, 2025, excluding four other properties. Physical occupancy for the overall same-store portfolio was 92.4% compared with 92.7% a year earlier.
For the 13-property same-store portfolio in the Greater Toronto Area of Canada, ending occupancy was 92.9% versus 92.2% a year prior. Monthly web rates were $0.97 compared with $1.05, and monthly move-in rates were $0.87 versus $0.94. Monthly in-place rates were $1.70 compared with $1.67.
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SMA) announced that its Board of Directors declared a monthly cash dividend for September 2026, reflecting a targeted annualized dividend of $1.60 per share. The September dividend will be $0.13150685 per share, with a record date as of the close of business on September 30, 2026. The dividend is scheduled to be paid on October 15, 2026 to stockholders of record as of that record date.
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SMA) director David J. Mueller reported selling 425 shares of Common Stock on August 17, 2026 at $33.70 per share in an open-market or private transaction. The sale was effected under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on December 15, 2025. Following this sale, he directly holds 4,640 shares of Common Stock and also holds Long-Term Incentive Plan Units that are ultimately linked to 10,464.25 and 9,598 underlying shares of Common Stock, subject to vesting and conversion terms.
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SMA) reported that its General Counsel and Secretary, Nicholas Look, sold 1,025 shares of Common Stock on August 14, 2026 at $34.36 per share in an open-market or private transaction, leaving him with 588 directly held common shares. He also continues to hold various equity-linked interests, including Long-Term Incentive Plan Units and Class A-1 Units of the operating partnership that are each ultimately tied on a one-for-one basis to SmartStop common stock or its cash value, subject to vesting and performance conditions.
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SMA) announced that its operating partnership, SmartStop OP, L.P., completed a private placement of CAD $200 million aggregate principal amount of 4.317% Series C Senior Unsecured Notes due February 18, 2031 in Canada. The notes were issued at par, pay interest semiannually starting February 18, 2027, are guaranteed by SmartStop and certain subsidiaries, and are rated BBB (Stable) by Morningstar DBRS.
Management states that this third Canadian “Maple Bond” was used to repay existing indebtedness, including balances on the revolving credit facility, and for general corporate purposes, helping refinance 2026 debt maturities and extend the revolver’s term. As of August 18, 2026, SmartStop owns or manages over 460 self-storage properties totaling more than 35 million rentable square feet.
SMA submitted a notice of proposed sale of restricted or control common stock. David J. Mueller plans to sell 425 shares of common stock through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, with a stated value of $14,322.50. The shares are listed on the NYSE and were originally acquired via restricted stock vesting in 2020. The notice also lists three prior sales of 425 shares each in May, June, and July 2026.