Duke Charles B reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc. reported that director Charles B. Duke received an award of 9,120.870 Class I-R common stock restricted stock units on 2026-08-06. These units are subject to specified vesting and settlement provisions. Following this grant and the accrual of dividend equivalents on outstanding awards, Duke’s holdings total 81,509.650 shares of common stock-equivalent interests held directly.
Schaefer Paula reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc. reported that director Paula Schaefer received an award of 9,120.870 shares of Class I-R common stock on 2026-08-06 as a grant of restricted stock units. These units are subject to specified vesting and settlement provisions. Following this award, Schaefer holds a total of 19,340.656 shares of common stock, including additional shares received through dividend equivalents accrued on outstanding restricted stock units.
Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc. reported unregistered sales of Class S-PR and Class I-PR common shares under Regulation D. On August 3, 2026 it issued 1,168,737 Class S-PR shares for gross proceeds of $9,678,265 and 1,727,341 Class I-PR shares for gross proceeds of $14,203,748, including distribution reinvestment activity; Class S-PR proceeds include $67,864 of selling commissions and dealer manager fees.
At the reconvened 2026 annual meeting on August 6, 2026, a quorum was not present, so the meeting was permanently adjourned without electing directors or ratifying KPMG LLP. Under Maryland law, all incumbent directors continue as holdover directors, and KPMG LLP will serve as independent registered public accounting firm at the direction of the audit committee.
Effective July 29, 2026, the board adopted a Sixth Amended and Restated Share Redemption Program, primarily eliminating the Early Redemption Deduction when shares are redeemed due to a stockholder’s account falling below the $2,000 minimum balance. The program limits aggregate redemptions to 2% of aggregate NAV per month and 5% per quarter and may be modified or suspended at the board’s discretion.
Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc. reports June 30, 2026 net asset value and portfolio metrics, with Aggregate Fund NAV of $3,888,502 thousand and NAV per Fund Interest of $8.2229 across all share classes, compared with $3,455,215 thousand and $8.1908 at May 31, 2026.
The portfolio totaled 152 properties and approximately 32 million rentable square feet in 34 U.S. markets, 94% leased. Leverage was 28%, and the weighted-average interest rate on consolidated borrowings was 4.75%. Monthly gross distributions were $0.0345 per share for June 2026.
For the quarter, the company raised approximately $646 million of gross proceeds and completed acquisitions of two self-storage and seven industrial properties for $262 million. A joint venture with an affiliated fund acquired nine Whitestone REIT properties for about $473 million, giving the company around 28% of that portfolio, while comparable industrial leases signed over the prior 12 months showed cash-basis rent growth of 28%.
Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc. reported unregistered sales of multiple share classes under Regulation D on July 1, 2026. The company issued 854,316 Class S-PR shares for gross proceeds of $7,073,956, 368,010 Class D-PR shares for $3,014,294, and 1,374,987 Class I-PR shares for $11,262,240. These figures include shares issued through the company’s distribution reinvestment plan, and Class S-PR proceeds reflect $76,420 of upfront selling commissions and dealer manager fees.
Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc. director David A. Roth reported an "other" transaction in Class I-R Common Stock. On June 30, 2026, 30,522.049 shares were tendered for redemption by the issuer under its share redemption program at $8.1908 per share, leaving Roth with 3,372.324 shares directly owned. The holdings include shares previously acquired through the issuer’s distribution reinvestment plan, indicating this filing reflects a structured liquidity event rather than an open-market trade.
Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc. convened its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 24, 2026, but the chairman adjourned the meeting without opening the polls to allow more time to solicit proxies. The meeting is scheduled to reconvene on August 6, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time at the company’s Denver headquarters.
Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc. provides a May 31, 2026 update on net asset value, portfolio metrics and investor activity. Aggregate Fund NAV was $3,455,215,000, with NAV per Fund Interest of $8.1908, up from $8.1640 as of April 30, 2026.
Total investments were $9.09 billion, including residential, industrial, retail, office and other properties, plus real estate debt and securities. The portfolio comprised 148 properties totaling 31.0 million square feet across 34 U.S. markets, 94.6% leased. The leverage ratio was 31.9%.
The Company authorized a monthly gross distribution of $0.0345 per share for May 2026. Quarter-to-date through May 31, 2026, it raised approximately $286.6 million of gross proceeds, while common stock and OP Unit redemptions for April and May totaled $25.1 million. The filing also updates suitability standards for Washington investors participating in the distribution reinvestment plan effective July 1, 2026.
Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc. entered into a $100,000,000 Subscription Agreement with Ares Perigee Finance HoldCo L.P. for Class B common stock, funded by the sponsor and an institutional investor. The shares were issued on June 1, 2026 at the net asset value per Class I-PR share as of April 30, 2026.
The Class B shares are subject to a three-year lock-up from May 29, 2026, followed by customized quarterly redemption and repurchase rights, including a $2,500,000 per quarter repurchase feature and a 24.99% ownership cap mechanism. Perigee SPV also has the right to exchange Class B for Class I-PR shares, subject to a 4.90% beneficial ownership cap.
Separately, the company raised additional capital through exempt Regulation D offerings, issuing 933,871 Class S-PR shares for $7,689,254, 1,114,980 Class D-PR shares for $9,102,263, and 1,360,786 Class I-PR shares for $11,109,461, including activity under its distribution reinvestment plan.
Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc. amended its subscription agreement with Ares Apogee Finance HoldCo L.P., an affiliate of its advisor, to add a new $100,000,000 purchase of Class B common shares. This increases the aggregate commitment under the agreement to $300,000,000.
The new Class B shares will be issued on June 1, 2026 at a price based on the net asset value per share of the Company’s Class I-PR common stock as of April 30, 2026. All Securities under the agreement, including the new shares, remain subject to a three-year lock-up that began on October 17, 2025.
After the lock-up ends on the Liquidity Date, Apogee SPV may request redemptions through the Company’s share redemption program on a subordinated basis, and may also require the Company to repurchase up to $7,500,000 of Securities per quarter at NAV per share via a separate monthly repurchase right.