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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001327978-24-000128"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZARE"
cik: "0001327978"
company_name: "Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc."
filed_at: "2024-10-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T14:28:55.752022+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ares Real Estate Income Trust reports Sep NAV per share $7.4957, up 0.4% MoM; portfolio 93.8% leased

## Summary
- NAV per Fund Interest $7.4957 (all share classes) vs $7.4662 in Aug; aggregate Fund NAV $2.362B.
- Acquired six self-storage properties for $97M in Q3; sold one retail property for $4.2M.
- Portfolio 93.8% leased; commercial rent growth on new leases +54.7% cash basis in Q3 2024.
- Leverage ratio 37.2%; weighted-avg interest rate 4.52% on consolidated borrowings.
- Monthly distribution declared $0.03333 per share for September 2024, unchanged.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001327978-24-000128
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZARE
- cik: 0001327978
- company_name: Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-10-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000132797824000128/0001327978-24-000128-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000132797824000128/are-20240930x8k.htm

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