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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-025449"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZARE"
cik: "0001327978"
company_name: "Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:43:46.751814+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# March NAV per share $8.1467, up 0.33% from Feb; aggregate NAV $3.39B

## Summary
- Aggregate Fund NAV increased to $3.391B from $3.187B as of Feb 28, 2026; total Fund Interests outstanding 416,255.
- Monthly distribution of $0.03450 per share for March 2026 paid to all stockholders of record March 31.
- Portfolio 94.8% leased; rent growth on commercial leases +21.0% cash, industrial +30.5% cash; residential rent decline -1.7%.
- Raised $401.2M in gross proceeds in Q1 2026; redemptions of $40.2M for Jan-Mar fully satisfied.
- Issued 22.6M OP Units in exchange for DST Interests (net $183.2M) during March 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-025449
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZARE
- cik: 0001327978
- company_name: Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000162828026025449/0001628280-26-025449-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000162828026025449/are-20260331.htm

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