secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (ZARE)
CIK:        0001327978
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-17T19:20:26+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-048631
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ares Real Estate Income Trust reports June 2026 NAV of $8.2229 per share, up from $8.1908, and provides portfolio update
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- Aggregate Fund NAV increased to $3.8885 billion as of June 30, 2026 from $3.4552 billion in May 2026.
- Gross proceeds raised of approximately $646 million during the quarter, including from distribution reinvestment plan and DST Interests.
- A joint venture with sponsor acquired approximately 28% of Whitestone REIT (NYSE: WSR) for about $473 million, adding nine properties in Arizona and Texas.
- Acquired two self-storage and seven industrial properties for $262 million; sold one retail property for $4 million.
- Portfolio of 152 properties totaling 32 million square feet, 94% leased, with weighted-average interest rate of 4.75% and leverage ratio of 28%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000162828026048631/0001628280-26-048631-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000162828026048631/are-20260630.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-048631

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