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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0002031750-26-000010"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0002031750"
company_name: "Ares Core Infrastructure Fund"
filed_at: "2026-02-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T01:50:37.345580+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ares Core Infrastructure Fund raises $403.7M in February share sale; NAV $25.03/share

## Summary
- Sold 16.1M common shares at $25.0263 NAV per share, raising $403.7M in monthly closing.
- Total NAV at Jan 31, 2026: $2.38B; portfolio fair value $3.15B.
- Portfolio: 69% common equity in renewables/gas pipeline, 17% first lien loans, 11% other equity.
- February and March 2026 distributions declared at $0.20830 gross for Class I, D, S shares.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0002031750-26-000010
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0002031750
- company_name: Ares Core Infrastructure Fund
- filed_at: 2026-02-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.02, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2031750/000203175026000010/0002031750-26-000010-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2031750/000203175026000010/aci-20260219.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0002031750-26-000010
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0002031750-26-000010.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0002031750-26-000010.txt

## Key facts
- Equity Issuances
  Ares Core Infrastructure Fund issued 16,131,764 Common Shares of common stock to accredited investors for aggregate purchase price of $403.7 million.
  - Security: common stock
  - Shares: 16,131,764 Common Shares
  - Purchaser: accredited investors
  - Consideration: aggregate purchase price of $403.7 million
  source text: In its monthly closing for February 2026, Ares Core Infrastructure Fund (the “Fund”) sold common shares of beneficial interest (“Common Shares”) for an aggregate purchase price of $403.7 million . The number of Common Shares to be issued was finalized on February 19, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2031750/000203175026000010/0002031750-26-000010-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.