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ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed May 29, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

  • 6Ballot items
  • 138Asset managers
  • 876Fund votes
  • May 22, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 22, 2024: 6 items on ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed May 29, 2024: 6 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP.

These tallies are ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 29, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 22, 2024
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Rand S. April 15,605,948---- 7,668,54516,961,667 67%Not verified—
Elect Director: Bryan P. Donohoe 21,938,381---- 1,336,11216,961,667 94%Not verified—
Elect Director: James E. Skinner 21,809,492---- 1,465,00116,961,667 94%Not verified—
2. A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 39,361,590663,208211,362 ---- 98%Not verified—
3. A proposal for the non-binding, advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers 20,811,6692,091,327371,497 --16,961,667 91%Not verified—
4. A proposal to approve the Second Amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated 2012 Equity Incentive Plan 20,365,5692,608,289300,635 --16,961,667 89%Not verified—

Source: ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 29, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 138 asset managers that disclosed a ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Elect Director: Bryan P. Donohoe

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%
FOR: 21,938,381WITHHELD: 1,336,112
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 43 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Bryan P. Donohoe

ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Bryan P. Donohoe”): 21,938,381 for, 1,336,112 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 43 asset managers below reported 9,750,256 for.

FOR
FOR: 9,750,256
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Bryan P. Donohoe” at ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock2,780,9360 00For
Vanguard2,704,0440 00For
Invesco1,800,1090 00For
Fidelity1,081,6970 00For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/211,4000 00For
Principal169,1880 00For
Charles Schwab139,1780 00For
TIAA114,5760 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC91,9400 00For
Columbia Threadneedle68,5000 00For
ETF Series Solutions66,8980 00For
VanEck ETF Trust62,0160 00For
Equitable58,2450 00For
JPMorgan55,6670 00For
Lincoln Financial43,7890 00For
Prudential/PGIM39,1000 00For
Victory Capital35,4810 00For
Global X24,7080 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST24,4700 00For
Northern Trust22,0720 00For
Bridge Builder Trust21,3380 00For
Pacific Life20,9720 00For
John Hancock18,1540 00For
Voya16,8080 00For
Virtus13,5970 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 43 asset managers. See all 43 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: James E. Skinner

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%
FOR: 21,809,492WITHHELD: 1,465,001
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 43 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: James E. Skinner

ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: James E. Skinner”): 21,809,492 for, 1,465,001 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 43 asset managers below reported 9,701,896 for, 48,360 withheld.

FOR
FOR: 9,701,896WITHHOLD: 48,360
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: James E. Skinner” at ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock2,780,9360 00For
Vanguard2,704,0440 00For
Invesco1,800,1090 00For
Fidelity1,081,6970 00For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/211,4000 00For
Principal169,1880 00For
Charles Schwab139,1780 00For
TIAA114,5760 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC91,9400 00For
Columbia Threadneedle68,5000 00For
ETF Series Solutions66,8980 00For
VanEck ETF Trust62,0160 00For
Equitable9,8850 048,360Mixed
JPMorgan55,6670 00For
Lincoln Financial43,7890 00For
Prudential/PGIM39,1000 00For
Victory Capital35,4810 00For
Global X24,7080 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST24,4700 00For
Northern Trust22,0720 00For
Bridge Builder Trust21,3380 00For
Pacific Life20,9720 00For
John Hancock18,1540 00For
Voya16,8080 00For
Virtus13,5970 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 43 asset managers. See all 43 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Rand S. April

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

67% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 67%WITHHELD
FOR: 15,605,948WITHHELD: 7,668,545
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 43 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Rand S. April

ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Rand S. April”): 15,605,948 for, 7,668,545 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 67% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 43 asset managers below reported 6,047,151 for, 3,658,053 withheld, 45,052 abstained.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 6,047,151ABSTAIN: 45,052WITHHOLD: 3,658,053
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Rand S. April” at ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock2,780,9360 00For
Vanguard2,704,0440 00For
Invesco00 01,800,109Withhold
Fidelity12,9740 01,068,723Withhold
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/00 0211,400Withhold
Principal00 0169,188Withhold
Charles Schwab139,1780 00For
TIAA114,5760 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC91,9400 00For
Columbia Threadneedle00 068,500Withhold
ETF Series Solutions66,8980 00For
VanEck ETF Trust00 062,016Withhold
Equitable9,8850 048,360Mixed
JPMorgan55,6670 00For
Lincoln Financial00 043,789Withhold
Prudential/PGIM00 039,100Withhold
Victory Capital00 035,481Withhold
Global X00 024,708Withhold
RBC FUNDS TRUST00 24,4700Abstain
Northern Trust22,0720 00For
Bridge Builder Trust21,3380 00For
Pacific Life20,9720 00For
John Hancock00 18,1540Abstain
Voya00 016,808Withhold
Virtus00 013,597Withhold

Showing the 25 largest of 43 asset managers. See all 43 in the interactive database.

4. 4. A proposal to approve the Second Amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated 2012 Equity Incentive Plan

Outcome not verifiedCOMPENSATIONReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

89% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 89%
FOR: 20,365,569AGAINST: 2,608,289
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 44 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: TO APPROVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S AMENDED AND RESTATED 2012 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE THEREUNDER BY 2,525,000 SHARES.

ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“4. A proposal to approve the Second Amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated 2012 Equity Incentive Plan”): 20,365,569 for, 2,608,289 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 89% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 44 asset managers below reported 9,729,110 for, 24,470 against.

FOR
FOR: 9,729,110AGAINST: 24,470
Largest asset managers voting on “TO APPROVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S AMENDED AND RESTATED 2012 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN TO INCREASE T” at ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock2,780,9360 00For
Vanguard2,704,0440 00For
Invesco1,800,1090 00For
Fidelity1,081,6970 00For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/211,4000 00For
Principal169,1880 00For
Charles Schwab139,1780 00For
TIAA114,5760 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC91,9400 00For
Columbia Threadneedle68,5000 00For
ETF Series Solutions66,8980 00For
VanEck ETF Trust62,0160 00For
Equitable58,2450 00For
JPMorgan55,6670 00For
Lincoln Financial43,7890 00For
Prudential/PGIM39,1000 00For
Victory Capital35,4810 00For
Global X24,7080 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST024,470 00Against
Northern Trust22,0720 00For
Bridge Builder Trust21,3380 00For
Pacific Life20,9720 00For
John Hancock18,1540 00For
Voya16,8080 00For
Virtus13,5970 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 44 asset managers. See all 44 in the interactive database.

5. 3. A proposal for the non-binding, advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers

Outcome not verifiedFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 11 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

91% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 91%
FOR: 20,811,669AGAINST: 2,091,327
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 138 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: TO APPROVE, ON A NON-BINDING, ADVISORY BASIS, THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, AS DESCRIBED IN THE 2024 PROXY STATEMENT.

ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“3. A proposal for the non-binding, advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers”): 20,811,669 for, 2,091,327 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 91% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 43 asset managers voting on “TO APPROVE, ON A NON-BINDING, ADVISORY BASIS, THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR T” at ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock2,780,9360 00For
Vanguard2,704,0440 00For
Invesco1,800,1090 00For
Fidelity1,081,6970 00For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/211,4000 00For
Principal169,1880 00For
Charles Schwab139,1780 00For
TIAA114,5760 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC91,9400 00For
Columbia Threadneedle68,5000 00For
ETF Series Solutions66,8980 00For
VanEck ETF Trust62,0160 00For
Equitable58,2450 00For
JPMorgan55,6670 00For
Lincoln Financial43,7890 00For
Prudential/PGIM39,1000 00For
Victory Capital35,4810 00For
Global X24,7080 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST24,4700 00For
Northern Trust22,0720 00For
Bridge Builder Trust21,3380 00For
Pacific Life20,9720 00For
John Hancock18,1540 00For
Voya16,8080 00For
Virtus13,5970 00For

Fund voting reports, all 43 managers: 9,748,452 for, 5,128 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 106 asset managers voting on “TO APPROVE, ON A NON-BINDING, ADVISORY BASIS, THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR T” at ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Invesco1,817,0300 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC1,092,4110 00For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC623,6720 00For
State Street573,1280 00For
BlackRock419,1870 00For
Greenwich Investment Management, Inc.207,610207,610 00Mixed
Wellington374,8090 00For
Northern Trust359,3380 00For
Citadel203,8680 00For
Curated Wealth Partners LLC163,6530 00For
Charles Schwab139,1780 00For
Nuveen115,4710 00For
WHITTIER TRUST CO105,5500 00For
STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO INC \MO\89,7360 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp088,826 00Against
JPMorgan84,6660 00For
UBS082,594 00Against
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC62,9260 00For
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP62,0160 00For
ALBERT D MASON INC61,9890 00For
Victory Capital59,9980 00For
Vanguard55,4620 00For
Goldman Sachs48,8220 00For
AllianceBernstein48,3600 00For
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL43,6230 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 106 managers: 7,327,068 for, 447,220 against, 10,615 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

6. 2. A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting…

Outcome not verifiedAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 39,361,590AGAINST: 663,208
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 43 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024.

ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“2. A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024”): 39,361,590 for, 663,208 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 43 asset managers below reported 9,739,983 for.

FOR
FOR: 9,739,983
Largest asset managers voting on “TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FO” at ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock2,780,9360 00For
Vanguard2,704,0440 00For
Invesco1,800,1090 00For
Fidelity1,081,6970 00For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/211,4000 00For
Principal169,1880 00For
Charles Schwab139,1780 00For
TIAA114,5760 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC91,9400 00For
Columbia Threadneedle68,5000 00For
ETF Series Solutions66,8980 00For
VanEck ETF Trust62,0160 00For
Equitable58,2450 00For
JPMorgan55,6670 00For
Lincoln Financial43,7890 00For
Prudential/PGIM39,1000 00For
Victory Capital35,4810 00For
Global X24,7080 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST24,4700 00For
Northern Trust22,0720 00For
Bridge Builder Trust21,3380 00For
Pacific Life20,9720 00For
John Hancock18,1540 00For
Voya16,8080 00For
SEI9,6000 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 43 asset managers. See all 43 in the interactive database.

Largest ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 54,506,811 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP. shareholders by shares voted on “TO APPROVE, ON A NON-BINDING, ADVISORY BASIS, THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE…”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1BlackRock 5.10%
2Vanguard 4.96%
3Invesco 3.30%
4Fidelity 1.98%
5HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/ 0.39%
6Principal 0.31%
7Charles Schwab 0.26%
8TIAA 0.21%
9QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC 0.17%
10Columbia Threadneedle 0.13%
Institutional-manager reports: top ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP. shareholders by shares voted on “TO APPROVE, ON A NON-BINDING, ADVISORY BASIS, THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE…”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Invesco 3.33%
2GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.00%
3HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.14%
4State Street 1.05%
5BlackRock 0.77%
6Greenwich Investment Management, Inc. 0.76%
7Wellington 0.69%
8Northern Trust 0.66%
9Citadel 0.37%
10Curated Wealth Partners LLC 0.30%

Reported ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
BlackRock 8.36% 13F
Vanguard Group 5.71% 13F
Entities affiliated with Antony P. Ressler 3.92% DEF14A
Invesco 3.34% 13F
State Street 2.23% 13F
Geode Capital 2.21% 13F
Wellington Management 1.41% 13F
Michael J Arougheti 1.31% DEF14A
Northern Trust 0.97% 13F
Citadel Advisors 0.85% 13F

Percentages above are of 54,506,811 shares outstanding, as reported by ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP. on its Form 10-Q dated May 7, 2024 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP.’s 10-Q dated May 7, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP.'s shareholder meeting held May 22, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 138 asset managers reported how they voted on 6 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 876 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — TO APPROVE, ON A NON-BINDING, ADVISORY BASIS, THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE… — FOR was 91% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 2024.

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