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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed June 1, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.
Meeting of May 27, 2026: 4 items on Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed June 1, 2026: 4 without a stated outcome.
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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These tallies are Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 1, 2026 (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.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: William S. Benjamin | 15,754,104 | -- | -- | 6,897,290 | 17,249,325 | 70% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Caroline E. Blakely | 15,832,783 | -- | -- | 6,818,611 | 17,249,325 | 70% | 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, 2026 | 36,662,962 | 328,926 | 2,908,831 | -- | -- | 99.1% | Not verified | — |
| 3. A proposal for the non-binding, advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers | 19,848,823 | 2,518,989 | 283,582 | -- | 17,249,325 | 89% | Not verified | — |
Source: Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation, Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 1, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 135 asset managers that disclosed a Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation 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.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
70% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Caroline E. Blakely Persons to serve as Class II Directors until the Company's 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify.
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Caroline E. Blakely”): 15,832,783 for, 6,818,611 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 1, 2026 (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: 70% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 41 asset managers below reported 7,654,305 for, 727,212 withheld, 22,931 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,685,753 | 0 | 4,579 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,678,717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,109,726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| VanEck ETF Trust | 354,742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 280,900 | Withhold |
| ETF Series Solutions | 234,286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204,528 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 167,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119,200 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 96,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 91,669 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 81,022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 9,388 | 0 | 0 | 36,120 | Mixed |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35,689 | Withhold |
| JPMorgan | 27,589 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 25,082 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 22,916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 21,691 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 21,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Venerable Variable Insurance Trust | 4,381 | 0 | 0 | 16,220 | Mixed |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 15,432 | 0 | Abstain |
| SEI | 9,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 7,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,800 | Withhold |
| ProShares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,601 | Withhold |
Showing the 25 largest of 41 asset managers. See all 41 in the interactive database.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
70% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: William S. Benjamin Persons to serve as Class II Directors until the Company's 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify.
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: William S. Benjamin”): 15,754,104 for, 6,897,290 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 1, 2026 (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: 70% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 41 asset managers below reported 6,583,808 for, 1,802,265 withheld, 18,375 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,688,250 | 0 | 23 | 2,059 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,678,717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,109,726 | Withhold |
| VanEck ETF Trust | 354,742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 280,900 | Withhold |
| ETF Series Solutions | 234,286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204,528 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 167,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119,200 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 96,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 91,669 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 81,022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 9,388 | 0 | 0 | 36,120 | Mixed |
| Lincoln Financial | 35,689 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 27,589 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 25,082 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 22,916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 21,691 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 21,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Venerable Variable Insurance Trust | 4,381 | 0 | 0 | 16,220 | Mixed |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 15,432 | 0 | Abstain |
| SEI | 9,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 7,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,800 | Withhold |
| ProShares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,601 | Withhold |
Showing the 25 largest of 41 asset managers. See all 41 in the interactive database.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
89% Majority: yes · of votes cast
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, 2025, AS DESCRIBED IN THE 2026 PROXY STATEMENT.
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation’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”): 19,848,823 for, 2,518,989 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 1, 2026 (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.
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).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,690,323 | 8 | 1 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,678,717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,109,726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| VanEck ETF Trust | 354,742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/ | 280,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Series Solutions | 234,286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 204,528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 167,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 119,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 96,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 91,669 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 0 | 81,022 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Equitable | 45,508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 35,689 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 27,589 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 25,082 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 22,916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 21,691 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 21,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Venerable Variable Insurance Trust | 20,601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 15,432 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 9,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 7,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 6,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 6,601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 41 managers: 8,323,417 for, 81,030 against, 1 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 1,573,825 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1,121,191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 905,741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S | 523,072 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 500,524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Alpine Global Management, LLC | 0 | 0 | 456,912 | 0 | Abstain |
| Northern Trust | 386,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | 354,742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | 0 | 0 | 334,937 | 0 | Abstain |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. | 232,318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ardent Capital Management, Inc. | 0 | 0 | 218,089 | 0 | Abstain |
| Charles Schwab | 167,374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 163,639 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AQR | 138,503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Focus Partners Wealth | 113,929 | 45 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | 108,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC | 105,553 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 101,116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 0 | 94,481 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO INC \MO\ | 83,549 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 0 | 81,499 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AllianceBernstein | 70,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Two Sigma | 58,627 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 50,540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | 45,859 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 106 managers: 7,261,540 for, 189,656 against, 1,009,938 abstained, 1,500 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.1% Majority: yes · of votes cast
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, 2026.
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation’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, 2026”): 36,662,962 for, 328,926 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 1, 2026 (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: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 41 asset managers below reported 8,404,444 for, 4 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,690,328 | 0 | 4 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,678,717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,109,726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| VanEck ETF Trust | 354,742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/ | 280,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Series Solutions | 234,286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 204,528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 167,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 119,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 96,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 91,669 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 81,022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 45,508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 35,689 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 27,589 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 25,082 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 22,916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 21,691 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 21,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Venerable Variable Insurance Trust | 20,601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 15,432 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 9,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 7,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 6,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 6,601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 41 asset managers. See all 41 in the interactive database.
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 55,481,113 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 4.85% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 4.83% |
| 3 | Fidelity | 2.00% |
| 4 | VanEck ETF Trust | 0.64% |
| 5 | HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/ | 0.51% |
| 6 | ETF Series Solutions | 0.42% |
| 7 | Principal | 0.37% |
| 8 | Charles Schwab | 0.30% |
| 9 | Columbia Threadneedle | 0.21% |
| 10 | TIAA | 0.17% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 2.84% |
| 2 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.02% |
| 3 | HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.63% |
| 4 | BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S | 0.94% |
| 5 | State Street | 0.90% |
| 6 | Alpine Global Management, LLC | 0.82% |
| 7 | Northern Trust | 0.70% |
| 8 | VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | 0.64% |
| 9 | DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | 0.60% |
| 10 | Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. | 0.42% |
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.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 8.14% | 13F |
| Entities affiliated with Antony P. Ressler | 3.85% | DEF14A |
| State Street | 2.09% | 13F |
| Northern Trust | 1.04% | 13F |
| Wellington Management | 0.87% | 13F |
| JPMorgan Chase | 0.61% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 0.58% | 13F |
| Tae‑Sik Yoon | 0.52% | DEF14A |
| Goldman Sachs | 0.52% | 13F |
| Two Sigma | 0.45% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 55,481,113 shares outstanding, as reported by Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation on its Form 10-Q dated May 4, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
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 Corporation’s 10-Q dated May 4, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's shareholder meeting held May 27, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 135 asset managers reported how they voted on 4 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 576 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 89% 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 Corporation's Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 1, 2026.
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