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ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-28 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.

7Reported items
140Asset managers
894Fund votes
2025-05-27Meeting date

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2024-2025 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 2025-05-28 (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 2025-05-27
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
Elect Director: William L. Browning	20,489,772	--	--	1,438,366	17,620,714	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Edmond N. Moriarty, III	16,170,769	--	--	5,757,369	17,620,714	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Rebecca J. Parekh	18,280,529	--	--	3,647,609	17,620,714	Majority: yes
(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, 2025.	38,545,563	767,405	235,884	--	--	Majority: yes
(3) A proposal for the non-binding, advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.	19,652,363	1,929,540	346,235	--	17,620,714	Majority: yes

Source: ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2025-05-28 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP. 2024-2025 meeting

Each item below shows how the 140 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. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. TO APPROVE, ON A NON-BINDING, ADVISORY BASIS, THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, AS DESCRIBED IN THE 2025 PROXY STATEMENT.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

91% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 91%9%

FOR: 19,652,363AGAINST: 1,929,540

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.”): 19,652,363 for, 1,929,540 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-28 (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. Of all 55,005,353 outstanding shares: 36% for, 4% against (39% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 137 asset managers below cast 97% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (16,289,032 for, 522,275 against).

FOR 97%

FOR: 16,289,032 (96.9%)AGAINST: 522,275 (3.1%)NOT VOTED: 2,975 (0.0%)0: 136 (0.0%)

Largest 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., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	4,706,334	0	For
Vanguard	2,943,245	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1,319,986	0	For
Fidelity	1,176,750	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	818,219	0	For
State Street	576,643	0	For
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.	551,493	0	For
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S	419,940	0	For
Invesco	0	385,721	Against
Charles Schwab	300,424	0	For
Northern Trust	300,953	0	For
Wellington	279,197	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	269,500	0	For
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.	236,442	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	219,500	0	For
Principal	185,500	0	For
Curated Wealth Partners LLC	163,653	0	For
ETF Series Solutions	157,038	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	128,840	0	For
Nuveen	108,586	0	For
TIAA	107,691	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	0	99,998	Against
Equitable	99,544	0	For
STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO INC \MO\	93,184	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	91,669	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 137 asset managers. See all 137 in the interactive database.

2. TO APPROVE, ON A NON-BINDING, ADVISORY BASIS, THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH FUTURE STOCKHOLDER ADVISORY VOTES ON THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS WILL BE HELD.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

ONE YEAR 59%1 YEAR 41%

The 132 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (19,190 for, 0 against).

FOR: 19,190 (0.1%)ONE YEAR: 9,743,376 (58.7%)1 YEAR: 6,828,119 (41.1%)NOT VOTED: 2,975 (0.0%)0: 136 (0.0%)1-YEAR: 28 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “TO APPROVE, ON A NON-BINDING, ADVISORY BASIS, THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH FUTURE STOCKHOLDER ADVISORY VOTES ON TH” at ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
BlackRock	0	0	0	0	1 Year
Vanguard	0	0	0	0	One Year
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0	0	0	0	One Year
Fidelity	0	0	0	0	One Year
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	0	0	0	0	One Year
State Street	0	0	0	0	One Year
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.	0	0	0	0	1 Year
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S	0	0	0	0	One Year
Invesco	0	0	0	0	One Year
Charles Schwab	0	0	0	0	1 Year
Northern Trust	0	0	0	0	1 Year
Wellington	0	0	0	0	1 Year
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	0	0	0	0	One Year
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.	0	0	0	0	One Year
Columbia Threadneedle	0	0	0	0	One Year
Principal	0	0	0	0	One Year
ETF Series Solutions	0	0	0	0	1 Year
Prudential/PGIM	0	0	0	0	One Year
Nuveen	0	0	0	0	One Year
TIAA	0	0	0	0	One Year
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	0	0	0	0	One Year
Equitable	0	0	0	0	One Year
STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO INC \MO\	0	0	0	0	One Year
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0	0	0	0	1 Year
John Hancock	0	0	0	0	One Year

Showing the 25 largest of 132 asset managers. See all 132 in the interactive database.

3. Election of Directors: Edmond N. Moriarty, III

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

74% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 74%WITHHELD 26%

FOR: 16,170,769WITHHELD: 5,757,369

ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Edmond N. Moriarty, III”): 16,170,769 for, 5,757,369 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-28 (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. Of all 55,005,353 outstanding shares: 29% for, 10% withheld (40% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 43 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (6,656,986 for, 0 against).

FOR 73%ABSTAIN 27%

FOR: 6,656,986 (73.4%)ABSTAIN: 2,407,035 (26.6%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Edmond N. Moriarty, III” at ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
BlackRock	3,038,242	0	For
Vanguard	2,897,021	0	For
Fidelity	0	1,173,650	Abstain
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	0	269,500	Abstain
Columbia Threadneedle	0	219,500	Abstain
Invesco	0	186,399	Abstain
Principal	0	185,500	Abstain
ETF Series Solutions	157,038	0	For
Charles Schwab	150,212	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	0	125,600	Abstain
TIAA	107,691	0	For
Equitable	50,244	49,300	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	91,669	0	For
VanEck ETF Trust	0	56,249	Abstain
Lincoln Financial	39,589	0	For
Global X	0	31,987	Abstain
Goldman Sachs	0	27,332	Abstain
Bridge Builder Trust	26,968	0	For
Pacific Life	25,221	0	For
Northern Trust	23,139	0	For
John Hancock	0	21,384	Abstain
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	19,333	0	For
Nationwide	17,092	0	For
ProShares	0	12,486	Abstain
AIG/SunAmerica	0	10,711	Abstain

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

4. Election of Directors: Rebecca J. Parekh

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

83% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 83%WITHHELD 17%

FOR: 18,280,529WITHHELD: 3,647,609

ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Rebecca J. Parekh”): 18,280,529 for, 3,647,609 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-28 (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. Of all 55,005,353 outstanding shares: 33% for, 7% withheld (40% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 43 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (8,115,779 for, 0 against).

FOR 90%10%

FOR: 8,115,779 (89.5%)ABSTAIN: 948,242 (10.5%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Rebecca J. Parekh” at ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
BlackRock	3,038,242	0	For
Vanguard	2,897,021	0	For
Fidelity	1,173,650	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	0	269,500	Abstain
Columbia Threadneedle	0	219,500	Abstain
Invesco	186,399	0	For
Principal	0	185,500	Abstain
ETF Series Solutions	157,038	0	For
Charles Schwab	150,212	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	0	125,600	Abstain
TIAA	107,691	0	For
Equitable	50,244	49,300	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	91,669	0	For
VanEck ETF Trust	56,249	0	For
Lincoln Financial	39,589	0	For
Global X	31,987	0	For
Goldman Sachs	0	27,332	Abstain
Bridge Builder Trust	26,968	0	For
Pacific Life	25,221	0	For
Northern Trust	23,139	0	For
John Hancock	0	21,384	Abstain
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	19,333	0	For
Nationwide	17,092	0	For
ProShares	0	12,486	Abstain
AIG/SunAmerica	0	10,711	Abstain

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

5. Election of Directors: William L. Browning

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

93% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 93%

FOR: 20,489,772WITHHELD: 1,438,366

ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: William L. Browning”): 20,489,772 for, 1,438,366 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-28 (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. Of all 55,005,353 outstanding shares: 37% for, 3% withheld (40% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 43 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,014,510 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.4%

FOR: 9,014,510 (99.5%)ABSTAIN: 49,511 (0.5%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: William L. Browning” at ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
BlackRock	3,038,242	0	For
Vanguard	2,897,021	0	For
Fidelity	1,173,650	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	269,500	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	219,500	0	For
Invesco	186,399	0	For
Principal	185,500	0	For
ETF Series Solutions	157,038	0	For
Charles Schwab	150,212	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	125,600	0	For
TIAA	107,691	0	For
Equitable	50,244	49,300	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	91,669	0	For
VanEck ETF Trust	56,249	0	For
Lincoln Financial	39,589	0	For
Global X	31,987	0	For
Goldman Sachs	27,332	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	26,968	0	For
Pacific Life	25,221	0	For
Northern Trust	23,139	0	For
John Hancock	21,384	0	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	19,333	0	For
Nationwide	17,092	0	For
ProShares	12,486	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	10,711	0	For

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

6. TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025.

AUDIT-RELATEDMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 38,545,563AGAINST: 767,405

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, 2025.”): 38,545,563 for, 767,405 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-28 (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. Of all 55,005,353 outstanding shares: 70% for, 1% against (71% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 43 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,064,021 for, 0 against).

FOR 100%

FOR: 9,064,021 (100.0%)

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., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
BlackRock	3,038,242	For
Vanguard	2,897,021	For
Fidelity	1,173,650	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	269,500	For
Columbia Threadneedle	219,500	For
Invesco	186,399	For
Principal	185,500	For
ETF Series Solutions	157,038	For
Charles Schwab	150,212	For
Prudential/PGIM	125,600	For
TIAA	107,691	For
Equitable	99,544	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	91,669	For
VanEck ETF Trust	56,249	For
Lincoln Financial	39,589	For
Global X	31,987	For
Goldman Sachs	27,332	For
Bridge Builder Trust	26,968	For
Pacific Life	25,221	For
Northern Trust	23,139	For
John Hancock	21,384	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	19,333	For
Nationwide	17,092	For
ProShares	12,486	For
AIG/SunAmerica	10,711	For

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

7. Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

— fund support · no official result

ONE YEAR 100%

No shares were cast for or against this item by the managers below — every disclosed position was an abstention or was not voted.

ONE YEAR: 31,686 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency” at ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
JPMorgan	0	0	0	0	One Year
Empower	0	0	0	0	One Year
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.	0	0	0	0	One Year

Largest ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP. shareholders voting in 2024-2025

Ranked by the number of ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2024-2025 meeting, shown as a share of the 55,005,353 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP. shareholders by shares voted, 2024-2025
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	BlackRock	8.56%
2	Vanguard	5.35%
3	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	2.40%
4	Fidelity	2.14%
5	HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	1.49%
6	State Street	1.05%
7	BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.	1.00%
8	BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S	0.76%
9	Invesco	0.70%
10	Charles Schwab	0.55%

Reported ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP. ownership

Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).

ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP. beneficial owners on record for the 2024-2025 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
BlackRock	8.84%	13F
Vanguard Group	5.38%	13F
Entities affiliated with Antony P. Ressler	3.88%	DEF14A
Geode Capital	2.41%	13F
State Street	2.02%	13F
Wellington Management	1.00%	13F
Northern Trust	0.89%	13F
JPMorgan Chase	0.76%	13F
Tae‑Sik Yoon	0.46%	DEF14A
Morgan Stanley	0.41%	13F

Percentages above are of 55,005,353 shares outstanding, as reported by ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP. on its Form 10-Q dated 2025-05-02 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, 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 2025-05-02. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP.'s shareholder meeting held 2025-05-27, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 140 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 894 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 7 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. 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 2025-05-28.

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