

NEW YORK, June 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (the “Company” or “ARI”) (NYSE:ARI) today announced that in connection with the Company's previously announced dividend of $3.75 per share of common stock, which is payable on July 15, 2026, to common stockholders of record on June 30, 2026, that the ex-dividend date for this dividend will be July 16, 2026.

NEW YORK, June 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P 100, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600: Honeywell Aerospace Inc. (NASD: HONA) will be added to the S&P 500 & 100 on Monday, June 29. Honeywell Aerospace will replace Conagra Brands Inc. (NYSE: CAG) in the S&P 500, and Conagra Brands will replace Grid Dynamics Holdings Inc.(NASD: GDYN) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Tuesday, June 30.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. is pursuing liquidation, pending shareholder approval, after failing to find a viable path forward. ARI will return cash to shareholders and attempt to sell its $466M REO portfolio, with a special $3.75/share dividend declared. The current market price ($11/share) trades at a modest 8.3% discount to book value ($12/share), reflecting uncertainty around asset liquidation values.

NEW YORK, June 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (the “Company” or “ARI”) (NYSE:ARI) today announced the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $3.75 per share of common stock, which is payable on July 15, 2026 to common stockholders of record on June 30, 2026. The dividend payment will be predominately classified as return of capital.

April net investment activity reached a multi-year low as rising stock valuations and BDC sector weakness prompted a cautious approach and selective BDC purchases. Focused April allocations on Ares Capital, Blue Owl Capital, and Hercules Capital, yielding a 7.5% average on new investments despite sector headwinds. Dividend income set a modest April record at $990, up 3% year-over-year, with BDCs contributing 27% of Q2 year-to-date dividends but facing potential further cuts.

This mortgage REIT originates and manages commercial real estate debt across major U.S. markets, offering a high dividend yield.

Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF (NYSEARCA:SRET) holds roughly 30 of the highest-yielding REITs worldwide, equally weighted, with monthly distributions.

Meta has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI), a startup developing artificial intelligence models for general-purpose, humanoid robots. Xiaolong Wang, who co-founded ARI with Lerrel Pinto, shared news of the acquisition in a Friday (May 1) post on X.
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