Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (NYSE: ACRE) distributes cash dividends to its common stockholders on a regular quarterly schedule, meaning payouts occur every three months. The real estate investment trust maintains an established dividend distribution pattern with established ex-dividend and payment dates occurring four times per year. Income-seeking investors tracking this ticker evaluate its dividend yield, payout sustainability against distributable earnings, and prevailing commercial mortgage market conditions before allocating capital to high-yield mortgage REIT securities.