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      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>03/31/2026</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
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        <issuerName>RLJ Lodging Trust</issuerName>
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      <reportingPersonName>Jay Hatfield</reportingPersonName>
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        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>7373 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 1500, Bethesda, MD, 20814</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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        <filingPersonName>Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC
Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF, a Series of ETFis Series Trust I
Jay Hatfield
InfraCap Equity Income Fund ETF, a series of Series Portfolios Trust</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC
1325 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10019

Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF, a Series of ETFis Series Trust I
1325 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10019

Jay Hatfield
1325 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10019

InfraCap Equity Income Fund ETF, a series of Series Portfolios Trust
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        <citizenship>Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC - New York
Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF, a Series of ETFis Series Trust I - Delaware
Jay Hatfield - United States
InfraCap Equity Income Fund ETF, a series of Series Portfolios Trust - Delaware</citizenship>
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        <amountBeneficiallyOwned>Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC - 0
Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF, a Series of ETFis Series Trust I - 1,877,007
Jay Hatfield - 0
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        <classPercent>Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC - 0.0%
Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF, a Series of ETFis Series Trust I - 14.90%
Jay Hatfield - 0.0%
InfraCap Equity Income Fund ETF, a series of Series Portfolios Trust - 0.31%</classPercent>
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          <solePowerOrDirectToVote>Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC - 0
Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF, a Series of ETFis Series Trust I - 0
Jay Hatfield - 0
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Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF, a Series of ETFis Series Trust I - 1,877,007
Jay Hatfield - 0
InfraCap Equity Income Fund ETF, a series of Series Portfolios Trust - 39,761</sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>
          <solePowerOrDirectToDispose>Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC - 0
Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF, a Series of ETFis Series Trust I - 0
Jay Hatfield - 0
InfraCap Equity Income Fund ETF, a series of Series Portfolios Trust - 0</solePowerOrDirectToDispose>
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        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>All of the shares of $1.95 Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares, par value $0.01 per share reported in this Schedule 13G are held in the accounts of Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC's clients, none of which, other than Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF, a Series of ETFis Series Trust I, individually owns more than 5% of the $1.95 Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares, par value $0.01 per share.</ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>
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      <item7>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <subsidiaryIdentificationAndClassification>Please see Exhibit B attached hereto.</subsidiaryIdentificationAndClassification>
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        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.</certifications>
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    <exhibitInfo>Exhibit A - Joint Filing Agreement

Exhibit B - Control Person Identification</exhibitInfo>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Samuel Caffrey-Agoglia</signature>
        <title>Samuel Caffrey-Agoglia, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer</title>
        <date>05/15/2026</date>
      </signatureDetails>
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    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF, a Series of ETFis Series Trust I</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Samuel Caffrey-Agoglia</signature>
        <title>Samuel Caffrey-Agoglia, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer</title>
        <date>05/15/2026</date>
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    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Jay Hatfield</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Jay Hatfield</signature>
        <title>Jay Hatfield</title>
        <date>05/15/2026</date>
      </signatureDetails>
    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>InfraCap Equity Income Fund ETF, a Series of Series Portfolios Trust</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Samuel Caffrey-Agoglia</signature>
        <title>Samuel Caffrey-Agoglia, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer</title>
        <date>05/15/2026</date>
      </signatureDetails>
    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureComments>* Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his, her or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

To the extent that "ownership of 5 percent or less of a class" was indicated in Item 5, such response only applies to the Reporting Person(s) that indicated elsewhere herein that it beneficially owns five percent (5%) or less of the class.</signatureComments>
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