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ACRE

Ares Commercial Real Estate

143 hedge funds and large institutions have $101M invested in Ares Commercial Real Estate in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

181% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $930K | Put options by funds: $331K

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 15

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 132143 (+11)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 43

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 40.89%40.72% (-0.17%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $107M → $101M (-$6.22M)

Holders
143
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+8.33%
% of All Funds
1.88%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
26
Increased
46
Reduced
43
Closed
15
Calls
$930K
Puts
$331K
Net Calls
+$599K
Net Calls Change
+$429K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Invesco
26
Invesco
Georgia
$631K -$155K -33,341 -19%
Charles Schwab
27
Charles Schwab
California
$579K -$139K -29,842 -19%
AQR Capital Management
28
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$577K +$131K +28,107 +28%
Two Sigma Investments
29
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$552K +$427K +92,002 +302%
Wells Fargo
30
Wells Fargo
California
$540K +$62.4K +13,443 +13%
N
31
Nuveen
North Carolina
$459K -$120K -25,765 -20%
AAM
32
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$456K -$27.1K -5,834 -5%
AIM
33
Access Investment Management
Georgia
$387K
KAM
34
Knightsbridge Asset Management
California
$385K +$35.1K +7,562 +10%
T. Rowe Price Associates
35
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$384K +$1.41K +304 +0.4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
36
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$369K -$35.8K -7,711 -9%
RhumbLine Advisers
37
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$363K -$15.5K -3,339 -4%
QCM
38
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$351K +$112K +24,127 +45%
AllianceBernstein
39
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$339K
Barclays
40
Barclays
United Kingdom
$336K -$61K -13,138 -15%
Two Sigma Advisers
41
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$326K -$6.5K -1,400 -2%
VanEck Associates
42
VanEck Associates
New York
$300K
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
43
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$294K -$12.4K -2,670 -4%
Royal Bank of Canada
44
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$280K +$9.35K +2,014 +3%
Bank of America
45
Bank of America
North Carolina
$268K -$275K -59,233 -50%
D.E. Shaw & Co
46
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$264K +$272K +58,641 New
Marshall Wace
47
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$260K -$2.35M -505,331 -90%
Jane Street
48
Jane Street
New York
$250K -$518K -111,618 -67%
VA
49
Vident Advisory
Georgia
$243K +$250K +53,827 New
Deutsche Bank
50
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$234K +$50.4K +10,858 +26%

ACRE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

143 of the 7,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $101M — down 5.8% from $107M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new ACRE positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CF Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.38M. The largest seller was Balyasny Asset Management, cutting an estimated $3.61M.

  • 143 institutional investors held Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) as of Q3 2025, up from 132 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $101M of Ares Commercial Real Estate stock for Q3 2025, down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new Ares Commercial Real Estate positions in Q3 2025 and 15 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Ares Commercial Real Estate buyer in Q3 2025 was CF Capital, an estimated $5.38M added.
  • The largest Ares Commercial Real Estate seller in Q3 2025 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $3.61M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.