We are live on ! Find out more
ACRE

Ares Commercial Real Estate
ACRE

151 hedge funds and large institutions have $116M invested in Ares Commercial Real Estate in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $652K | Put options by funds: $217K

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 15

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $101M → $116M (+$14.9M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 143 → 151 (+8)

3.36% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.72% → 44.08% (+3.4%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 49

Holders
151
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+5.59%
% of All Funds
1.84%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
24
Increased
49
Reduced
49
Closed
15
Calls
$652K
Puts
$217K
Net Calls
+$435K
Net Calls Change
-$164K

Top Buyers

1
VanEck Associates
VanEck Associates
New York
+$2.85M
2
Focus Partners Wealth
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
+$2.48M
3
CC
CF Capital
Massachusetts
+$1.91M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$1.16M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$928K

Top Sellers

1
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.24M
2
CWA
Cura Wealth Advisors
Illinois
-$814K
3
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
-$297K
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$282K
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$268K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
26
Wells Fargo
California
$768K +$199K +40,921 +34%
AQR Capital Management
27
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$765K +$156K +31,996 +25%
QCM
28
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$760K +$394K +81,098 +104%
Bank of New York Mellon
29
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$733K +$6.47K +1,332 +0.9%
Bank of America
30
Bank of America
North Carolina
$705K +$428K +87,999 +148%
GCP
31
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$680K -$297K -61,166 -30%
SIC
32
Samalin Investment Counsel
New York
$571K -$102K -21,002 -15%
AAM
33
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$520K +$37.8K +7,774 +8%
Invesco
34
Invesco
Georgia
$508K -$164K -33,654 -24%
N
35
Nuveen
North Carolina
$486K – – –
CH
36
Canton Hathaway
Rhode Island
$425K +$432K +88,915 New
KAM
37
Knightsbridge Asset Management
California
$408K -$180 -37 -0%
Barclays
38
Barclays
United Kingdom
$394K +$38.4K +7,891 +11%
Commonwealth Equity Services
39
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$391K -$705 -145 -0.2%
AIM
40
Access Investment Management
Georgia
$387K – – –
KPF
41
K2 Principal Fund
Ontario, Canada
$370K +$376K +77,377 New
AllianceBernstein
42
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$359K – – –
Two Sigma Advisers
43
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$359K +$13.6K +2,800 +4%
Acadian Asset Management
44
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$358K +$124K +25,491 +51%
Susquehanna International Group
45
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$335K +$122K +25,125 +56%
RhumbLine Advisers
46
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$331K -$55.3K -11,386 -14%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
47
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$299K -$13.1K -2,700 -4%
T. Rowe Price Associates
48
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$294K -$115K -23,590 -28%
Jane Street
49
Jane Street
New York
$258K -$6.79K -1,396 -3%
PAG
50
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$217K +$21.4K +4,410 +11%
1
2
3 4 5

ACRE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

151 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $116M — up 15% from $101M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new ACRE positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was VanEck Associates, adding an estimated $2.85M. The largest seller was Balyasny Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.24M sold.

  • 151 institutional investors held Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) as of Q4 2025, up from 143 in Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $116M of Ares Commercial Real Estate stock for Q4 2025, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Ares Commercial Real Estate positions in Q4 2025 and 15 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Ares Commercial Real Estate buyer in Q4 2025 was VanEck Associates, an estimated $2.85M added.
  • The largest Ares Commercial Real Estate seller in Q4 2025 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $1.24M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.