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ACRE

Ares Commercial Real Estate
ACRE

109 hedge funds and large institutions have $249M invested in Ares Commercial Real Estate in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

48% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 31

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $216M → $249M (+$33.1M)

0.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.7% → 62.98% (+0.27%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 109 → 109 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 12

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $110K

Holders
109
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.5%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
12
Increased
46
Reduced
31
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
$110K
Net Calls
-$110K
Net Calls Change
-$161K

Top Buyers

1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$3.94M
2
RA
Resource America
New York
+$3.13M
3
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
+$2.17M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.15M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$1.06M

Top Sellers

1
BCM
Buckhead Capital Management
Georgia
-$2.94M
2
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$2.67M
3
AAMU
AEGON Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$2.64M
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$2.35M
5
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
-$2.28M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BCM
51
Beck Capital Management
Texas
$603K -$134K -10,083 -19%
Renaissance Technologies
52
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$603K +$579K +43,700 New
UBS Group
53
UBS Group
Switzerland
$572K +$77.2K +5,826 +16%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
54
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$563K – – –
MWNA
55
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$558K +$536K +40,428 New
Bessemer Group
56
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$547K +$2.65K +200 +0.5%
JIR
57
James Investment Research
Ohio
$460K +$1.19K +90 +0.3%
First Trust Advisors
58
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$448K +$66.6K +5,021 +18%
Prudential Financial
59
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$427K +$113K +8,500 +38%
Allianz Asset Management
60
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$425K -$81K -6,108 -17%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
61
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$424K +$79.5K +6,000 +24%
Citadel Advisors
62
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$423K +$166K +12,559 +69%
AG
63
Aperio Group
California
$420K +$223K +16,830 +124%
Balyasny Asset Management
64
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$376K -$200K -15,116 -36%
RhumbLine Advisers
65
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$366K +$19.6K +1,475 +6%
AM
66
Ares Management
California
$344K -$82.7K -6,237 -20%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
67
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$340K +$11.8K +890 +4%
T. Rowe Price Associates
68
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$336K +$384 +29 +0.1%
GCP
69
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$330K +$169K +12,719 +114%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
70
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$323K +$11.8K +891 +4%
JP Morgan Chase
71
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$299K +$7.48K +564 +3%
AWA
72
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$285K -$9.91K -748 -3%
HighTower Advisors
73
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$279K -$133K -10,000 -33%
CAM
74
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$256K – – –
RJA
75
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$243K -$86.4K -6,520 -27%
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ACRE Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

109 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $249M — up 15% from $216M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in ACRE was balanced in Q2 2018: 12 funds opened new positions, 12 closed out, 46 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, adding an estimated $3.94M. The largest seller was Buckhead Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.94M sold.

  • 109 institutional investors held Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) as of Q2 2018, unchanged from Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $249M of Ares Commercial Real Estate stock for Q2 2018, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Ares Commercial Real Estate positions in Q2 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Ares Commercial Real Estate buyer in Q2 2018 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $3.94M added.
  • The largest Ares Commercial Real Estate seller in Q2 2018 was Buckhead Capital Management, an estimated $2.94M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.