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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
Franklin Resources
76
Franklin Resources
California
$104K +$3.26K +671 +3%
MIM
77
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$102K -$42.7K -8,791 -29%
JIC
78
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$99.7K – – –
BAAM
79
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$96.5K – – –
Squarepoint
80
Squarepoint
New York
$96K -$58.6K -12,053 -38%
CWP
81
Curated Wealth Partners
California
$95.6K – – –
IC
82
IEQ Capital
California
$93.1K +$25.8K +5,306 +37%
Millennium Management
83
Millennium Management
New York
$84K -$15.1K -3,106 -15%
CG
84
CFO4Life Group
Texas
$81.3K – – –
HF
85
HRT Financial
New York
$80K +$21.6K +4,445 +36%
M&T Bank
86
M&T Bank
New York
$79.3K +$80.7K +16,594 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
87
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$78.1K +$28.1K +5,788 +55%
SMA
88
Seven Mile Advisory
New Jersey
$77.2K +$78.5K +16,149 New
VOYA Investment Management
89
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$76.4K +$612 +126 +0.8%
PFSRSONJ
90
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey
New Jersey
$74.8K – – –
TSS
91
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$69.2K +$70.4K +14,478 New
QC
92
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$66.5K +$67.6K +13,916 New
AIM
93
Aigen Investment Management
New York
$66K -$42.9K -8,826 -39%
ECSS
94
Eurizon Capital SGR SpA
$64.9K +$64K +13,161 New
KAS
95
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$63.5K +$64.5K +13,276 New
IFWM
96
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$63.3K +$9.72K +2,000 +18%
Stifel Financial
97
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$63.1K +$6.28K +1,291 +11%
Mercer Global Advisors
98
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$61.1K +$4.41K +907 +8%
MQWP
99
Morey & Quinn Wealth Partners
Nebraska
$59.6K -$15.5K -3,185 -20%
Cerity Partners
100
Cerity Partners
New York
$58.8K +$1.65K +340 +3%
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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.