ACRE

Ares Commercial Real Estate
ACRE

Overview Fund Activity

128 hedge funds and large institutions have $103M invested in Ares Commercial Real Estate in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
128
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-3.03%
% of All Funds
1.74%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
17
Increased
37
Reduced
47
Closed
16
Calls
$459K
Puts
$577K
Net Calls
-$118K
Net Calls Change
-$243K

Top Buyers

1
Balyasny Asset Management
1
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$6.14M
2
CWA
2
Cura Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$4.46M
3
DFG
3
Delphi Financial Group
Delaware
$995K
4
GCP
4
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$661K
5
LIP
5
Lighthouse Investment Partners
Florida
$921K

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.06M
2
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$22.5M
3
ECM
3
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$0
4
Millennium Management
4
Millennium Management
New York
$634K
5
Citadel Advisors
5
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$610K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
Legal & General Group
101
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$23.5K – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
102
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$17.9K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
103
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$17K +$13.5K +2,850 +379%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
104
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$14.3K -$18.2K -3,921 -56%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
105
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$14.1K +$14.1K +3,927 New
PNC Financial Services Group
106
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$11.6K -$13.8K -2,970 -54%
TRCT
107
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$10.9K +$9.13K +1,971 +512%
VCM
108
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$8.37K +$3.39K +732 +68%
AB
109
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$8K – – –
HCA
110
Harbor Capital Advisors
Illinois
$5K +$2.19K +433 +78%
PA
111
Parallel Advisors
California
$4.43K -$537 -116 -11%
SCM
112
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$4.27K -$3.65K -789 -46%
HI
113
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$4.12K +$167 +36 +4%
Fifth Third Bancorp
114
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$3.7K – – –
Jones Financial Companies
115
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$3.45K -$6.33K -1,347 -65%
MPWT
116
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$2.85K -$1.46K -315 -34%
TWC
117
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.03K – – –
EWA
118
EverSource Wealth Advisors
Alabama
$1.31K -$1.01K -218 -44%
RIL
119
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$1.13K +$926 +200 +444%
IA
120
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.07K – – –
AP
121
Aspect Partners
Virginia
$926 – – –
GI
122
GAMMA Investing
California
$444 -$2.38K -514 -84%
PFBT
123
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$394 +$394 +85 New
Russell Investments Group
124
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$357 -$2.5K -540 -88%
TWD
125
True Wealth Design
Ohio
$357 +$357 +77 New
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