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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
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
101
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$46.8K +$24.1K +5,192 +100%
SO
102
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$46K
Truist Financial
103
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$45.1K
ME
104
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$41K
SWP
105
Strategic Wealth Partners
Ohio
$34.3K
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
106
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$32K +$33 +7 +0.1%
Fidelity Investments
107
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$30.8K +$1.05K +227 +3%
Russell Investments Group
108
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$27.2K +$23K +4,948 +456%
AIP
109
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$23.1K
Legal & General Group
110
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$22.9K
TRCT
111
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$22.5K -$8.43K -1,816 -27%
PNC Financial Services Group
112
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$17.7K -$5.42K -1,166 -23%
SSG
113
Summit Securities Group
New York
$17.3K +$17.8K +3,840 New
SCM
114
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$16.5K +$10.3K +2,217 +155%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
115
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$14.9K +$15.3K +3,294 New
VCM
116
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$10.4K +$3.14K +677 +41%
PS
117
Principal Securities
Iowa
$10.2K +$10.5K +2,270 New
Citigroup
118
Citigroup
New York
$9.9K -$79.9K -17,205 -89%
AAP
119
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$8.49K +$8.74K +1,883 New
AB
120
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$8K
Jones Financial Companies
121
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$6.59K +$3.01K +649 +89%
Simplex Trading
122
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$6K -$20.2K -4,344 -74%
RFP
123
Root Financial Partners
California
$4.51K +$4.64K +1,000 New
PA
124
Parallel Advisors
California
$4.26K +$697 +150 +19%
Optiver Holding
125
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
$4.18K +$4.3K +926 New

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.