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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
HNB
151
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$5 – – –
Balyasny Asset Management
152
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$1.24M -274,957 Closed
Marshall Wace
153
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
– -$260K -57,643 Closed
CAG
154
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
– -$172K -38,084 Closed
ZIM
155
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
– -$131K -28,996 Closed
GS
156
GTS Securities
New York
– -$100K -22,199 Closed
FFG
157
Frisch Financial Group
New York
– -$88.1K -18,907 Closed
CC
158
Centiva Capital
New York
– -$78.5K -17,410 Closed
SOW
159
State of Wyoming
Wyoming
– -$59K -13,085 Closed
ME
160
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
– -$41K -9,087 Closed
SSG
161
Summit Securities Group
New York
– -$17.3K -3,840 Closed
PS
162
Principal Securities
Iowa
– -$10.2K -2,270 Closed
Simplex Trading
163
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$7.4K -1,522 Closed
RFP
164
Root Financial Partners
California
– -$4.51K -1,000 Closed
ASN
165
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
– -$230 -51 Closed
SS
166
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
– -$23 -5 Closed
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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.