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Ares Commercial Real Estate

133 hedge funds and large institutions have $296M invested in Ares Commercial Real Estate in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

437% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.15M | Put options by funds: $401K

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 15

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 36

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $225M → $296M (+$71.7M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 122133 (+11)

2.92% less ownership

Funds ownership: 56.4%53.48% (-2.9%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

Holders
133
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+9.02%
% of All Funds
2.34%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
27
Increased
48
Reduced
36
Closed
15
Calls
$2.15M
Puts
$401K
Net Calls
+$1.75M
Net Calls Change
+$273K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$46.7M +$2.54M +194,556 +6%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$25.1M +$3.99M +305,208 +20%
DFG
3
Delphi Financial Group
Delaware
$21.6M +$443K +33,908 +2%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$13.4M +$554K +42,367 +5%
Boston Partners
5
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$11.7M -$160K -12,216 -1%
1832 Asset Management
6
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$10.7M +$10.1M +774,662 New
Millennium Management
7
Millennium Management
New York
$10.3M +$3.48M +266,471 +55%
SGCIA
8
Smith Graham & Co Investment Advisors
Texas
$10.1M -$420K -32,151 -4%
JP Morgan Chase
9
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$9.74M +$1.96M +150,010 +27%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$8.87M -$2.24M -171,495 -21%
EC
11
EJF Capital
Virginia
$7.88M +$7.51M +574,600 New
Geode Capital Management
12
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$7.19M +$655K +50,081 +11%
N
13
Nuveen
North Carolina
$5.72M +$3.41M +260,747 +167%
Two Sigma Advisers
14
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$5.06M +$859K +65,700 +22%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$4.47M -$153K -11,712 -3%
LSV Asset Management
16
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$4.46M +$101K +7,700 +2%
MIM
17
Merrion Investment Management
New Jersey
$4.21M -$26K -1,987 -0.6%
RVPG
18
Relative Value Partners Group
$4.17M +$104K +7,973 +3%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$4.08M +$460K +35,189 +13%
KCM
20
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$3.98M +$1.25M +95,359 +49%
Marshall Wace
21
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$3.82M +$3.64M +278,688 New
Citadel Advisors
22
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.51M +$3.08M +235,904 +1,189%
LCM
23
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$3.5M +$3.34M +255,225 New
CS
24
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.33M +$195K +14,881 +7%
VanEck Associates
25
VanEck Associates
New York
$3.27M -$531K -40,583 -15%

ACRE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

133 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $296M — up 32% from $225M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new ACRE positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was 1832 Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.1M. The largest seller was Steamboat Capital Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.3M sold.

  • 133 institutional investors held Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) as of Q1 2021, up from 122 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $296M of Ares Commercial Real Estate stock for Q1 2021, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Ares Commercial Real Estate positions in Q1 2021 and 15 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Ares Commercial Real Estate buyer in Q1 2021 was 1832 Asset Management, an estimated $10.1M added.
  • The largest Ares Commercial Real Estate seller in Q1 2021 was Steamboat Capital Partners, an estimated $10.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.