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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
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$20.5M -$194K -41,729 -0.9%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$14M +$346K +74,453 +2%
Geode Capital Management
3
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$6M +$15.3K +3,295 +0.2%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
4
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$5.93M +$172K +37,062 +3%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$5.4M -$10.1K -2,167 -0.2%
CC
6
CF Capital
Massachusetts
$5.22M +$5.38M +1,157,863 New
CWA
7
Cura Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$4.85M +$433K +93,281 +10%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.56M -$57.4K -12,350 -2%
BAMF
9
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab
Denmark
$2.54M +$513K +110,505 +24%
Wellington Management Group
10
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.49M
DIA
11
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.98M -$15.1K -3,244 -0.7%
JP Morgan Chase
12
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.7M +$67.7K +14,586 +4%
Balyasny Asset Management
13
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$1.24M -$3.61M -776,648 -74%
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.23M -$88.7K -19,097 -7%
EW
15
Evoke Wealth
California
$1.06M +$804K +173,035 +319%
PCM
16
Penserra Capital Management
California
$1.06M +$36.9K +7,950 +4%
LIP
17
Lighthouse Investment Partners
Florida
$997K +$103K +22,197 +11%
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$985K -$87.7K -18,893 -8%
DFG
19
Delphi Financial Group
Delaware
$969K
GCP
20
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$918K +$72K +15,497 +8%
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$904K -$771K -166,046 -45%
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$775K -$253K -54,400 -24%
Victory Capital Management
23
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$699K +$78.9K +17,000 +12%
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$686K +$30.5K +6,574 +5%
SIC
25
Samalin Investment Counsel
New York
$634K -$10.2K -2,204 -2%

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.