Ares Commercial Real Estate
ACRE
154 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, 50 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
200% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $652K | Put options by funds: $217K
172% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $14.9M | Capital outflows: $5.46M
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
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 146 → 154 (+8)
3.34% more ownership
Funds ownership: 40.72% → 44.06% (+3.3%)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 50
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
+$2.85M |
| 2 |
Focus Partners Wealth
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.48M |
| 3 |
CC
CF Capital
Cohasset,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.91M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$1.16M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$928K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.24M |
| 2 |
Cura Wealth Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$814K |
| 3 |
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$297K |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$282K |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$268K |
ACRE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review
154 of the 8,302 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 50 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.
- 154 institutional investors held Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) as of Q4 2025, up from 146 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.