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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
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$22M +$223K +45,801 +1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$14.6M -$268K -55,161 -2%
CC
3
CF Capital
Massachusetts
$7.42M +$1.91M +393,943 +34%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
4
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$6.44M +$153K +31,440 +2%
Geode Capital Management
5
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$6.27M -$91K -18,719 -1%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$5.69M -$21.8K -4,485 -0.4%
CWA
7
Cura Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$4.34M -$814K -167,431 -16%
VanEck Associates
8
VanEck Associates
New York
$3.1M +$2.85M +585,711 +947%
BAMF
9
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab
Denmark
$2.7M – – –
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.59M -$124K -25,582 -5%
Focus Partners Wealth
11
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
$2.44M +$2.48M +510,675 New
Wellington Management Group
12
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.36M -$282K -57,987 -11%
DIA
13
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$2.1M -$2.76K -568 -0.1%
JP Morgan Chase
14
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2M +$202K +41,481 +11%
Goldman Sachs
15
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.87M +$928K +190,900 +95%
Two Sigma Investments
16
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.73M +$1.16M +238,685 +195%
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.53M +$226K +46,415 +17%
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.34M +$300K +61,791 +28%
LIP
19
Lighthouse Investment Partners
Florida
$1.31M +$258K +53,022 +24%
EW
20
Evoke Wealth
California
$1.15M +$24K +4,936 +2%
PCM
21
Penserra Capital Management
California
$1.1M -$23.6K -4,854 -2%
DFG
22
Delphi Financial Group
Delaware
$1.03M – – –
Victory Capital Management
23
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$865K +$126K +26,000 +17%
Charles Schwab
24
Charles Schwab
California
$865K +$255K +52,512 +41%
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$821K – – –
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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.