Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (ACRE) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · ACRE · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
150
Institutional Holders
▲ 14 vs Q2
$104.02M
Total Inst. Value
▼ $3.45M vs Q2
55.48M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 98.01%
23.01M
13F Shares Held
▲ 519,447 vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
ACRE largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLACKROCK, INC. real estate investment trusts | 4.56M | 8.31% | 8.31% | $20.55B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 41.7K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC real estate investment trusts | 3.11M | 5.67% | 5.67% | $14.03B | Nov 7, 2025 | ▲ 74.5K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC real estate investment trusts | 1.33M | 2.42% | 2.42% | $6.00B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 3.3K |
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC real estate investment trusts | 1.32M | 2.40% | 2.40% | $5.93B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 37.1K |
STATE STREET CORP real estate investment trusts | 1.16M | 2.11% | 2.11% | $5.40B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 2.2K |
NORTH GROUND CAPITAL real estate investment trusts | 1.16M | 2.11% | 2.11% | $5.22B | Oct 29, 2025 | ▲ 1.16M |
CURA WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC real estate investment trusts | 1.07M | 1.96% | 1.96% | $4.85B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 93.3K |
ALPINE GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC real estate investment trusts | 593.9K | 1.08% | 1.08% | $2.68B | Nov 14, 2025 | NEW |
NORTHERN TRUST CORP real estate investment trusts | 567.5K | 1.03% | 1.03% | $2.56B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 12.3K |
BI ASSET MANAGEMENT FONDSMAEGLERSELSKAB A/S real estate investment trusts | 564.2K | 1.03% | 1.03% | $2.54B | Nov 5, 2025 | ▲ 110.5K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
21
Increased
+1.93M shares2
New Positions
first time holders22
Decreased
−1.90M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+36.5K
+1.93M / −1.90M
Net new holders
+1
2 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
ACRE insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
6
Buy transactions
0
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Browning William director | Apr 29, 2026 | Award | 18,879 | — | — | 25.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Blakely Caroline director | Apr 29, 2026 | Award | 18,879 | — | — | 50.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
April Rand Scott director | Apr 29, 2026 | Award | 18,879 | — | — | 18.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Moriarty Edmond N. III director | Apr 29, 2026 | Award | 18,879 | — | — | 98.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
SKINNER JAMES E director | Apr 29, 2026 | Award | 18,879 | — | — | 116.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Parekh Rebecca Jaisali director | Apr 29, 2026 | Award | 18,879 | — | — | 77.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Donohoe Bryan Patrick Chief Executive Officer | Jan 14, 2026 | Sale | 21,761 | $4.93 | $107.2K | 250.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Gonzales Jeffrey Michael CFO and Treasurer | Jan 14, 2026 | Sale | 6,218 | $4.93 | $30.6K | 88.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
FEINGOLD ANTON Gen. Counsel VP and Secretary | Jan 14, 2026 | Sale | 7,606 | $4.93 | $37.5K | 92.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Gonzales Jeffrey Michael CFO and Treasurer | Dec 11, 2025 | Award | 44,000 | — | — | 94.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (ACRE) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 41.5% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 1.99%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 56.54%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation is BLACKROCK, INC., holding approximately 4.56 million shares — equal to 8.31% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 150 institutional investors currently hold ACRE stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $104,019,955 as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
ACRE ownershipAres Commercial Real Estate Corporation (ACRE) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 41.5% of shares. The largest shareholder is BLACKROCK, INC. with a 8.31% stake. Company insiders hold 1.99%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.