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Residential REIT
Stocks Ranked by
Market Capitalization

Name Market cap Price Price
change %
AVB icon
1
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$26.8B
$26.8B $187.78 2.43%
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2
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.2B
$25.2B $67.12 2.51%
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3
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.1B
$18.1B $281.86 5.03%
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4
Invitation Homes
INVH
$17.6B
$17.6B $29.67 1.46%
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5
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15.5B
$15.5B $133.32 2.96%
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6
Sun Communities
SUI
$15.3B
$15.3B $124.43 2.74%
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7
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$12.7B
$12.7B $65.53 3.13%
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8
UDR
UDR
$12.3B
$12.3B $38.30 3.58%
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9
American Homes 4 Rent
AMH
$11.9B
$11.9B $33.21 1.48%
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10
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.2B
$11.2B $113.29 2.65%
JAN
11
Janus Living Inc
JAN
$6.45B
$6.45B $30.40 3.06%
MRP
12
Millrose Properties Inc
MRP
$4.69B
$4.69B $28.22 0.64%
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13
Independence Realty Trust
IRT
$3.93B
$3.93B $16.69 1.18%
UMH
14
UMH Properties
UMH
$1.3B
$1.3B $15.31 2.86%
CSR
15
Centerspace
CSR
$941M
$941M $56.01 1.09%
NXRT
16
NexPoint Residential Trust
NXRT
$677M
$677M $26.55 1.74%
AIV
17
Aimco
AIV
$383M
$383M $2.66 1.53%
BRT
18
BRT Apartments
BRT
$284M
$284M $15.10 0.07%
ELME
19
Elme Communities
ELME
$144M
$144M $1.62 0.61%
CLPR
20
Clipper Realty
CLPR
$45.2M
$45.2M $2.80 2.44%

Residential REIT Stocks at a Glance

Residential REITs own apartments, single-family rentals, and manufactured-housing communities. Housing is need-based, so occupancy stays high; returns track rent growth, which follows household formation, wages, and local housing supply.

There are 20 Residential REIT industry stocks tracked by Wall St. Rank, worth a combined $186B.

The largest by market cap are AvalonBay Communities (AVB) at $26.8B, Equity Residential (EQR) at $25.2B and Essex Property Trust (ESS) at $18.1B.

Among institutional investors, Janus Living Inc (JAN) drew the most net new fund positions in Q1 2026: 110 funds opened new positions.

Market caps and prices updated daily; fund activity based on aggregated SEC 13F filings for Q1 2026.