Equity Lifestyle Properties
493 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.8B invested in Equity Lifestyle Properties in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 181 increasing their positions, 178 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.
901% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.2M | Put options by funds: $1.02M
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 69
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 181 | Existing positions reduced: 178
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.9B → $12.8B (-$74.7M)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 500 → 493 (-7)
3.91% less ownership
Funds ownership: 109.35% → 105.44% (-3.9%)
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 5 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$118M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$70.2M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$57.5M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$43.4M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$37.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$192M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$83.5M |
| 3 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$79.7M |
| 4 |
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
|
-$61.1M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$33M |
ELS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
493 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $12.8B — down 0.58% from $12.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 73 funds opened new ELS positions and 69 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 181 added to existing stakes and 178 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $118M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $192M.
- 493 institutional investors held Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) as of Q1 2026, down from 500 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $12.8B of Equity Lifestyle Properties stock for Q1 2026, down 0.58% quarter-over-quarter.
- 73 funds opened new Equity Lifestyle Properties positions in Q1 2026 and 69 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Equity Lifestyle Properties buyer in Q1 2026 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $118M added.
- The largest Equity Lifestyle Properties seller in Q1 2026 was BlackRock, an estimated $192M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.