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Equity Lifestyle Properties
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495 hedge funds and large institutions have $12B invested in Equity Lifestyle Properties in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 188 increasing their positions, 180 reducing their positions, and 75 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2,850% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.8M | Put options by funds: $400K

3.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 98.64% → 101.72% (+3.1%)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 188 | Existing positions reduced: 180

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.6B → $12B (+$329M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 517 → 495 (-22)

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 75

Holders
495
Holders Change
-22
Holders Change %
-4.26%
% of All Funds
6.5%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
58
Increased
188
Reduced
180
Closed
75
Calls
$11.8M
Puts
$400K
Net Calls
+$11.4M
Net Calls Change
+$11.5M

Top Buyers

1
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
+$446M
2
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$174M
3
Daiwa Securities Group
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
+$137M
4
CIM
Centersquare Investment Management
Pennsylvania
+$115M
5
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$102M

Top Sellers

1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$121M
2
CTC
Chai Trust Company
Illinois
-$91.4M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$64.2M
4
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
-$58.6M
5
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$53.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
51
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$39.4M -$3.34M -55,095 -8%
Russell Investments Group
52
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$38.8M +$14.1M +232,052 +57%
William Blair Investment Management
53
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$38.7M +$194K +3,194 +0.5%
ACM
54
Adelante Capital Management
California
$38.5M -$2.45M -40,370 -6%
California Public Employees Retirement System
55
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$37M -$7.86M -129,536 -18%
ProShare Advisors
56
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$35.6M +$3.46M +56,913 +11%
Amundi
57
Amundi
France
$35.3M -$7.99M -131,671 -19%
RhumbLine Advisers
58
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$34.1M -$1.19M -19,548 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
59
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$33M -$2.02M -33,356 -6%
Swiss National Bank
60
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$31.8M -$1.59M -26,200 -5%
AS
61
Aware Super
Australia
$31.3M +$358K +5,889 +1%
BG
62
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$31.3M +$808K +13,306 +3%
Citadel Advisors
63
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$31M +$24.7M +406,490 +389%
HSBC Holdings
64
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$30.3M +$2.02M +33,301 +7%
Renaissance Technologies
65
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$30.2M -$11.1M -182,500 -27%
Deutsche Bank
66
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$29.4M +$771K +12,700 +3%
WCA
67
Waratah Capital Advisors
Ontario, Canada
$29.2M +$12.4M +203,545 +73%
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
68
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
Germany
$27.4M +$11.3M +186,627 +70%
Canada Life
69
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$25.4M +$1.39M +22,859 +6%
Asset Management One
70
Asset Management One
Japan
$24.8M +$106K +1,739 +0.4%
GC
71
Gillson Capital
Illinois
$24.7M +$24.7M +406,900 New
TD Asset Management
72
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$24M +$200K +3,300 +0.8%
Barclays
73
Barclays
United Kingdom
$23.2M +$5.15M +84,760 +28%
Allianz Asset Management
74
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$23M -$2.25M -37,005 -9%
Voloridge Investment Management
75
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
$22.6M -$18.7M -308,655 -45%
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ELS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

495 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $12B — up 2.8% from $11.6B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 75 funds closed out of ELS and 58 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 180 trimmed existing stakes and 188 added.

The largest buyer was Cohen & Steers, adding an estimated $446M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $121M.

  • 495 institutional investors held Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) as of Q3 2025, down from 517 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $12B of Equity Lifestyle Properties stock for Q3 2025, up 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 58 funds opened new Equity Lifestyle Properties positions in Q3 2025 and 75 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
  • The largest Equity Lifestyle Properties buyer in Q3 2025 was Cohen & Steers, an estimated $446M added.
  • The largest Equity Lifestyle Properties seller in Q3 2025 was Invesco, an estimated $121M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.