Equity Commonwealth
EQC
EQC was delisted on the 21st of April, 2025.
253 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.67B invested in Equity Commonwealth in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 103 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.52B → $3.67B (+$157M)
9% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 10 (-1)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 282 → 253 (-29)
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 103
43% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 46
95% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $37K | Put options by funds: $784K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$238M |
| 2 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$89.8M |
| 3 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$31.7M |
| 4 |
PIM
Perkins Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$29.4M |
| 5 |
AR
Advisory Research
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$24.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$28.2M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$23.3M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$21M |
| 4 |
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$21M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$16.3M |
EQC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
253 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Equity Commonwealth (EQC) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $3.67B — up 4.5% from $3.52B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 46 funds closed out of EQC and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 20 holders — while 103 trimmed existing stakes and 72 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $238M. The largest seller was Nuveen, cutting an estimated $28.2M.
- 253 institutional investors held Equity Commonwealth (EQC) as of Q1 2017, down from 282 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $3.67B of Equity Commonwealth stock for Q1 2017, up 4.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new Equity Commonwealth positions in Q1 2017 and 46 closed out, a net change of -20 holders.
- The largest Equity Commonwealth buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $238M added.
- The largest Equity Commonwealth seller in Q1 2017 was Nuveen, an estimated $28.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.