Equity Residential
535 hedge funds and large institutions have $26B invested in Equity Residential in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 199 increasing their positions, 186 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.
32% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.21M | Put options by funds: $6.97M
19% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 19 (+3)
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $22.5B → $26B (+$3.49B)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 199 | Existing positions reduced: 186
0.57% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.81% → 93.38% (+0.57%)
9% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 53
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 544 → 535 (-9)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$238M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$98.9M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$79.9M |
| 4 |
CIM
Centersquare Investment Management
Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania
|
+$79.1M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$67.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$81.9M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$80.2M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$68M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$55.9M |
| 5 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$55.7M |
EQR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
535 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Equity Residential (EQR) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $26B — up 16% from $22.5B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 53 funds closed out of EQR and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 186 trimmed existing stakes and 199 added.
The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $238M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $81.9M.
- 535 institutional investors held Equity Residential (EQR) as of Q1 2019, down from 544 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $26B of Equity Residential stock for Q1 2019, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new Equity Residential positions in Q1 2019 and 53 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest Equity Residential buyer in Q1 2019 was State Street, an estimated $238M added.
- The largest Equity Residential seller in Q1 2019 was Millennium Management, an estimated $81.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.