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Equity Residential

435 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.7B invested in Equity Residential in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 149 increasing their positions, 158 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

141% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $35.6M | Put options by funds: $14.8M

105% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 21

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.1B → $20.7B (+$1.64B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 419435 (+16)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 149 | Existing positions reduced: 158

3.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 102.24%99.16% (-3.1%)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2625 (-1)

Holders
435
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+3.82%
% of All Funds
12.56%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.85%
% of All Funds
0.72%
New
43
Increased
149
Reduced
158
Closed
21
Calls
$35.6M
Puts
$14.8M
Net Calls
+$20.8M
Net Calls Change
-$14.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.46B +$79.1M +1,402,001 +3%
Cohen & Steers
2
Cohen & Steers
New York
$1.59B +$70.1M +1,242,988 +5%
Capital World Investors
3
Capital World Investors
California
$989M +$419M +7,429,244 +77%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$944M -$146M -2,582,991 -14%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$863M -$18.6M -328,912 -2%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$761M +$6.14M +108,913 +0.8%
AAMU
7
APG Asset Management US
New York
$737M -$22.4M -396,621 -3%
Fidelity Investments
8
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$660M -$19M -336,054 -3%
Daiwa Securities Group
9
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$659M +$63.4M +1,124,180 +11%
CIMLRA
10
CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets
Pennsylvania
$534M +$42.6M +754,462 +9%
LIMS
11
Lasalle Investment Management Securities
Maryland
$521M +$24.1M +427,700 +5%
BFA
12
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$497M +$22.2M +393,478 +5%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$420M +$4.77M +84,488 +1%
SAMC
14
Shinko Asset Management Company
Japan
$391M -$2.43M -43,100 -0.6%
Deutsche Bank
15
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$340M -$40.6M -719,384 -11%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$314M -$1.16M -20,571 -0.4%
Boston Partners
17
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$305M +$41M +726,249 +16%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$303M -$6.9M -122,293 -2%
BG
19
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$287M +$8.42M +149,226 +3%
PI
20
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$287M
T. Rowe Price Associates
21
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$278M +$1.47M +26,008 +0.5%
ECM
22
EII Capital Management
New York
$270M -$43.7M -774,700 -14%
ACM
23
AEW Capital Management
Massachusetts
$251M +$1.97M +35,000 +0.8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
24
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$234M +$8.17M +144,857 +4%
Capital Research Global Investors
25
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$188M

EQR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

435 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Equity Residential (EQR) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $20.7B — up 8.6% from $19.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new EQR positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 149 added to existing stakes and 158 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $419M. The largest seller was Lehman Brothers Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $408M sold.

  • 435 institutional investors held Equity Residential (EQR) as of Q1 2014, up from 419 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $20.7B of Equity Residential stock for Q1 2014, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new Equity Residential positions in Q1 2014 and 21 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest Equity Residential buyer in Q1 2014 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $419M added.
  • The largest Equity Residential seller in Q1 2014 was Lehman Brothers Holdings, an estimated $408M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.