Equity Residential
530 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.6B invested in Equity Residential in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 165 increasing their positions, 203 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
208% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $79M | Put options by funds: $25.7M
74% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 35
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 509 → 530 (+21)
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21.7B → $21.6B (-$29.3M)
3.23% less ownership
Funds ownership: 95.52% → 92.28% (-3.2%)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 165 | Existing positions reduced: 203
22% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 14 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$579M |
| 2 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$178M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$140M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$101M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$84.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cohen & Steers
New York
|
-$553M |
| 2 |
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$346M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$240M |
| 4 |
Daiwa Securities Group
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$189M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$186M |
EQR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
530 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Equity Residential (EQR) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $21.6B — down 0.14% from $21.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 61 funds opened new EQR positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 165 added to existing stakes and 203 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $579M. The largest seller was Cohen & Steers, cutting an estimated $553M.
- 530 institutional investors held Equity Residential (EQR) as of Q2 2018, up from 509 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $21.6B of Equity Residential stock for Q2 2018, down 0.14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 61 funds opened new Equity Residential positions in Q2 2018 and 35 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
- The largest Equity Residential buyer in Q2 2018 was Norges Bank, an estimated $579M added.
- The largest Equity Residential seller in Q2 2018 was Cohen & Steers, an estimated $553M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.