Equity Residential
573 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.3B invested in Equity Residential in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 202 increasing their positions, 204 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.
279% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $160M | Put options by funds: $42.1M
39% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 57
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 556 → 573 (+17)
1% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 202 | Existing positions reduced: 204
1.63% less ownership
Funds ownership: 94.97% → 93.34% (-1.6%)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21.8B → $20.3B (-$1.55B)
38% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 13 (-8)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$173M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$138M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$107M |
| 4 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
+$81.4M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$80.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cohen & Steers
New York
|
-$605M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$152M |
| 3 |
RC
Resolution Capital
Sydney, NSW,
Australia
|
-$118M |
| 4 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$98.5M |
| 5 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
-$93.3M |
EQR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
573 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Equity Residential (EQR) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $20.3B — down 7.1% from $21.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 79 funds opened new EQR positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 202 added to existing stakes and 204 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $173M. The largest seller was Cohen & Steers, cutting an estimated $605M.
- 573 institutional investors held Equity Residential (EQR) as of Q2 2020, up from 556 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $20.3B of Equity Residential stock for Q2 2020, down 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 79 funds opened new Equity Residential positions in Q2 2020 and 57 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
- The largest Equity Residential buyer in Q2 2020 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $173M added.
- The largest Equity Residential seller in Q2 2020 was Cohen & Steers, an estimated $605M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.