Equity Residential
591 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.4B invested in Equity Residential in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 189 increasing their positions, 201 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
95% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 40
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $24.8B → $26.4B (+$1.62B)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 557 → 591 (+34)
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 189 | Existing positions reduced: 201
1.2% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.02% → 91.82% (-1.2%)
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 14 (-2)
64% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $34M | Put options by funds: $95.1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$248M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$190M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$103M |
| 4 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$70.1M |
| 5 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$50M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PI
PGGM Investments
Zeist,
Netherlands
|
-$153M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$136M |
| 3 |
Cohen & Steers
New York
|
-$130M |
| 4 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$112M |
| 5 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
-$108M |
EQR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review
591 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Equity Residential (EQR) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $26.4B — up 6.5% from $24.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 78 funds opened new EQR positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 38 holders — while 189 added to existing stakes and 201 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $248M. The largest seller was PGGM Investments, cutting an estimated $153M.
- 591 institutional investors held Equity Residential (EQR) as of Q2 2021, up from 557 in Q1 2021.
- Funds reported $26.4B of Equity Residential stock for Q2 2021, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 78 funds opened new Equity Residential positions in Q2 2021 and 40 closed out, a net change of +38 holders.
- The largest Equity Residential buyer in Q2 2021 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $248M added.
- The largest Equity Residential seller in Q2 2021 was PGGM Investments, an estimated $153M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.