Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
About: Empire State Realty Trust operates as a pure-play greater New York and Manhattan-focused REIT, featuring its landmark Empire State Building office and observation deck. The company owns and operates around 8.5 million square feet of office space, about 80% of which is located in Manhattan.
Employees: 667
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
501% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.35M | Put options by funds: $391K
45% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 93 | Existing positions reduced: 64
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $959M [Q1] → $1.06B (+$96.2M) [Q2]
4.32% more ownership
Funds ownership: 73.55% [Q1] → 77.87% (+4.32%) [Q2]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q1] → 1 (+0) [Q2]
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 231 [Q1] → 224 (-7) [Q2]
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 37
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