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Empire State Realty Trust
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235 hedge funds and large institutions have $963M invested in Empire State Realty Trust in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

375% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $228K | Put options by funds: $48K

52% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 21

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 225 → 235 (+10)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 79

0.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.77% → 73.89% (+0.11%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.26B → $963M (-$299M)

Holders
235
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+4.44%
% of All Funds
3.15%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
32
Increased
85
Reduced
79
Closed
21
Calls
$228K
Puts
$48K
Net Calls
+$180K
Net Calls Change
-$359K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CIM
Centersquare Investment Management
Pennsylvania
+$24.9M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$16.2M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$11.8M
4
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
+$10M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$9.01M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$44.9M
2
Verition Fund Management
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
-$14.6M
3
WCP
Waterfront Capital Partners
New York
-$11M
4
VC
Vision Capital
Ontario, Canada
-$10.5M
5
CIMLRA
CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets
Pennsylvania
-$7.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LIP
51
Lighthouse Investment Partners
Florida
$2.15M -$5.45M -605,000 -69%
Swiss National Bank
52
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.13M -$33.3K -3,700 -1%
Two Sigma Investments
53
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$2M +$628K +69,774 +38%
LSA
54
Leonteq Securities AG
Switzerland
$1.94M +$460K +51,137 +26%
RhumbLine Advisers
55
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.84M -$91.3K -10,139 -4%
Marshall Wace
56
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$1.81M +$2.09M +231,697 New
Susquehanna International Group
57
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.67M -$1.72M -190,729 -47%
Jane Street
58
Jane Street
New York
$1.62M +$1.86M +206,526 New
First Trust Advisors
59
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.56M -$868K -96,439 -33%
Asset Management One
60
Asset Management One
Japan
$1.55M -$103K -11,389 -5%
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
61
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
Germany
$1.54M +$1.77M +196,820 New
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
62
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$1.52M -$8.49K -943 -0.5%
Nomura Asset Management
63
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$1.52M +$87.3K +9,700 +5%
AG
64
Algert Global
California
$1.48M +$1.07M +118,690 +168%
EGM
65
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$1.37M +$799K +88,819 +103%
Deutsche Bank
66
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.25M -$66.2K -7,351 -4%
A
67
AlphaQuest
New York
$1.25M +$339K +37,632 +31%
GCM
68
Greenland Capital Management
New York
$1.24M +$223K +24,812 +18%
Victory Capital Management
69
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$1.23M -$783 -87 -0.1%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
70
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.18M -$11.2K -1,249 -0.8%
HSBC Holdings
71
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.15M +$71.5K +7,945 +6%
Voloridge Investment Management
72
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
$1.11M +$1.17M +130,400 +1,189%
YIH
73
Y-Intercept (HK)
Hong Kong
$1.07M +$1.24M +137,416 New
Citigroup
74
Citigroup
New York
$1.03M -$6.29K -699 -0.5%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
75
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.03M – – –
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ESRT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

235 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $963M — down 24% from $1.26B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new ESRT positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 85 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Centersquare Investment Management, adding an estimated $24.9M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $44.9M.

  • 235 institutional investors held Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) as of Q1 2025, up from 225 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $963M of Empire State Realty Trust stock for Q1 2025, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Empire State Realty Trust positions in Q1 2025 and 21 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Empire State Realty Trust buyer in Q1 2025 was Centersquare Investment Management, an estimated $24.9M added.
  • The largest Empire State Realty Trust seller in Q1 2025 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $44.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.