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Essex Property Trust
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394 hedge funds and large institutions have $13B invested in Essex Property Trust in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 144 increasing their positions, 135 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

316% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.76M | Put options by funds: $1.38M

205% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 19

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.4B → $13B (+$1.62B)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 361 → 394 (+33)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 144 | Existing positions reduced: 135

1.84% less ownership

Funds ownership: 100.26% → 98.41% (-1.8%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 8 (-4)

Holders
394
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+9.14%
% of All Funds
10.51%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
58
Increased
144
Reduced
135
Closed
19
Calls
$5.76M
Puts
$1.38M
Net Calls
+$4.38M
Net Calls Change
-$2.98M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$68.2M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$66.6M
3
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$64.6M
4
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
+$63.4M
5
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$37.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$74.4M
2
AIM
abrdn Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$70.6M
3
CIMLRA
CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets
Pennsylvania
-$60.8M
4
ECM
EII Capital Management
New York
-$58.3M
5
SAMC
Shinko Asset Management Company
Japan
-$57M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AAM
401
Aston Asset Management
Illinois
– -$641K -3,585 Closed
AAM
402
Azzad Asset Management
Virginia
– -$481K -2,693 Closed
Verition Fund Management
403
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$403K -2,252 Closed
WAM
404
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$266K -1,489 Closed
GLA
405
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
– -$224K -1,255 Closed
FA
406
FDx Advisors
Illinois
– -$216K -1,206 Closed
LBG
407
Lloyds Banking Group
United Kingdom
– -$180K -1,008 Closed
CGT
408
Capital Guardian Trust
California
– -$163K -911 Closed
SCA
409
Strategic Capital Alternatives
United States
– -$36K -200 Closed
OCM
410
One Capital Management
California
– -$19K -105 Closed
CRM
411
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
– -$18K -100 Closed
FNYS
412
First New York Securities
New York
– -$13.4K -75 Closed
FPFS
413
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
– +$396 +2 New
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ESS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

394 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essex Property Trust (ESS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $13B — up 14% from $11.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new ESS positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 39 holders — while 144 added to existing stakes and 135 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Investors US, adding an estimated $68.2M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $74.4M.

  • 394 institutional investors held Essex Property Trust (ESS) as of Q4 2014, up from 361 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $13B of Essex Property Trust stock for Q4 2014, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 58 funds opened new Essex Property Trust positions in Q4 2014 and 19 closed out, a net change of +39 holders.
  • The largest Essex Property Trust buyer in Q4 2014 was Janus Henderson Investors US, an estimated $68.2M added.
  • The largest Essex Property Trust seller in Q4 2014 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $74.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.