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Essex Property Trust
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403 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.2B invested in Essex Property Trust in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 152 increasing their positions, 143 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

154% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.51M | Put options by funds: $3.35M

59% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 27

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.3B → $15.2B (+$903M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 393 → 403 (+10)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 152 | Existing positions reduced: 143

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 11 (0)

1.4% less ownership

Funds ownership: 98.65% → 97.26% (-1.4%)

Holders
403
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+2.54%
% of All Funds
10.57%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
43
Increased
152
Reduced
143
Closed
27
Calls
$8.51M
Puts
$3.35M
Net Calls
+$5.15M
Net Calls Change
-$2.77M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
+$510M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$80.8M
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$63.6M
4
CGM
Capital Growth Management
Massachusetts
+$51.4M
5
CIMLRA
CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets
Pennsylvania
+$27.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$283M
2
SAMC
Shinko Asset Management Company
Japan
-$142M
3
HRES
Heitman Real Estate Securities
Illinois
-$86.5M
4
AAMU
APG Asset Management US
New York
-$73.4M
5
PI
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
-$69.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wellington Management Group
51
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$45.7M +$1.92M +8,345 +5%
Neuberger Berman Group
52
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$44.7M -$2.47M -10,736 -5%
RC
53
Resolution Capital
Australia
$41.4M -$7.93M -34,531 -17%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
54
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$40M -$1.72M -7,500 -4%
SCRM
55
Security Capital Research & Management
Illinois
$39.6M -$1.12M -4,873 -3%
California Public Employees Retirement System
56
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$38.7M +$161K +700 +0.4%
BIM
57
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$37.9M +$60.6K +264 +0.2%
PS
58
Presima Securities
Quebec, Canada
$37.4M -$2.16M -9,400 -6%
Swiss National Bank
59
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$36.5M +$8.2M +35,700 +31%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
60
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$36.4M +$184K +800 +0.5%
Franklin Resources
61
Franklin Resources
California
$36M -$827K -3,600 -2%
Macquarie Group
62
Macquarie Group
Australia
$35.9M -$12.9M -56,009 -27%
GC
63
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$33.7M -$13.9M -60,667 -30%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
64
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$31.2M +$86.1K +375 +0.3%
HSBC Holdings
65
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$31.2M +$1.41M +6,139 +5%
PHAM
66
Pacific Heights Asset Management
California
$29.9M -$17.2M -75,000 -38%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
67
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$29.9M +$453K +1,973 +2%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
68
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$27.8M +$1.25M +5,427 +5%
MTB
69
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$27.2M +$835K +3,636 +3%
RFC
70
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$27M -$21.6M -94,118 -46%
WBC
71
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$27M -$10.7M -46,730 -29%
SO
72
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$26.6M +$372K +1,619 +1%
Citadel Advisors
73
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$26.2M +$13.5M +58,964 +117%
Adage Capital Partners
74
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$23.6M -$299K -1,300 -1%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
75
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$23.3M -$1.44M -6,255 -6%
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ESS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

403 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essex Property Trust (ESS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $15.2B — up 6.3% from $14.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new ESS positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 152 added to existing stakes and 143 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cohen & Steers, adding an estimated $510M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $283M.

  • 403 institutional investors held Essex Property Trust (ESS) as of Q4 2015, up from 393 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $15.2B of Essex Property Trust stock for Q4 2015, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new Essex Property Trust positions in Q4 2015 and 27 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Essex Property Trust buyer in Q4 2015 was Cohen & Steers, an estimated $510M added.
  • The largest Essex Property Trust seller in Q4 2015 was Invesco, an estimated $283M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.