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Essex Property Trust
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512 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.6B invested in Essex Property Trust in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 186 increasing their positions, 184 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.9B → $18.6B (+$1.72B)

1% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 186 | Existing positions reduced: 184

0.16% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.66% → 95.5% (-0.16%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 517 → 512 (-5)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 53

24% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $24M | Put options by funds: $31.7M

Holders
512
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-0.97%
% of All Funds
8.91%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
50
Increased
186
Reduced
184
Closed
53
Calls
$24M
Puts
$31.7M
Net Calls
-$7.68M
Net Calls Change
+$988K

Top Buyers

1
RC
Resolution Capital
Australia
+$145M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$61.3M
3
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$49.8M
4
CIMLRA
CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets
Pennsylvania
+$49.4M
5
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
+$34.6M

Top Sellers

1
PI
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
-$207M
2
CIM
Centersquare Investment Management
Pennsylvania
-$63.7M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$46.7M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$42M
5
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.11B +$26.4M +89,516 +0.9%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$1.94B -$42M -142,393 -2%
Cohen & Steers
3
Cohen & Steers
New York
$1.53B -$32.7M -110,888 -2%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.43B -$25.1M -85,238 -2%
Principal Financial Group
5
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$845M -$16.8M -56,977 -2%
Norges Bank
6
Norges Bank
Norway
$614M – – –
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$421M -$26.2M -88,903 -6%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$408M +$8.01M +27,173 +2%
Daiwa Securities Group
9
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$371M -$5.49M -18,624 -1%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$335M -$14.3M -48,592 -4%
RC
11
Resolution Capital
Australia
$318M +$145M +492,450 +87%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
12
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$312M -$2.02M -6,837 -0.7%
Legal & General Group
13
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$269M -$1.18M -4,014 -0.4%
N
14
Nuveen
North Carolina
$252M +$9.88M +33,497 +4%
Fidelity Investments
15
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$242M +$13.4M +45,269 +6%
T. Rowe Price Associates
16
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$214M +$573K +1,943 +0.3%
AAMU
17
APG Asset Management US
New York
$197M +$29.6M +100,300 +18%
CIM
18
Centersquare Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$191M -$63.7M -215,940 -25%
ACM
19
AEW Capital Management
Massachusetts
$179M +$10M +33,925 +6%
Boston Partners
20
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$176M +$3.35M +11,343 +2%
Charles Schwab
21
Charles Schwab
California
$172M +$2.5M +8,464 +1%
UBS AM
22
UBS AM
Illinois
$172M -$6.19M -20,997 -4%
American Century Companies
23
American Century Companies
Missouri
$165M +$1.67M +5,648 +1%
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$161M +$2.29M +7,757 +1%
Prudential Financial
25
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$138M +$49.8M +169,019 +58%
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ESS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

512 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essex Property Trust (ESS) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $18.6B — up 10% from $16.9B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 53 funds closed out of ESS and 50 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 184 trimmed existing stakes and 186 added.

The largest buyer was Resolution Capital, adding an estimated $145M. The largest seller was PGGM Investments, cutting an estimated $207M.

  • 512 institutional investors held Essex Property Trust (ESS) as of Q2 2021, down from 517 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $18.6B of Essex Property Trust stock for Q2 2021, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 50 funds opened new Essex Property Trust positions in Q2 2021 and 53 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Essex Property Trust buyer in Q2 2021 was Resolution Capital, an estimated $145M added.
  • The largest Essex Property Trust seller in Q2 2021 was PGGM Investments, an estimated $207M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.