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National Storage Affiliates Trust
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332 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.68B invested in National Storage Affiliates Trust in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 111 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

147% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.59M | Put options by funds: $3.88M

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.15B → $2.68B (+$528M)

16% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 62

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 111 | Existing positions reduced: 97

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 328 → 332 (+4)

6.49% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.02% → 92.53% (-6.5%)

75% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 1 (-3)

Holders
332
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+1.22%
% of All Funds
4.09%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-75%
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
72
Increased
111
Reduced
97
Closed
62
Calls
$9.59M
Puts
$3.88M
Net Calls
+$5.71M
Net Calls Change
+$4.04M

Top Buyers

1
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
+$78.8M
2
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
+$75M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$69.5M
4
FTCM
First Trust Capital Management
Illinois
+$61.3M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$46.2M

Top Sellers

1
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$88.6M
2
LPC
Long Pond Capital
New York
-$73.1M
3
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$62.3M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$40.2M
5
LBIM
Land & Buildings Investment Management
Connecticut
-$37.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$333M +$4.45M +131,594 +2%
VPM
2
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Pennsylvania
$227M +$203M +6,003,787 New
Cohen & Steers
3
Cohen & Steers
New York
$170M +$78.8M +2,332,913 +108%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$135M -$767K -22,716 -0.6%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
5
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$128M +$75M +2,220,000 +188%
VCM
6
Vanguard Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$118M +$105M +3,114,080 New
Deutsche Bank
7
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$107M +$69.5M +2,058,293 +265%
FTCM
8
First Trust Capital Management
Illinois
$68.5M +$61.3M +1,814,200 New
Geode Capital Management
9
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$56.3M +$1.65M +48,719 +3%
Two Sigma Investments
10
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$53.7M +$46.2M +1,366,230 +2,442%
Jennison Associates
11
Jennison Associates
New York
$48.1M +$10.1M +298,602 +31%
MF
12
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
$46.4M +$41.5M +1,228,472 New
Russell Investments Group
13
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$45.3M +$27.2M +805,955 +204%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$44.6M +$10.2M +302,370 +34%
Charles Schwab
15
Charles Schwab
California
$43.6M +$2.06M +60,969 +6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
16
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$40M +$182K +5,396 +0.5%
Citadel Advisors
17
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$38.9M -$14M -414,566 -29%
Morgan Stanley
18
Morgan Stanley
New York
$37.8M -$1.8M -53,416 -5%
AllianceBernstein
19
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$37.2M +$27.3M +807,507 +158%
Wellington Management Group
20
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$36.1M +$12.6M +372,563 +64%
CI
21
Cincinnati Insurance
Ohio
$33.7M – – –
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$32.3M +$16M +474,395 +124%
Balyasny Asset Management
23
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$29.4M -$62.3M -1,844,642 -70%
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$28.3M +$1.11M +32,869 +5%
Northern Trust
25
Northern Trust
Illinois
$28.1M +$819K +24,239 +3%
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NSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

332 of the 8,125 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $2.68B — up 25% from $2.15B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 72 funds opened new NSA positions and 62 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 111 added to existing stakes and 97 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cohen & Steers, adding an estimated $78.8M. The largest seller was Prudential Financial, cutting an estimated $88.6M.

  • 332 institutional investors held National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA) as of Q1 2026, up from 328 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $2.68B of National Storage Affiliates Trust stock for Q1 2026, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 72 funds opened new National Storage Affiliates Trust positions in Q1 2026 and 62 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest National Storage Affiliates Trust buyer in Q1 2026 was Cohen & Steers, an estimated $78.8M added.
  • The largest National Storage Affiliates Trust seller in Q1 2026 was Prudential Financial, an estimated $88.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.