ESSEX PPTY TR INC ESS
COM · REIT · CUSIP 297178105 · ISIN US2971781057
American Real Estate Investment Trusts
- SectorReal estate
- IndustryReal Estate Investment Trusts
- HeadquartersSan Mateo, CA
- Founded1971
- Websiteessexapartmenthomes.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($98.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 64.3m as of 2026-07-23, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $291.70. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($46.8m notional), 6 hold puts ($24.1m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 524 |
| Q4 2022 | 527 |
| Q1 2023 | 530 |
| Q2 2023 | 530 |
| Q3 2023 | 528 |
| Q4 2023 | 549 |
| Q1 2024 | 545 |
| Q2 2024 | 582 |
| Q3 2024 | 611 |
| Q4 2024 | 632 |
| Q1 2025 | 628 |
| Q2 2025 | 622 |
| Q3 2025 | 607 |
| Q4 2025 | 619 |
| Q1 2026 | 612 |
| Q2 2026 | 631 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 287 | 256 |
| Q4 2024 | 290 | 268 |
| Q1 2025 | 324 | 275 |
| Q2 2025 | 302 | 288 |
| Q3 2025 | 274 | 293 |
| Q4 2025 | 289 | 266 |
| Q1 2026 | 278 | 299 |
| Q2 2026 | 341 | 231 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $68.8m | $16.7m | 0.24 |
| Q4 2025 | $29.5m | $15.7m | 0.53 |
| Q1 2026 | $18.7m | $13.6m | 0.72 |
| Q2 2026 | $46.8m | $24.1m | 0.52 |
Biggest buyers
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +754.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Added | +424.9k |
| Resolution Capital Ltd | Added | +354.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +286.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +186.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +174.7k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | Added | +148.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +136.0k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO | Added | +103.0k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +89.9k |
Biggest sellers
| RUSH ISLAND MANAGEMENT, LP | Reduced | -369.4k |
| Route One Investment Company, L.P. | Sold out | -297.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -234.8k |
| Woodline Partners LP | Reduced | -219.3k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Reduced | -193.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -130.1k |
| CAPITOLIS LIQUID GLOBAL MARKETS LLC | Sold out | -110.1k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | Reduced | -107.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -102.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | -66.3k |
Biggest calls
| LANDMARK INVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P. | Added | $26.4m94.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $11.3m38.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $6.0m20.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.8m6.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.1m3.7k shares |
| Tidal Investments LLC | Added | $233.3k800 shares |
| Diversify Advisory Services, LLC | New | $291100 shares |
| DIVERSIFY WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC | Unchanged | $291100 shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $10.5m35.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $9.3m31.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Unchanged | $2.4m8.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.5m5.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $379.1k1.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $87.5k300 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 8.5% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.6% |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 13G · institution -1.2 pts · filed 2026-05-15 | 7.5% |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 13G · institution new · filed 2025-08-14 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $7.6m | $4.5m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $167.7k | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | Kasaris Mary Director | Sold | $167.7k600 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.4m $2.2bn | Added +174.7k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.5m $1.6bn | Added +2.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.2m $1.5bn | Reduced -13.7k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 2.27% of their portfolio | 4.9m $1.4bn | Added +71.5k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.2m $1.2bn | Added +4.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.4m $978.9m | Added +8.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 2.1m $610.3m | Added +424.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $567.5m | Added +28.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $468.8m | Not comparable |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $328.1m | Added +186.0k |
| Resolution Capital Ltd 5.51% of their portfolio | 1.0m $299.7m | Added +354.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $291.8m | Added +5.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 939.7k $274.0m | Added +52.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 892.5k $260.3m | Reduced -10.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 862.4k $251.5m | Added +18.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 838.0k $250.5m | Reduced -11.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 830.0k $245.6m | Added +286.1k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.54% of their portfolio | 817.2k $238.3m | Reduced -107.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 791.7k $230.8m | Reduced -49.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 757.4k $220.9m | Added +754.2k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 648.0k $188.9m | Reduced -8.1k |
| Boston Partners 0.16% of their portfolio | 628.5k $183.3m | Added +18.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 619.6k $180.7m | Added +136.0k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 529.3k $154.3m | Added +148.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 494.0k $144.1m | Reduced -14.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 465.8k $135.8m | Added +1.4k |
| RUSH ISLAND MANAGEMENT, LP 8.47% of their portfolio | 438.5k $127.9m | Reduced -369.4k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 1.18% of their portfolio | 429.2k $125.2m | Added +103.0k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.44% of their portfolio | 416.4k $121.4m | Reduced -7.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 363.0k $105.8m | Added +1.3k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 360.9k $105.2m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 356.9k $104.2m | Added +49.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 330.3k $96.3m | Added +28.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 326.1k $95.1m | Added +11.8k |
| AEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 5.47% of their portfolio | 313.8k $91.5m | Added +14.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 275.3k $80.3m | Added +23.4k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.17% of their portfolio | 274.2k $80.0m | Added +5.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 256.0k $74.7m | Added +36.6k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.19% of their portfolio | 243.9k $71.1m | Reduced -533 |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.20% of their portfolio | 232.5k $67.8m | Added +6.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 226.3k $66.0m | Added +11.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 225.0k $65.6m | Added +18.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 219.7k $64.1m | Reduced -66.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 216.0k $63.0m | Reduced -7.8k |
| Heitman Real Estate Securities LLC 4.00% of their portfolio | 213.7k $62.3m | Added +74.5k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 206.9k $60.3m | Reduced -31.9k |
| CENTERSQUARE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 199.7k $58.2m | Reduced -16.9k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 191.8k $55.9m | Reduced -9.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 181.8k $53.0m | Reduced -7.2k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.08% of their portfolio | 173.2k $50.5m | Added +9.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 172.9k $50.4m | Added +19.4k |
| Lido Advisors, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 170.9k $50.3m | Added +965 |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 170.4k $49.7m | Reduced -12.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 169.4k $49.3m | Added +82.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.08% of their portfolio | 167.6k $48.8m | Added +16.9k |
| APG Asset Management US Inc. 0.33% of their portfolio | 159.8k $47.2m | Unchanged |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 159.0k $46.6m | Added +30.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.4k $43.0m | Reduced -20.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 147.2k $37.3m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 138.4k $40.3m | Reduced -2.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 129.1k $37.6m | Reduced -2.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 128.6k $37.5m | Reduced -8.1k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 124.3k $36.3m | Reduced -7.6k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 123.8k $36.1m | Added +15.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 123.3k $35.9m | Reduced -26.0k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 121.7k $35.5m | Added +4.4k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 110.5k $32.2m | Added +89.9k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.19% of their portfolio | 107.0k $31.2m | Reduced -23.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.4k $29.9m | Reduced -130.1k |
| Investure, LLC 1.84% of their portfolio | 100.8k $29.4m | Unchanged |
| Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 100.0k $29.2m | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 97.8k $28.5m | Added +5.4k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 95.2k $27.8m | Added +11.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 94.3k $27.5m | Added +58.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 94.3k $27.5m | Added +7.8k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.08% of their portfolio | 93.0k $27.1m | Reduced -589 |
| Capital World Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.0k $26.2m | Added +15.2k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 84.8k $24.7m | Added +10.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.0k $23.9m | Reduced -234.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.2k $23.1m | Reduced -33.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.2k $18.9m | Reduced -866 |
| Solel Partners LP 3.80% of their portfolio | 76.7k $22.4m | Unchanged |
| Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 75.0k $21.9m | Added +558 |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 73.6k $21.2m | Added +1.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.8k $20.6m | Added +10.5k |
| CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 70.5k $20.6m | Added +9.8k |
| Adelante Capital Management LLC 1.30% of their portfolio | 68.0k $19.8m | New |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.04% of their portfolio | 65.2k $16.6m | Added +8.5k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 65.1k $19.0m | Reduced -1.3k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 63.8k $18.6m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.05% of their portfolio | 63.3k $18.5m | Added +22.2k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.09% of their portfolio | 61.9k $18.1m | Added +18.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.08% of their portfolio | 61.9k $18.1m | Reduced -2.1k |
| American Assets Investment Management, LLC 1.05% of their portfolio | 59.5k $17.3m | Unchanged |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.02% of their portfolio | 57.8k $16.9m | Added +11.0k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 57.8k $16.8m | Reduced -193.7k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.4k $16.7m | Reduced -33.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 56.9k $16.6m | Added +17.2k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 53.4k $15.6m | Added +525 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 53.3k $15.6m | Reduced -1.4k |