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 ($22.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 64.2m as of 2024-07-29, 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 ≈ $272.21. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($26.3m notional), 9 hold puts ($8.0m).
Trends to Q2 2024
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 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 263 | 240 |
| Q1 2023 | 268 | 230 |
| Q2 2023 | 224 | 268 |
| Q3 2023 | 215 | 260 |
| Q4 2023 | 231 | 268 |
| Q1 2024 | 255 | 235 |
| Q2 2024 | 272 | 258 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $25.7m | $14.7m | 0.57 |
| Q4 2023 | $21.3m | $23.5m | 1.10 |
| Q1 2024 | $21.9m | $30.5m | 1.40 |
| Q2 2024 | $26.3m | $8.0m | 0.30 |
Biggest buyers
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO | New | +362.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +281.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +193.7k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +190.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Added | +118.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +117.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +117.3k |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ | New | +107.0k |
| Ranger Global Real Estate Advisors, LLC | New | +96.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +94.5k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.4m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -753.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -600.3k |
| PGGM Investments | Reduced | -351.2k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -320.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -222.2k |
| Heitman Real Estate Securities LLC | Reduced | -149.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -131.5k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Sold out | -111.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -78.6k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $12.1m44.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $5.8m21.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.7m9.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.5m9.2k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $1.5m5.5k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $1.5m5.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $244.0k900 shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $54.4k200 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.9m10.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.9m6.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $1.2m4.5k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $952.7k3.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $490.0k1.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $245.0k900 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $244.0k900 shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Reduced | $81.7k300 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 in Q2 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $218.4k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.2m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.8m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-21 | Kleiman Angela L. President and CEO | Sold | $1.1m3.8k shares |
| 2024-06-14 | GUERICKE KEITH R Director | Sold | $2.7m10.0k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 10.2m $2.8bn | Reduced -21.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.5m $1.8bn | Reduced -35.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.3m $1.5bn | Reduced -222.2k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 2.87% of their portfolio | 5.0m $1.4bn | Added +7.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.7m $744.9m | Added +11.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.9m $508.9m | Added +36.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $508.1m | Reduced -71.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.7m $471.8m | Reduced -753.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $461.8m | Added +117.3k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $311.8m | Added +27.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.0m $273.1m | Added +193.7k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 1.45% of their portfolio | 1.0m $272.7m | Added +4.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 989.3k $269.3m | Reduced -28.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 960.3k $261.4m | Reduced -320.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 941.5k $256.3m | Added +12.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 780.2k $213.1m | Added +23.4k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 741.1k $201.7m | Added +6.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 735.3k $200.2m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Boston Partners 0.25% of their portfolio | 734.8k $200.0m | Reduced -9.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 729.9k $198.7m | Reduced -6.9k |
| Resolution Capital Ltd 3.73% of their portfolio | 729.3k $198.5m | Reduced -17.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 707.1k $192.5m | Added +10.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 658.4k $179.2m | Added +281.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 601.6k $163.8m | Reduced -78.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.25% of their portfolio | 574.0k $156.3m | Added +20.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 545.5k $148.8m | Added +118.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 530.0k $144.3m | Reduced -15.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 387.8k $105.6m | Added +94.5k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 1.26% of their portfolio | 362.2k $98.6m | New |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 326.8k $89.0m | Reduced -131.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.12% of their portfolio | 315.5k $85.9m | Added +3.8k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.22% of their portfolio | 237.5k $64.6m | Added +16.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 227.5k $61.9m | Reduced -6.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 217.8k $59.3m | Reduced -59.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 212.2k $57.8m | Added +190.1k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.06% of their portfolio | 211.0k $57.4m | Reduced -14.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 200.4k $54.5m | Reduced -21.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 196.4k $53.4m | Reduced -38.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 196.4k $53.5m | Reduced -13.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 190.2k $51.8m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 183.5k $49.9m | Added +28.5k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 174.5k $47.5m | Added +26.6k |
| Lido Advisors, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 168.5k $46.3m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 148.4k $40.4m | Added +5.7k |
| CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 140.9k $38.4m | Reduced -45.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 139.1k $37.9m | Added +11.2k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.14% of their portfolio | 138.9k $37.8m | Added +25.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.07% of their portfolio | 137.6k $37.5m | Added +6.7k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 135.4k $36.9m | Added +88.3k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 134.2k $36.5m | Added +35.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 132.4k $36.0m | Added +2.4k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 131.4k $35.8m | Reduced -6.9k |
| Nippon Life Global Investors Americas, Inc. 1.48% of their portfolio | 122.8k $33.7m | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 118.8k $32.3m | Added +117.7k |
| APG Asset Management US Inc. 0.18% of their portfolio | 118.0k $32.2m | Added +80.0k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.12% of their portfolio | 115.9k $31.6m | Reduced -846 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 114.8k $31.2m | Added +32.0k |
| Heitman Real Estate Securities LLC 1.88% of their portfolio | 109.4k $29.8m | Reduced -149.7k |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 107.0k $29.1m | New |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 106.0k $28.6m | Reduced -15.7k |
| National Pension Service 0.03% of their portfolio | 100.8k $27.4m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Ranger Global Real Estate Advisors, LLC 10.42% of their portfolio | 96.0k $26.1m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 95.0k $25.9m | Reduced -1.5k |
| CENTERSQUARE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 94.0k $25.6m | Reduced -28 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 92.3k $25.1m | Reduced -2.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.4k $23.5m | Reduced -600.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.8k $22.8m | Added +135 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 81.0k $22.0m | Reduced -25.5k |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 1.19% of their portfolio | 78.2k $21.3m | Reduced -212 |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 77.8k $21.2m | Added +1.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 74.5k $20.3m | Reduced -36.1k |
| Hazelview Securities Inc. 3.42% of their portfolio | 67.0k $18.1m | Added +10.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.04% of their portfolio | 66.3k $18.1m | Added +7.7k |
| Investure, LLC 2.19% of their portfolio | 66.0k $18.0m | Unchanged |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 64.4k $17.5m | Added +1.3k |
| AEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 0.85% of their portfolio | 64.3k $17.5m | Reduced -9.9k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.03% of their portfolio | 63.3k $17.2m | Reduced -38.9k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 61.7k $16.8m | Reduced -19.7k |
| Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 60.0k $16.3m | Unchanged |
| American Assets Investment Management, LLC 1.52% of their portfolio | 59.5k $16.2m | Unchanged |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.1k $15.8m | Reduced -6.8k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 56.7k $15.4m | Reduced -1.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 56.6k $15.4m | Added +10.9k |
| Utah Retirement Systems 0.18% of their portfolio | 55.9k $15.2m | Reduced -600 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 55.4k $15.1m | Reduced -3.8k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.03% of their portfolio | 54.6k $14.8m | Added +7.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 53.5k $14.6m | Added +26.8k |
| Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc. 1.31% of their portfolio | 52.9k $14.4m | Reduced -9.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.4k $14.3m | Reduced -12.5k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.05% of their portfolio | 51.5k $14.0m | Reduced -2.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 51.2k $13.9m | Added +1.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.5k $13.7m | Added +19.1k |
| STRS OHIO 0.05% of their portfolio | 50.2k $13.7m | Added +25.6k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.15% of their portfolio | 50.0k $13.6m | Reduced -576 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 49.4k $13.5m | Added +431 |
| Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. 0.52% of their portfolio | 46.6k $12.7m | Added +1.5k |
| Davis Selected Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.3k $0 | Reduced -40 |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.8k $12.5m | Added +2.8k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.8k $12.5m | Reduced -605 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.9k $12.2m | Reduced -19.7k |