HIGHWOODS PPTYS INC HIW
COM · REIT · CUSIP 431284108
- SectorReal estate
- IndustryReal Estate Investment Trusts
- HeadquartersRaleigh, NC
- 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 ($19.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 108.1m as of 2025-07-22, 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 ≈ $31.09. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($5.8m notional), 6 hold puts ($1.4m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 293 |
| Q4 2022 | 294 |
| Q1 2023 | 296 |
| Q2 2023 | 285 |
| Q3 2023 | 298 |
| Q4 2023 | 305 |
| Q1 2024 | 294 |
| Q2 2024 | 293 |
| Q3 2024 | 325 |
| Q4 2024 | 331 |
| Q1 2025 | 338 |
| Q2 2025 | 347 |
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 2023 | 143 | 144 |
| Q4 2023 | 154 | 144 |
| Q1 2024 | 139 | 143 |
| Q2 2024 | 149 | 130 |
| Q3 2024 | 155 | 139 |
| Q4 2024 | 162 | 146 |
| Q1 2025 | 182 | 134 |
| Q2 2025 | 206 | 127 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $4.4m | $1.5m | 0.34 |
| Q4 2024 | $11.3m | $950.5k | 0.08 |
| Q1 2025 | $2.6m | $823.5k | 0.32 |
| Q2 2025 | $5.8m | $1.4m | 0.24 |
Biggest buyers
| Woodline Partners LP | New | +1.6m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +867.5k |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI | New | +695.1k |
| Waterfront Capital Partners, LLC | New | +416.3k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | Added | +359.3k |
| GRS Advisors, LLC | Added | +356.5k |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC | Added | +314.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +234.0k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | Added | +231.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +188.4k |
Biggest sellers
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -936.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -465.7k |
| LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SECURITIES LLC | Sold out | -379.3k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -362.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | Reduced | -360.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -315.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -289.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -285.8k |
| Eisler Capital Management Ltd. | Sold out | -229.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -212.4k |
Biggest calls
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.7m55.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.3m41.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.3m41.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $774.1k24.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $500.9k16.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $227.0k7.3k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $712.0k22.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $261.2k8.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $217.8k7.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $96.0k3.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $80.8k2.6k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +3.6 pts · filed 2026-07-28 | 17.7% |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 13G · institution +4.0 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 15.3% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-02-05 | 10.5% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2025-05-13 | 6.0% |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 13G · institution new · filed 2025-05-14 | 5.7% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 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 2025
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 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $17.7k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | $473.4k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $205.3k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2025.
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.2m $503.7m | Reduced -285.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.8m $490.6m | Reduced -362.2k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 0.85% of their portfolio | 15.0m $465.3m | Added +85.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.6m $204.1m | Added +86.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.1m $189.6m | Reduced -21.7k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.8m $119.7m | Added +188.4k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.2m $68.1m | Added +8.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $63.6m | Added +23.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $63.1m | Added +38.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $63.1m | Reduced -25.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $62.9m | Reduced -936.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $54.1m | Reduced -1.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $50.2m | Added +97.0k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.6m $48.7m | New |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $46.8m | Reduced -23.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $43.2m | Added +47.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $39.0m | Added +26.1k |
| GRS Advisors, LLC 3.73% of their portfolio | 1.2m $38.8m | Added +356.5k |
| AEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 1.96% of their portfolio | 1.2m $37.3m | Added +41.5k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $34.6m | Reduced -465.7k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.0m $32.3m | Added +359.3k |
| CORDA Investment Management, LLC. 2.35% of their portfolio | 1.0m $31.9m | Added +8.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $31.5m | Added +867.5k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $31.2m | Added +74.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 986.8k $30.7m | Added +5.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 949.8k $29.5m | Added +150.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 834.0k $25.9m | Added +11.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 810.7k $25.2m | Added +27.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 793.9k $24.7m | Added +13.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 759.8k $23.6m | Reduced -71.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 757.4k $23.5m | Reduced -516 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 710.9k $22.1m | Reduced -12.5k |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI 0.17% of their portfolio | 695.1k $21.6m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 630.5k $19.6m | Reduced -315.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.03% of their portfolio | 603.2k $18.8m | Added +24.0k |
| M&G PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 566.0k $17.5m | Added +20.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 531.6k $16.5m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 484.0k $15.0m | Added +231.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 476.5k $14.7m | Reduced -212.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 439.6k $13.7m | Added +72.1k |
| Waterfront Capital Partners, LLC 3.22% of their portfolio | 416.3k $12.9m | New |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.06% of their portfolio | 415.8k $12.9m | Added +25.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 400.7k $12.5m | Added +85.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 363.2k $11.3m | Added +185.2k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.02% of their portfolio | 361.6k $11.2m | Reduced -187.5k |
| Jain Global LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 340.9k $10.6m | Added +80.9k |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 325.0k $10.1m | Added +314.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 314.9k $9.8m | Added +234.0k |
| Hazelview Securities Inc. 1.64% of their portfolio | 299.6k $9.3m | Added +26.9k |
| Swedbank AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 275.6k $8.6m | First filing |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 270.0k $8.4m | Added +15.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 265.6k $8.3m | Added +139.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 263.8k $8.2m | Added +34.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 259.5k $8.1m | Reduced -2.5k |
| CHILTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 253.3k $7.9m | Added +4.4k |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 242.5k $7.5m | Added +110.8k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 0.06% of their portfolio | 219.1k $6.8m | Reduced -70.5k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 218.0k $6.8m | Added +1.3k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 209.9k $6.5m | Added +40.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 205.4k $6.4m | Unchanged |
| B&I Capital AG 2.16% of their portfolio | 204.5k $6.4m | Added +36.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 195.6k $6.1m | Added +13.0k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 188.9k $5.9m | Added +3.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 187.7k $5.8m | Reduced -3.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 186.2k $5.8m | Added +1.3k |
| SCS Capital Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 182.0k $5.7m | Added +166.9k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.06% of their portfolio | 174.5k $5.4m | Added +5.5k |
| STRS OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 168.6k $5.2m | Reduced -5.0k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 153.6k $4.8m | Added +4.2k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 153.1k $4.8m | Reduced -4.9k |
| Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 150.0k $4.7m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 138.3k $4.3m | Added +2.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 137.0k $4.3m | Added +46 |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 133.9k $4.2m | Added +9.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.5k $4.2m | Added +30.7k |
| Sterling Capital Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 130.7k $4.1m | Added +1.1k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 128.7k $4.0m | Reduced -7.5k |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 124.7k $3.9m | New |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 123.2k $3.6m | Added +34.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.3k $3.7m | Reduced -360.9k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.01% of their portfolio | 118.2k $3.7m | Reduced -2.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.6k $3.3m | Added +499 |
| EASTERLY INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 103.6k $3.2m | Reduced -9.7k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 103.2k $3.2m | Added +4.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.6k $3.1m | Added +7.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.7k $3.1m | Added +26.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.1k $3.0m | Added +489 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.4k $2.9m | Reduced -87.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 92.2k $2.9m | Added +330 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.8k $2.8m | Reduced -107.0k |
| Paralel Advisors LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 80.0k $2.5m | Unchanged |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.3k $2.5m | Added +223 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.9k $2.4m | Added +4.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.1k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.8k $2.4m | Added +7.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.8k $2.4m | Added +3.5k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.6k $2.3m | Added +500 |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.4k $2.3m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 72.2k $2.2m | Added +727 |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.7k $2.2m | Reduced -33.5k |