Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) Institutional Ownership

Institutions by Trading Activity

Ownership Statistics

64,305,078Shares Outstanding

839,486Shares held by institutions

$212,683,778Value of institutional holdings

91.56%Institutional ownership %

1.48%Shares Changed QoQ

584No. of institutional investors

Shares Owned by Institutions

Shares Purchased/Sold by Institutions

Ownership Summary

Recent 13F filings as of December 2025 show that 584 institutional investors hold a position in Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS).

These investors collectively held 91.6% of the company's total shares outstanding in December 2025, down from 99.8% in September 2025.
Institutional share ownership changed by 1.48% QoQ, while the number of institutional owners saw a decrease of 6.41% YoY.
Of these 584 institutional investors, 296 increased their holdings in Essex Property Trust, while 195 of them reduced positions, and 93 investors maintained their exposure.
The total number of shares held by institutions in Essex Property Trust increased to 58.88Mn as of December 2025, a net change of up by 858.66K shares quarter on quarter, and down 1.94Mn shares year over year.
The top institutional stake in Essex Property Trust as of December 31, 2025 belongs to VANGUARD GROUP INC, which owns 10.30Mn shares, or 16.01% of the company.
Among the most significant buyers of Essex Property Trust during December 2025 were NORGES BANK (881.57K), Route One Investment Company, L.P. (532.98K), PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC (301.35K), MORGAN STANLEY (228.16K), NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. (209.99K).
Leading sellers of Essex Property Trust stock in December 2025 included UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC (743.34K), COHEN & STEERS, INC. (465.69K), BlackRock, Inc. (291.92K), DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ (208.72K), MACQUARIE GROUP LTD (135.52K).
The top 10 institutional holders of Essex Property Trust for the quarter ending December 2025 included VANGUARD GROUP INC (10.30Mn), BlackRock, Inc. (6.95Mn), COHEN & STEERS, INC. (6.00Mn), STATE STREET CORP (5.25Mn), GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (1.87Mn), PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC (1.68Mn), Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (1.11Mn), MORGAN STANLEY (958.09K), Legal & General Group Plc (950.75K), DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (938.64K).

584 Institutional Holders

839,486 Total Shares Held

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Owner Name	Date	Shares Held	Change (QoQ)	Change (%)	Value (USD)
VANGUARD GROUP INC	31 Dec, 2025	10,296,863	-46,568	-0.45%	$2,694,483,111.00
BlackRock, Inc.	31 Dec, 2025	6,949,197	-291,920	-4.03%	$1,818,465,917.00
COHEN & STEERS, INC.	31 Dec, 2025	5,999,830	-465,686	-7.20%	$1,570,113.00
STATE STREET CORP	31 Dec, 2025	5,247,748	-63,751	-1.20%	$1,373,230,697.00
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	1,873,698	22,835	1.23%	$488,600,873.00
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC	31 Dec, 2025	1,679,607	301,349	21.86%	$439,520,214.00
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.	31 Dec, 2025	1,105,973	-51,644	-4.46%	$289,411.00
MORGAN STANLEY	31 Dec, 2025	958,090	228,165	31.26%	$250,713,741.00
Legal & General Group Plc	31 Dec, 2025	950,748	29,466	3.20%	$248,791,731.00
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	31 Dec, 2025	938,637	9,450	1.02%	$245,627,121.00
NORTHERN TRUST CORP	31 Dec, 2025	913,268	-29,488	-3.13%	$238,983,970.00
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/	31 Dec, 2025	887,996	-106,144	-10.68%	$232,370,793.00
NORGES BANK	31 Dec, 2025	881,574	881,574	0.00%	$230,690,284.00
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC	31 Dec, 2025	880,825	-1,185	-0.13%	$231,746,581.00
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	31 Dec, 2025	847,701	50,107	6.28%	$221,826,398.00
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	31 Dec, 2025	653,184	58,734	9.88%	$170,925,190.00
RUSH ISLAND MANAGEMENT, LP	31 Dec, 2025	637,211	43,103	7.26%	$166,745,374.00
Boston Partners	31 Dec, 2025	636,468	-17,100	-2.62%	$166,532,293.00
ProShare Advisors LLC	31 Dec, 2025	619,245	17,904	2.98%	$162,044,032.00
CENTERSQUARE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	31 Dec, 2025	548,017	31,261	6.05%	$143,405,088.00

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