Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) Institutional Ownership

Ownership Summary

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) currently has 235 active institutional owners and shareholders as of today (December 2025), that have filed 13F forms with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

• These investors collectively held 25.5% of the company's total shares outstanding in December 2025, down from 99.8% in September 2025.
• On a quarter-over-quarter basis, institutional holdings shifted by 2.54%, with a year-over-year a decrease of 62.34% in the count of filers.
• Of these 235 institutional investors, 110 increased their holdings in Essex Property Trust, while 77 of them reduced positions, and 48 investors maintained their exposure.
• The total number of shares held by institutions in Essex Property Trust increased to 16.44Mn as of December 2025, a net change of up by 407.64K shares quarter on quarter, and down 44.38Mn shares year over year.
• VANGUARD GROUP INC continues to be the largest institutional holder of Essex Property Trust as of December 31, 2025, with a position of 10.30Mn shares, representing 16.01% of the company's outstanding stock.
• Among the most significant buyers of Essex Property Trust during December 2025 were PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC (301.35K), TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS (149.01K), Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (92.22K), DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO (24.21K), Quilter Plc (16.52K).
• Leading sellers of Essex Property Trust stock in December 2025 included MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ (106.14K), VANGUARD GROUP INC (46.57K), UBS Group AG (43.79K), STRS OHIO (12.90K), Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd (12.67K).
• The top 10 institutional holders of Essex Property Trust for the quarter ending December 2025 included VANGUARD GROUP INC (10.30Mn), PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC (1.68Mn), MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ (888.00K), DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO (328.66K), UBS Group AG (231.90K), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. (229.67K), Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. (203.08K), Vest Financial, LLC (186.69K), Aberdeen Group plc (185.18K), Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH (180.78K).