Institutional shares held 62.4 Million
143K calls
43.2K puts
Total value of holdings $17B
$38.9M calls
$11.8M puts
Market Cap $17.7B
64,753,800 Shares Out.
Institutional ownership 96.34%
# of Institutions 671


Latest Institutional Activity in ESS

Top Purchases

Q3 2025
Citigroup Inc Shares Held: 176K ($47.9M)
Q3 2025
Sg Americas Securities, LLC Shares Held: 48.5K ($13.2M)
Q3 2025
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Shares Held: 33.4K ($9.12M)
Q3 2025
Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC Shares Held: 85K ($23.2M)
Q3 2025
Forsta Ap Fonden Shares Held: 39.6K ($10.8M)

Top Sells

Q3 2025
Massachusetts Financial Services CO Shares Held: 994K ($271M)
Q3 2025
Vanguard Group Inc Shares Held: 10.3M ($2.82B)
Q3 2025
Jpmorgan Chase & CO Shares Held: 594K ($162M)
Q3 2025
Universal Beteiligungs Und Servicegesellschaft Mb H Shares Held: 191K ($52.2M)
Q3 2025
Principal Financial Group Inc Shares Held: 1.38M ($376M)

About ESS

Essex Property Trust, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 246 apartment communities comprising approximately 60,000 apartment homes with an additional 6 properties in various stages of active development.


Insider Transactions at ESS

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Last 12 Months Summary

Buy / Acquisition
56.3K Shares
From 20 Insiders
Grant, award, or other acquisition 18K shares
Other acquisition or disposition 585 shares
Exercise of conversion of derivative security 37.7K shares
Sell / Disposition
29.5K Shares
From 11 Insiders
Other acquisition or disposition 585 shares
Open market or private sale 24.3K shares
Payment of exercise price or tax liability 4.62K shares

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