Essex Property Trust
ESS · NYSE
Who owns ESS
Largest institutional holders, from their latest 13F filings
The 10 largest institutions hold 54.2% of ESS’s shares.
- Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC8.5%
- State Street Investment Management (US)8.1%
- BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.7.9%
- Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.7.6%
- Next 6 largest institutions22.0%
- All other shareholders45.8%
| Holder | Shares | % of shares |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 5.49M | 8.54% |
| State Street Investment Management (US) | 5.21M | 8.11% |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. | 5.11M | 7.95% |
| Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. | 4.91M | 7.65% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 4.20M | 6.54% |
| T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | 3.26M | 5.07% |
| Principal Global Investors (Equity) | 2.09M | 3.26% |
| Geode Capital Management, L.L.C. | 1.95M | 3.04% |
| Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) | 1.61M | 2.50% |
| Resolution Capital Limited | 1.03M | 1.60% |
Largest mutual fund holders
| Holder | Shares | % of shares |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund | 2.45M | 3.82% |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 2.05M | 3.18% |
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 1.69M | 2.63% |
| Statens Pensjonsfond Utland | 1.60M | 2.48% |
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 1.48M | 2.30% |
Insider trades
Form 4 filings by officers, directors and large holders
Over the last 6 months, insiders sold $167.67K (1 trade) of ESS on the open market, with no buys.
| Insider | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasaris Mary | Sale | 600 | $167.67K |
| MARCUS GEORGE M | Award | 1.12K | — |
| Arabia John V | Award | 633 | — |
| Johnson Amal M | Award | 633 | — |
| GUERICKE KEITH R | Award | 633 | — |
| Kasaris Mary | Award | 633 | — |
| HAWTHORNE MARIA R | Award | 633 | — |
| GUST ANNE B | Award | 633 | — |
| LYONS IRVING F III | Award | 633 | — |
Congressional trades
Disclosed by members of Congress over the last 12 months
| Member | Type | Amount | Traded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan ArmstrongSenator | Purchase | $1K–$15K | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Rick LarsenHouse | Sale | $1K–$15K | Jan 7, 2026 |
Short interest
Settled Sep 30, 2026
- Shares short
- 2.54M
- Days to cover
- 3.99
- % of shares outstanding
- 3.95%
- Average daily volume
- 637.29K
- Change since last report
- +16.3%
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