AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (AVB) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · AVB · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
797
Institutional Holders
▲ 16 vs Q4
$28.54B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $907.65M vs Q4
141.87M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 91.83%
132.94M
13F Shares Held
▼ 985,698 vs Q4
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
AVB largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC real estate investment trusts | 22.67M | 15.95% | 15.95% | $4.87T | May 9, 2025 | ▲ 96.8K |
BLACKROCK, INC. real estate investment trusts | 17.11M | 12.04% | 12.04% | $3.67T | May 2, 2025 | ▼ 298.3K |
STATE STREET CORP real estate investment trusts | 9.26M | 6.52% | 6.52% | $2.00T | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 35.3K |
NORGES BANK real estate investment trusts | 6.82M | 4.80% | 4.80% | $1.46T | May 11, 2026 | ▲ 2.7K |
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ real estate investment trusts | 5.52M | 3.88% | 3.88% | $1.18T | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 367.9K |
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC real estate investment trusts | 4.40M | 3.10% | 3.10% | $944.77B | Apr 28, 2025 | ▼ 188.5K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC real estate investment trusts | 3.82M | 2.69% | 2.69% | $816.96B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 124.6K |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO real estate investment trusts | 3.81M | 2.68% | 2.68% | $818.65B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 143.6K |
NORTHERN TRUST CORP real estate investment trusts | 2.78M | 1.96% | 1.96% | $596.53B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 136.7K |
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP real estate investment trusts | 2.59M | 1.83% | 1.83% | $556.74B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 105.1K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
27
Increased
+3.14M shares2
New Positions
first time holders21
Decreased
−2.52M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+616.5K
+3.14M / −2.52M
Net new holders
+8
2 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
AVB insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
5
Buy transactions
0
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swanezy Susan director | May 28, 2026 | Award | 1,082 | — | — | 15.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Lieb Richard J director | May 28, 2026 | Award | 1,082 | — | — | 9.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
MUELLER CHARLES E JR director | May 28, 2026 | Award | 1,082 | — | — | 8.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Howard Christopher B. director | May 28, 2026 | Award | 1,082 | — | — | 7.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Lynch Nnenna director | May 28, 2026 | Award | 1,082 | — | — | 7.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Hills Stephen P. director | May 28, 2026 | Award | 1,082 | — | — | 10.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Aeppel Glyn director | May 28, 2026 | Award | 1,082 | — | — | 15.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
HAVNER RONALD L JR director | May 28, 2026 | Award | 1,082 | — | — | 21.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Brown Terry S. director | May 28, 2026 | Award | 1,082 | — | — | 20.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Flynn Conor C director | May 28, 2026 | Award | 1,082 | — | — | 2.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (AVB) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 93.7% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 8.17%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 0.00%.
The largest institutional shareholder of AvalonBay Communities, Inc. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 22.67 million shares — equal to 15.95% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 797 institutional investors currently hold AVB stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $28.54 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
AVB ownershipAvalonBay Communities, Inc. (AVB) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 93.7% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 15.95% stake. Company insiders hold 8.17%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.