Equity Residential
Equity Residential (EQR) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · EQR · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
705
Institutional Holders
▼ 20 vs Q2
$20.93B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $2.81B vs Q2
374.67M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 89.92%
323.44M
13F Shares Held
▼ 28.14M vs Q2
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
EQR largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC real estate investment trusts | 57.60M | 14.77% | 14.77% | $3.73T | Nov 7, 2025 | ▲ 1.28M |
BLACKROCK, INC. real estate investment trusts | 39.01M | 10.01% | 10.01% | $2.53T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 442.8K |
STATE STREET CORP real estate investment trusts | 24.92M | 6.39% | 6.39% | $1.63T | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 688.9K |
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ real estate investment trusts | 19.87M | 5.10% | 5.10% | $1.29T | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 927.7K |
APG ASSET MANAGEMENT US INC. real estate investment trusts | 11.35M | 2.91% | 2.91% | $727.28B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 84.5K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC real estate investment trusts | 10.14M | 2.60% | 2.60% | $654.12B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 258.7K |
FIRST EAGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC real estate investment trusts | 9.20M | 2.36% | 2.36% | $595.38B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 3.3K |
FMR LLC real estate investment trusts | 7.81M | 2.00% | 2.00% | $505.60B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 428.5K |
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC real estate investment trusts | 6.74M | 1.73% | 1.73% | $436.23B | Nov 4, 2025 | ▼ 209.8K |
NORTHERN TRUST CORP real estate investment trusts | 6.23M | 1.60% | 1.60% | $403.39B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 34.6K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
33
Increased
+17.29M shares0
New Positions
first time holders15
Decreased
−8.97M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+8.32M
+17.29M / −8.97M
Net new holders
+18
0 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
EQR insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
19
Buy transactions
6
Sell transactions
3.17
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kaufman Ian Chief Accounting Officer | May 14, 2026 | Award | 32 | $53.31 | $1.7K | 29.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kaufman Ian Chief Accounting Officer | Mar 2, 2026 | Award | 150 | $52.65 | $7.9K | 29.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Manelis Michael L Executive Vice President & COO | Feb 18, 2026 | Sale | 2,429 | $63.56 | $154.4K | 43.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kaufman Ian Chief Accounting Officer | Feb 18, 2026 | Sale | 909 | $63.56 | $57.8K | 29.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Carraway Catherine EVP & CHRO | Feb 18, 2026 | Sale | 749 | $63.56 | $47.6K | 15.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Parrell Mark J. President & CEO | Feb 9, 2026 | Award | 144,350 | $64.67 | $9.34M | 144.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Parrell Mark J. President & CEO | Feb 9, 2026 | Award | 19,909 | — | — | 41.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
McLeod Bret EVP & Chief Financial Officer | Feb 9, 2026 | Award | 6,840 | — | — | 26.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Manelis Michael L Executive Vice President & COO | Feb 9, 2026 | Award | 12,010 | — | — | 51.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Manelis Michael L Executive Vice President & COO | Feb 10, 2026 | Sale | 5,765 | $65.13 | $375.5K | 46.1K | 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
Equity Residential (EQR) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 86.3% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 10.08%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 3.59%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Equity Residential is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 57.60 million shares — equal to 14.77% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 705 institutional investors currently hold EQR stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $20.93 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
EQR ownershipEquity Residential (EQR) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 86.3% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 14.77% stake. Company insiders hold 10.08%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.