Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · ESRT · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
219
Institutional Holders
▼ 11 vs Q2
$1.04B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $20.34M vs Q2
171.46M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 82.34%
135.41M
13F Shares Held
▲ 4.69M 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
ESRT 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 | 19.51M | 11.59% | 11.59% | $149.48B | Nov 7, 2025 | ▼ 108.6K |
BLACKROCK, INC. real estate investment trusts | 16.76M | 9.95% | 9.95% | $128.37B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 310.9K |
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC real estate investment trusts | 11.93M | 7.09% | 7.09% | $91.32B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 1.15M |
RESOLUTION CAPITAL LTD real estate investment trusts | 6.98M | 4.14% | 4.14% | $53.43B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 1.57M |
STATE STREET CORP real estate investment trusts | 6.17M | 3.67% | 3.67% | $47.28B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 199.0K |
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC real estate investment trusts | 3.81M | 2.27% | 2.27% | $29.21B | Nov 4, 2025 | ▲ 1.42M |
T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. real estate investment trusts | 3.58M | 2.13% | 2.13% | $27.43B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 1.0K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC real estate investment trusts | 3.57M | 2.12% | 2.12% | $27.31B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 14.6K |
CENTERSQUARE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC real estate investment trusts | 3.48M | 2.06% | 2.06% | $26.62B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 627.2K |
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC real estate investment trusts | 3.12M | 1.85% | 1.85% | $23.89B | Nov 10, 2025 | ▼ 77.8K |
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
25
Increased
+10.86M shares6
New Positions
first time holders17
Decreased
−3.65M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+7.21M
+10.86M / −3.65M
Net new holders
+14
6 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
ESRT insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
10
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YANG HANNAH Y director | May 15, 2026 | Award | 23,856 | — | — | 67.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Van Tassell Christina director | May 15, 2026 | Award | 23,856 | — | — | 67.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Robinson James D IV director | May 15, 2026 | Award | 19,236 | — | — | 265.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Robinson James D IV director | May 15, 2026 | Award | 23,856 | — | — | 246.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Malkin George L.W. director | May 15, 2026 | Award | 23,856 | — | — | 38.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Hood Robert Paige director | May 15, 2026 | Award | 19,236 | — | — | 212.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Hood Robert Paige director | May 15, 2026 | Award | 23,856 | — | — | 193.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Hill Grant director | May 15, 2026 | Award | 19,236 | — | — | 192.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Hill Grant director | May 15, 2026 | Award | 23,856 | — | — | 173.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
HAN PATRICIA director | May 15, 2026 | Award | 23,856 | — | — | 150.0K | 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
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 79.0% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 17.66%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 3.36%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 19.51 million shares — equal to 11.59% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 219 institutional investors currently hold ESRT stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $1.04 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
ESRT ownershipEmpire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 79.0% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 11.59% stake. Company insiders hold 17.66%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.