Essex Property Trust, Inc.
Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · ESS · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
620
Institutional Holders
▼ 12 vs Q2
$17.15B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $1.00B vs Q2
64.26M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.19%
64.06M
13F Shares Held
▲ 36,876 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
ESS 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 | 10.34M | 16.06% | 16.06% | $2.77T | Nov 7, 2025 | ▼ 149.9K |
BLACKROCK, INC. real estate investment trusts | 7.24M | 11.25% | 11.25% | $1.94T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 81.5K |
COHEN & STEERS, INC. real estate investment trusts | 6.47M | 10.04% | 10.04% | $1.73T | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 898.6K |
STATE STREET CORP real estate investment trusts | 5.31M | 8.25% | 8.25% | $1.44T | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 76.7K |
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ real estate investment trusts | 3.67M | 5.70% | 5.70% | $982.82B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 350.4K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC real estate investment trusts | 1.85M | 2.87% | 2.87% | $493.59B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 25.9K |
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC real estate investment trusts | 1.38M | 2.14% | 2.14% | $368.91B | Nov 4, 2025 | ▼ 34.2K |
DAIWA SECURITIES GROUP INC. real estate investment trusts | 1.16M | 1.80% | 1.80% | $309.85B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 100.7K |
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ real estate investment trusts | 994.1K | 1.54% | 1.54% | $266.09B | Oct 29, 2025 | ▼ 247.4K |
NORTHERN TRUST CORP real estate investment trusts | 942.8K | 1.46% | 1.46% | $252.34B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 28.9K |
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
26
Increased
+3.20M shares1
New Positions
first time holders22
Decreased
−2.14M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+1.05M
+3.20M / −2.14M
Net new holders
+5
1 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
ESS 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.
8
Buy transactions
1
Sell transactions
8.00
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kasaris Mary director | May 27, 2026 | Sale | 600 | $279.45 | $167.7K | 2.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
GUERICKE KEITH R director | May 12, 2026 | Award | 633 | — | — | 17.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Arabia John V director | May 12, 2026 | Award | 633 | — | — | 1.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
MARCUS GEORGE M director | May 12, 2026 | Award | 1,117 | — | — | 223.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Johnson Amal M director | May 12, 2026 | Award | 633 | — | — | 3.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
HAWTHORNE MARIA R director | May 12, 2026 | Award | 633 | — | — | 3.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kasaris Mary director | May 12, 2026 | Award | 633 | — | — | 3.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
LYONS IRVING F III director | May 12, 2026 | Award | 633 | — | — | 9.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
GUST ANNE B director | May 12, 2026 | Award | 633 | — | — | 1.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Burns Rylan EVP & Chief Investment Officer | Feb 18, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 121 | $256.18 | $31.0K | 2.2K | 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
Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 99.7% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.81%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 0.00%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Essex Property Trust, Inc. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 10.34 million shares — equal to 16.06% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 620 institutional investors currently hold ESS stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $17.15 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
ESS ownershipEssex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 99.7% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 16.06% stake. Company insiders hold 0.81%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.