COPT Defense Properties
COPT Defense Properties (CDP) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · CDP · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
305
Institutional Holders
$3.30B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $423.54M vs Q4
113.38M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 98.84%
120.82M
13F Shares Held
▲ 660,927 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
CDP largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLACKROCK, INC. real estate investment trusts | 18.64M | 16.59% | 16.59% | $508.43B | May 2, 2025 | ▲ 294.2K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC real estate investment trusts | 16.95M | 15.08% | 15.08% | $462.26B | May 9, 2025 | ▼ 128.4K |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. real estate investment trusts | 6.83M | 6.08% | 6.08% | $186.39B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 587.0K |
STATE STREET CORP real estate investment trusts | 6.50M | 5.78% | 5.78% | $179.15B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 48.9K |
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC real estate investment trusts | 4.73M | 4.21% | 4.21% | $128.93B | May 14, 2025 | ▼ 67.8K |
WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC real estate investment trusts | 3.63M | 3.23% | 3.23% | $98.91B | May 9, 2025 | ▲ 741.8K |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO real estate investment trusts | 3.52M | 3.13% | 3.13% | $95.92B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 234.1K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC real estate investment trusts | 3.06M | 2.72% | 2.72% | $83.36B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 140.6K |
CHANNING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC real estate investment trusts | 3.00M | 2.67% | 2.67% | $81.89B | May 14, 2025 | ▼ 111.6K |
FMR LLC real estate investment trusts | 2.78M | 2.48% | 2.48% | $75.91B | May 12, 2025 | ▼ 315.3K |
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
29
Increased
+6.69M shares1
New Positions
first time holders20
Decreased
−5.12M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+1.58M
+6.69M / −5.12M
Net new holders
+10
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
CDP 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.
7
Buy transactions
3
Sell transactions
2.33
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PICKETT C TAYLOR director | May 29, 2026 | Sale | 31,798 | $32.25 | $1.03M | 15.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
DENTON ROBERT L director | May 26, 2026 | Sale | 3,922 | $32.38 | $127.0K | 3.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Miller Essye B. director | May 14, 2026 | Award | 3,803 | — | — | 3.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Trimberger Lisa G director | May 14, 2026 | Award | 3,803 | — | — | 24.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Long Letitia A director | May 14, 2026 | Award | 3,803 | — | — | 24.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Owens Raymond Lee director | May 14, 2026 | Award | 3,803 | — | — | 24.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
PICKETT C TAYLOR director | May 14, 2026 | Award | 7,511 | — | — | 39.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
DENTON ROBERT L director | May 14, 2026 | Award | 3,803 | — | — | 7.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
HAWKINS PHILIP L director | May 14, 2026 | Award | 7,448 | — | — | 39.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
DENTON ROBERT L director | May 13, 2026 | C-Conversion | 0 | $31.34 | $0 | 142.8K | 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
COPT Defense Properties (CDP) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 100.0% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 1.16%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 0.00%.
The largest institutional shareholder of COPT Defense Properties is BLACKROCK, INC., holding approximately 18.64 million shares — equal to 16.59% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 305 institutional investors currently hold CDP stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $3.30 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
CDP ownershipCOPT Defense Properties (CDP) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 100.0% of shares. The largest shareholder is BLACKROCK, INC. with a 16.59% stake. Company insiders hold 1.16%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.