Equity Residential Ownership | Who Owns Equity Residential?


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Equity Residential Ownership Summary


Equity Residential is owned by 90.07% institutional investors, 0.53% insiders, and 9.40% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 14.73% of EQR shares. Vanguard Real Estate Index Investor is the top mutual fund, with 3.32% of its assets in Equity Residential shares.

EQR Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockEquity Residential90.07%0.53%9.40%
SectorReal Estate Stocks 69.85%9.10%21.05%
IndustryResidential REIT Stocks 82.63%6.91%10.46%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group55.80M14.73%$4.00B
Blackrock38.42M10.14%$2.66B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de38.57M9.89%$2.60B
Norges bank34.75M9.17%$2.49B
State street23.79M6.11%$1.71B
Price t rowe associates inc /md/19.61M5.18%$1.41B
Apg asset management us11.66M3.08%$837.05M
Geode capital management9.52M2.51%$681.59M
First eagle investment management9.25M2.44%$663.55M
Principal financial group7.90M2.09%$566.75M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Starwood capital group management339.34K15.15%$22.90M
Seven post investment office lp319.19K8.12%$21.54M
Resolution capital5.08M6.80%$342.65M
Grs advisors1.05M6.78%$70.58M
Apg asset management us11.66M6.35%$837.05M
Masterton capital management, lp134.30K5.46%$9.64M
Hgi capital management59.25K5.42%$4.00M
Hazelview securities329.48K4.11%$22.53M
Adelante capital management780.33K3.88%$52.66M
Chai trust935.51K3.87%$63.14M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Norges bank34.75M0.33%34.75M
Grs advisors1.05M6.78%1.05M
Amundi1.55M0.04%857.00K
Heitman real estate securities779.30K3.73%773.11K
Goldman sachs group2.06M0.02%753.57K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
D1 capital partners---6.93M
Blackrock38.42M0.06%-1.70M
Millennium management40.71K0.00%-864.77K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de38.57M0.05%-841.63K
Brookfield corp /on/---730.88K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank34.75M0.33%34.75M$2.49B
Grs advisors1.05M6.78%1.05M$70.58M
Edmond de rothschild455.19K0.56%455.19K$32.66M
Hazelview securities329.48K4.11%329.48K$22.53M
Nan shan life insurance210.38K0.32%210.38K$14.20M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Mendota financial group-1.00
Triad wealth partners-2.00
Westend advisors-2.00
Colonial trust advisors-3.00
Van hulzen asset management-4.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Jun 30, 2025700-1.41%351,112,59210.37%901.28%354-1.94%2305.02%
Mar 31, 20256970.58%317,246,689-10.59%831.01%3545.67%215-8.51%
Dec 31, 2024366-46.49%187,803,846-40.29%490.72%173-49.42%115-48.20%
Sep 30, 20246793.19%314,226,800-10.46%820.97%341-0.58%2199.50%
Jun 30, 20246472.05%350,785,0879.02%921.28%33914.92%199-3.40%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard Real Estate Index Investor12.70M3.32%15.07K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF11.40M3.00%8.04K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv11.33M2.97%-278.58K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust9.72M2.56%75.14K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor8.47M2.22%-1.24M
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional8.05M2.11%86.88K
First Eagle Global A6.19M1.62%-
Fidelity 500 Index4.33M1.14%21.01K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF4.24M1.12%-62.31K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF4.14M1.09%-17.29K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
May 01, 2025Carraway Catherine EVP & CHROSell$71.04K
Mar 17, 2025Garechana Robert EVP & Chief Financial OfficerBuy$279.24
Feb 06, 2025Manelis Michael L Executive Vice President & COOSell$245.29K
Feb 06, 2025Manelis Michael L Executive Vice President & COOSell$306.38K
Feb 06, 2025Manelis Michael L Executive Vice President & COOSell$132.09K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q3--
2025 Q2-1
2025 Q1113
2024 Q4-1
2024 Q3-5

EQR Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Equity Residential?

Equity Residential shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 90.07%, followed by 0.53% insiders and 9.40% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Equity Residential's industry, Residential REIT Stocks , is 82.63%, which Equity Residential exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Equity Residential?

Equity Residential’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (55.8M shares, 14.73%), Blackrock (38.42M shares, 10.14%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (38.57M shares, 9.89%). Together, they hold 34.77% of Equity Residential’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Equity Residential?

Yes, BlackRock owns 10.14% of Equity Residential, totaling 38.42M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.06% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 2.66B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -1.703M shares, a -4.24% change.

Who is Equity Residential’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Starwood capital group management is Equity Residential’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 15.15% of its assets in 339.34K Equity Residential shares, valued at 22.9M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Equity Residential shares?

Vanguard Real Estate Index Investor is the top mutual fund holder of Equity Residential shares, with 3.32% of its total shares outstanding invested in 12.7M Equity Residential shares.

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