629 institutional investment managers reported ESS positions in their Form 13F filings for Q2 2026, holding 65,139,287 shares worth $19.0B in total. BlackRock, Inc. reported the largest position.

Are funds buying or selling ESS?

In Q2 2026, 69 managers opened new ESS positions, 267 added, 183 trimmed and 48 sold out. Managers that filed in both quarters added a net 2,879,775 shares.

How current is this ESS institutional ownership data?

It covers holdings as of the end of Q2 2026. Managers have 45 days after the quarter ends to file Form 13F (by August 14, 2026 for Q2 2026), so positions may have changed since.

Funds · ESS

Who owns ESS?

Institutional ownership of Essex Property Trust Inc. from Form 13F, Q2 2026

629 institutional managers reported holding Essex Property Trust Inc. (ESS) in Form 13F filings for Q2 2026, with 65,139,287 shares worth $19.0B. The largest reported holder was BlackRock, Inc. Managers that filed both quarters added a net 2,879,775 shares (+4.6%). 69 opened new positions and 48 sold out.

Funds holding: 629
Value held: $19.0B
New / sold out: 69 / 48
Net shares, same filers: +4.6%

Holdings as of June 30, 2026, the end of Q2 2026. Managers have 45 days after a quarter ends to file Form 13F (by August 14, 2026 for Q2 2026), so positions may have changed since.

Largest holders of ESS

Fund	Value	Share of 13F holdings	Shares	Move
BlackRock, Inc.	$2.2B	11.4%	7,430,141	Added
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC	$1.6B	8.4%	5,490,501	Unchanged
State Street Corp	$1.5B	8.0%	5,211,810	Trimmed
Cohen & Steers, Inc.	$1.4B	7.5%	4,914,673	Added
Vanguard Capital Management LLC	$1.2B	6.5%	4,202,889	Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc	$979M	5.2%	3,357,197	Added
Principal Financial Group Inc	$610M	3.2%	2,092,902	Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC	$568M	3.0%	1,953,203	Added
Norges Bank	$469M	2.5%	1,607,742	New
Invesco Ltd.	$328M	1.7%	1,125,265	Added
Resolution Capital Ltd	$300M	1.6%	1,027,680	Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	$292M	1.5%	1,000,799	Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc	$274M	1.4%	939,663	Added
Legal & General Group Plc	$260M	1.4%	892,526	Trimmed
Northern Trust Corp	$251M	1.3%	862,383	Added
Massachusetts Financial Services Co	$251M	1.3%	838,001	Trimmed
JPMorgan Chase & Co	$246M	1.3%	830,044	Added
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.	$238M	1.3%	817,220	Trimmed
Morgan Stanley	$231M	1.2%	791,652	Trimmed
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC	$221M	1.2%	757,439	Added
ProShare Advisors LLC	$189M	1.0%	647,967	Trimmed
Boston Partners	$183M	1.0%	628,452	Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	$181M	1.0%	619,623	Added
Quantinno Capital Management LP	$154M	0.8%	529,293	Added
Nuveen, LLC	$144M	0.8%	494,041	Trimmed

Share of 13F holdings is each fund's shares as a share of the 65,139,287 ESS shares all 13F filers reported, not of shares outstanding.

Biggest buyers in Q2 2026

Norges Bank New+$469M
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Added+$220M
Principal Financial Group Inc Added+$124M
Resolution Capital Ltd Added+$103M
JPMorgan Chase & Co Added+$84.7M
Invesco Ltd. Added+$54.2M
BlackRock, Inc. Added+$50.9M
Quantinno Capital Management LP Added+$43.2M
Goldman Sachs Group Inc Added+$39.7M
Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co Added+$30.0M

Biggest sellers in Q2 2026

Rush Island Management, LP Trimmed-$108M
Route One Investment Company, L.P. Sold out-$72.1M
Citadel Advisors LLC Trimmed-$68.5M
Woodline Partners LP Trimmed-$63.9M
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. Trimmed-$56.5M
Barclays PLC Trimmed-$37.9M
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Trimmed-$31.4M
Renaissance Technologies LLC Trimmed-$29.7M
Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC Sold out-$26.6M
Citigroup Inc Trimmed-$19.3M

The change in shares since the quarter before, adjusted for stock splits and priced at the Q2 2026 value per share. Funds bought $1.7B and sold $828M; 267 added and 183 trimmed.

Schedule 13D and 13G filings on ESS

Owners of more than 5% must file within days, so these can be newer than the 13F data.

2026-04-29VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC SCHEDULE 13G filed by Essex Property Trust Inc.Schedule 13G
2025-08-14PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ SCHEDULE 13G filed by Essex Property Trust Inc.Schedule 13G

Questions about ESS ownership

Who owns ESS stock?: 629 institutional investment managers reported ESS positions in their Form 13F filings for Q2 2026, holding 65,139,287 shares worth $19.0B in total. BlackRock, Inc. reported the largest position.
Are funds buying or selling ESS?: In Q2 2026, 69 managers opened new ESS positions, 267 added, 183 trimmed and 48 sold out. Managers that filed in both quarters added a net 2,879,775 shares.
How current is this ESS institutional ownership data?: It covers holdings as of the end of Q2 2026. Managers have 45 days after the quarter ends to file Form 13F (by August 14, 2026 for Q2 2026), so positions may have changed since.

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