ESS ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.: institutional ownership and insider trading
662 funds reported holding $21.8B of ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. in their latest 13F filings; in Q2 2026 funds net bought $835M, with 69 new positions and 47 funds selling out; over the last 12 months insiders bought $0 and sold $168K on the open market.
Famous investors holding ESS
- Renaissance Technologies (Renaissance Technologies): $8.75M, 0.0% of the portfolio
- Ken Griffin (Citadel Advisors): $28.2M, 0.0% of the portfolio
- Izzy Englander (Millennium Management): $808K, 0.0% of the portfolio
Largest institutional holders of ESS
- VANGUARD GROUP INC — $2.69B
- BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) — $2.17B
- VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC — $1.60B
- STATE STREET CORP (STT, STT-PG) — $1.53B
- COHEN & STEERS, INC. (CNS) — $1.43B
- VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC — $1.23B
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ — $979M
- PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC (PFG) — $610M
- GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC — $568M
- NORGES BANK — $469M
Recent ESS insider trades
- May 27, 2026: Kasaris Mary sold 600 shares ($168K)
- Mar 11, 2025: Kasaris Mary sold 2,800 shares ($842K)
- Mar 4, 2025: Kleiman Angela L. sold 5,329 shares ($1.68M)
- Mar 3, 2025: Guericke Keith R sold 7,298 shares ($2.30M)
Members of Congress trading ESS
- Jan 7, 2026: Rick Larsen sold $1.00K–$15.0K
5%+ owners
- Vanguard Portfolio Management: 8.5% (Schedule 13G, filed Apr 29, 2026)
- Vanguard Capital Management: 7.6% (Schedule 13G, filed Apr 29, 2026)
- Cohen & Steers, Inc.: 7.5% (Schedule 13G/A, filed May 15, 2026)