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Essex Property Trust (ESS)

Essex Property Trust on one page: short interest, daily short volume, fails to deliver, planned sales, large holders, 13F holders, financials, earnings dates and insider trades. Listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as real estate investment trusts.

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2.5M

Short interest

settlement 2026-09-30

4.0

Days to cover

-0.2 days vs prior

76.9%

Short share of volume

2026-10-09

321

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-09-09

Wed 28 Oct

Next earnings

estimated date

$0

Insider flow, 90 days

0 buys, 0 sells

As of 2026-10-09.

Short interest

FINRA, twice a month. The newest 24 settlements in the table, 48 in the chart. JSON

As of 30 September 2026, short interest in ESS is 2,541,065 shares, up 162,321 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 883,812 shares (31 December 2024) to 2,541,065 shares (30 September 2026). The latest reading sits at the top of that range. At the reported average volume of 637K shares a day that is 4.0 days to cover.

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SettlementShares shortChangeAvg daily volumeDays to cover
2026-09-302,541,065+16.3%637,2933.99
2026-09-152,185,113-8.1%515,7234.24
2026-08-312,378,744+20.6%463,3745.13
2026-08-141,971,746-11.5%341,8135.77
2026-07-312,227,641+9.7%522,9134.26
2026-07-152,030,071+13.3%483,2474.20
2026-06-301,792,568+7.9%509,2723.52
2026-06-151,661,975-14.9%477,5403.48
2026-05-291,952,906+7.3%492,1143.97
2026-05-151,819,537-0.6%433,2374.20
2026-04-301,829,820+4.2%506,6173.61
2026-04-151,755,974-5.5%410,3914.28
2026-03-311,857,474+1.2%541,4843.43
2026-03-131,835,490+2.9%473,8373.87
2026-02-271,783,087+10.8%482,5683.69
2026-02-131,608,543+10.6%677,2412.38
2026-01-301,454,971-8.1%564,5872.58
2026-01-151,583,567-26.2%633,0772.50
2025-12-312,145,956+3.1%484,2274.43
2025-12-152,080,884-8.3%496,3794.19
2025-11-282,268,767-2.0%342,3106.63
2025-11-142,315,099+6.1%542,6874.27
2025-10-312,181,185+26.2%595,2413.66
2025-10-151,728,091+2.5%398,0264.34

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, the last 30 sessions. JSON

As of 9 October 2026, the short share of ESS volume is 76.9%, down 12.2 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 30.2% (28 August 2026) to 92.7% (23 September 2026). The latest reading is 9.2 points above the 30-session average of 67.7%, on 157K shares reported.

DateShort volumeTotal volumeShort shareExempt
2026-10-09121K157K76.9%5
2026-10-08118K151K78.0%0
2026-10-0788K126K70.0%119
2026-10-06150K207K72.6%0
2026-10-05131K162K80.8%4
2026-10-02147K165K89.0%53
2026-10-01129K197K65.2%2
2026-09-30124K178K70.0%0
2026-09-2992K154K59.7%612
2026-09-2898K145K67.5%0
2026-09-25118K201K58.7%171
2026-09-24209K261K80.0%27
2026-09-23270K291K92.7%15
2026-09-22106K130K81.2%38
2026-09-2178K111K70.2%0
2026-09-18111K129K86.1%4
2026-09-1787K116K74.8%46
2026-09-1671K105K67.8%9
2026-09-1552K94K55.4%0
2026-09-1466K93K70.8%2
2026-09-1150K77K64.8%0
2026-09-10179K257K69.8%176
2026-09-09109K140K77.5%1
2026-09-08162K236K68.5%21
2026-09-0487K146K59.3%4
2026-09-03108K288K37.5%0
2026-09-02127K236K54.0%441
2026-09-0193K206K45.3%1,490
2026-08-3178K138K56.5%0
2026-08-2886K286K30.2%54

Fails to deliver

SEC, the last 30 settlement dates with a fail. JSON

As of 9 September 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in ESS is 321 shares, down 265 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 2 shares (14 May 2026) to 18,632 shares (24 March 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

SettlementShares failedPriceValue
2026-09-09321$277.41$89K
2026-09-04586$278.65$163K
2026-08-18512$283.06$145K
2026-08-10238$288.10$69K
2026-08-0642$288.04$12K
2026-08-0423$285.88$7K
2026-07-231,945$293.07$570K
2026-07-0810$298.32$3K
2026-06-30199$295.93$59K
2026-06-29125$295.34$37K
2026-06-2399$276.28$27K
2026-06-18332$274.40$91K
2026-06-0954$282.00$15K
2026-06-051,462$284.61$416K
2026-05-2848$276.83$13K
2026-05-152,987$268.53$802K
2026-05-142$271.94$544
2026-05-134$268.64$1K
2026-04-30566$264.92$150K
2026-04-2388$252.19$22K
2026-04-153$251.42$754
2026-04-07106$247.71$26K
2026-03-31377$242.61$91K
2026-03-256$243.50$1K
2026-03-2418,632$242.58$4.5M
2026-03-133,924$251.38$986K
2026-03-10392$255.34$100K
2026-03-0286$255.11$22K
2026-02-2564$258.40$17K
2026-02-0615,054$251.49$3.8M

Insider trades

SEC Form 4, newest first, 50 of 100 shown. JSON

No open-market insider trades were reported for ESS in the last 90 days. The most recent filings are listed below. Latest filing: Kasaris Mary (Director) on 2026-05-27.

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-05-27Kasaris MaryDirectorSell600$279.45$168K2K
2026-05-12Kasaris MaryDirectorGrant633$0.00$03K
2026-05-12Johnson Amal MDirectorGrant633$0.00$04K
2026-05-12HAWTHORNE MARIA RDirectorGrant633$0.00$04K
2026-05-12GUST ANNE BDirectorGrant633$0.00$02K
2026-05-12LYONS IRVING F IIIDirectorGrant633$0.00$010K
2026-05-12GUERICKE KEITH RDirectorGrant633$0.00$017K
2026-05-12MARCUS GEORGE MDirectorGrant1K$0.00$0223K
2026-05-12Arabia John VDirectorGrant633$0.00$02K
2026-02-18McGreevy BrennanGVP and CAOTax withholding24$256.18$6K715
2026-02-18Morrison AnneEVP, CAO & General CounselTax withholding89$256.18$23K7K
2026-02-18Pak BarbaraExecutive Vice President & CFOTax withholding206$256.18$53K12K
2026-02-18Kleiman Angela L.President and CEOTax withholding481$256.18$123K22K
2026-02-18Burns RylanEVP & Chief Investment OfficerTax withholding121$256.18$31K2K
2026-02-06McGreevy BrennanGVP and CAOTax withholding60$258.06$15K739
2026-02-06Morrison AnneEVP, CAO & General CounselTax withholding81$258.06$21K7K
2026-02-06Pak BarbaraExecutive Vice President & CFOTax withholding215$258.06$55K12K
2026-02-06Kleiman Angela L.President and CEOTax withholding473$258.06$122K22K
2026-02-06Burns RylanEVP & Chief Investment OfficerTax withholding80$258.06$21K2K
2025-12-29Kleiman Angela L.President and CEOGift3K$0.00$023K
2025-12-12Morrison AnneEVP, CAO & General CounselTax withholding4K$257.62$974K7K
2025-12-12Morrison AnneEVP, CAO & General CounselGrant7K$0.00$011K
2025-12-12Pak BarbaraExecutive Vice President & CFOTax withholding4K$257.62$1.1M13K
2025-12-12Pak BarbaraExecutive Vice President & CFOGrant8K$0.00$017K
2025-12-12Kleiman Angela L.President and CEOTax withholding12K$257.62$3.1M25K
2025-12-12Kleiman Angela L.President and CEOGrant24K$0.00$038K
2025-12-09McGreevy BrennanGVP and CAOTax withholding28$252.20$7K799
2025-12-09Burns RylanEVP & Chief Investment OfficerTax withholding178$252.20$45K2K
2025-05-28MARCUS GEORGE MDirectorOption exercise13K$216.31$2.9M222K
2025-05-22LYONS IRVING F IIIDirectorJ585$0.00$09K
2025-05-22LYONS IRVING F IIIDirectorJ585$0.00$0585
2025-05-13MARCUS GEORGE MDirectorGrant1K$0.00$0209K
2025-05-13GUERICKE KEITH RDirectorGrant606$0.00$017K
2025-05-13Johnson Amal MDirectorGrant606$0.00$03K
2025-05-13LYONS IRVING F IIIDirectorGrant606$0.00$010K
2025-05-13Kasaris MaryDirectorGrant606$0.00$02K
2025-05-13Arabia John VDirectorGrant606$0.00$01K
2025-05-13HAWTHORNE MARIA RDirectorGrant606$0.00$03K
2025-05-13GUST ANNE BDirectorGrant606$0.00$01K
2025-03-11Kasaris MaryDirectorSell3K$300.80$842K2K
2025-03-11Kasaris MaryDirectorOption exercise3K$216.31$606K5K
2025-03-04Kleiman Angela L.President and CEOSell400$315.12$126K14K
2025-03-04Kleiman Angela L.President and CEOOption exercise400$214.79$86K14K
2025-03-03Pak BarbaraExecutive Vice President & CFOSell6K$314.79$2.0M9K
2025-03-03Pak BarbaraExecutive Vice President & CFOOption exercise6K$214.79$1.4M15K
2025-03-03Morrison AnneEVP, CAO & General CounselSell3K$314.79$809K3K
2025-03-03Morrison AnneEVP, CAO & General CounselOption exercise3K$214.79$552K6K
2025-03-03GUERICKE KEITH RDirectorSell7K$315.00$2.3M16K
2025-03-03GUERICKE KEITH RDirectorOption exercise7K$216.31$1.6M23K
2025-03-03Kleiman Angela L.President and CEOSell5K$314.99$1.6M14K

Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are rarer.

Planned sales (Form 144)

Newest first. JSON

1 Form 144 notice on file for ESS worth $168K at the prices reported; 0 in the last 90 days worth $0. Latest: Kasaris Mary filed on 2026-05-27 to sell 600 shares ($168K) from 2026-05-27.

FiledSellerSharesMarket valueOf outstandingSale fromBroker
2026-05-27Kasaris MaryDirector600$168K0.001%2026-05-27Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC

Large holders (13D and 13G)

One row per reporting person with its latest filing, newest first. JSON

4 holders report 5% or more of ESS in their latest filing, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is Vanguard Portfolio Management at 8.5% of the class (5,495,779 shares), filed 2026-04-29 for an event on 2026-03-31.

FiledFormHolderSharesOf classEvent
2026-05-1513G/Ano. 2Cohen & Steers, Inc.parent holding company, corporation4.9M7.5%2026-03-31
2026-05-1513G/Ano. 2Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.investment adviser, corporation4.8M7.4%2026-03-31
2026-05-1513G/Ano. 2Cohen & Steers UK Limitedinvestment adviser, corporation60K0.1%2026-03-31
2026-05-1513G/Ano. 2Cohen & Steers Ireland Limitednon-US institution, corporation5K0.0%2026-03-31
2026-05-1513G/Ano. 2Cohen & Steers Asia Limitedinvestment adviser, corporation00.0%2026-03-31
2026-04-2913GVanguard Portfolio Managementinvestment adviser5.5M8.5%2026-03-31
2026-04-2913GVanguard Capital Managementinvestment adviser4.9M7.6%2026-03-31
2026-03-2613G/Ano. 22The Vanguard Groupinvestment adviser00.0%2026-03-13

13F holders

Tracked managers holding ESS at their latest 13F. JSON

5 of the 30 tracked managers held ESS at their latest 13F, $83.4M in total at quarter-end prices. AQR Capital Management is the largest at $49.3M (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 1 added shares and 4 cut.

FundQuarterSharesValueOf portfolioChange in shares
AQR Capital Management2026-06-30169K$49.3M0.02%+82K
Citadel Advisors2026-06-3082K$23.9M0.00%-235K
Renaissance Technologies2026-06-3030K$8.7M0.01%-102K
Millennium Management2026-06-303K$808K0.00%-64K
Fisher Asset Management2026-06-302K$594K0.00%-70

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

Financials

SEC XBRL, as filed. JSON

In Q2 FY 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-30) Essex Property Trust reported revenue of $2.3M, up 4.3% from the same quarter a year earlier (0.97 diluted EPS). In FY 2025 it generated $1.07B of operating cash flow. As of 2026-06-30, cash was $58.3M against $6.39B of debt.

Cash
$58.3M
Debt
$6.39B
Equity
$5.32B
Total assets
$12.90B
Shares outstanding
64,268,439

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

QuarterPeriod endRevenueNet incomeMarginDiluted EPS
Q2 FY 20262026-06-30$2.3Mn/an/a0.97
Q1 FY 20262026-03-31$2.3Mn/an/a1.65
Q4 FY 2025derived2025-12-31$2.3Mn/an/an/a
Q3 FY 20252025-09-30$2.4Mn/an/a2.56
Q2 FY 20252025-06-30$2.2Mn/an/a3.44
Q1 FY 20252025-03-31$2.5Mn/an/a3.16
Q4 FY 2024derived2024-12-31$2.4Mn/an/an/a
Q3 FY 20242024-09-30$2.6Mn/an/a1.84

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Fiscal yearEndsRevenueNet incomeOperating cash flowCapexBuybacksDividends
FY 20252025-12-31$9.4Mn/a$1.07Bn/a$0n/a
FY 20242024-12-31$10.3Mn/a$1.07Bn/a$0n/a
FY 20232023-12-31$11.1Mn/a$980.1Mn/a$95.7Mn/a
FY 20222022-12-31$11.1Mn/a$975.6Mn/a$189.7Mn/a
FY 20212021-12-31$9.1Mn/a$905.3Mn/a$9.2Mn/a

Quarters are the three-month figures the company reports; a fourth quarter marked derived is the fiscal year less the three reported quarters, since companies report it only inside the 10-K. Fiscal years are the annual figures. Buybacks are the cash the company paid to repurchase its common stock in the year, not the amount authorized. Balance sheet lines are as of 2026-06-30; shares outstanding as of 2026-07-23 from the cover page.

What this page is

Essex Property Trust in the regulatory record

Regulators publish company data in separate files that never sit next to each other: FINRA's twice-monthly short interest, its daily short sale volume, the SEC's fails-to-deliver counts, and each insider's Form 4. A company page puts those series for one ticker on one URL, with planned sales, large holders, 13F holders and financials beside them, so the short position, the daily flow, the settlement fails and what insiders are doing can be read together.

Each section has its own history table, a one-line summary of the latest figures and its own JSON and CSV links, and says when its source last updated.

This page follows Essex Property Trust (ESS), SEC CIK 920522, listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as real estate investment trusts. The cross-market tables live on the short interest and insider transactions hubs.

Source and updates

Short interest
FINRA consolidated short interestSource: FINRA.Twice a month, about eight business days after settlement. Latest 2026-09-30.JSON and CSV
Daily short volume
FINRA Reg SHO daily filesSource: FINRA.Every trading day, the morning after FINRA posts it. Latest 2026-10-09.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver
SEC fails-to-deliver dataSource: SEC.Twice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-09-09.JSON and CSV
Planned sales
SEC EDGAR Form 144Source: SEC.New notices appear shortly after the SEC posts them; a notice is filed on or before the sale. Latest 2026-05-27.JSON and CSV
Large holders
SEC EDGAR Schedule 13D and 13GSource: SEC.New filings appear shortly after the SEC posts them. A 13D is due within five business days of crossing 5%; a 13G follows the passive schedule. Latest 2026-05-15.JSON and CSV
13F holders
SEC EDGAR Form 13F-HRSource: SEC.Quarterly, filed within 45 days of quarter end; 30 tracked managers. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Financials
SEC EDGAR 10-K and 10-Q filingsSource: SEC.Weekly; values are as filed in the 10-Q and 10-K. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Earnings dates
SEC EDGAR 8-K filings (Item 2.02)Source: SEC.Twice a day. Reported dates come from the company's 8-K filings; the next date is marked as an estimate until the 8-K arrives. Latest 2026-07-29.JSON and CSV
Insider trades
SEC EDGAR Form 4Source: SEC.New filings appear shortly after the SEC posts them; they're due two business days after the trade. Latest 2026-05-27.JSON and CSV
Company record
EDGAR filing index for CIK 920522Ticker, name and exchange from the SEC's company list, refreshed weekly.
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How to read it

  • Read the position against the flow: rising short interest with a high daily short share is new shorting; rising short interest with a normal short share is old shorts holding on.
  • Insider buys next to a large short position are rare and stand out; insider sells next to one are common and mean little.
  • Fails to deliver matter relative to the float, not in absolute shares; a million failed shares in a mega cap is noise.

Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions

How much of ESS is sold short?
2,541,065 shares were held short at the 2026-09-30 settlement, 4.0 days of average volume. FINRA publishes the next count about eight business days after the 15th and the last business day of the month.
What is ESS's daily short volume?
On 2026-10-09, 121,038 of the 157,472 ESS shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 76.9% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.
Does ESS have fails to deliver?
The SEC's latest file shows 321 ESS shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-09-09. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.
Are ESS insiders buying or selling?
No open-market insider trades were reported for ESS in the last 90 days. The most recent filings are listed below. Latest filing: Kasaris Mary (Director) on 2026-05-27.
Have ESS insiders filed to sell?
1 Form 144 notice on file for ESS worth $168K at the prices reported; 0 in the last 90 days worth $0. Latest: Kasaris Mary filed on 2026-05-27 to sell 600 shares ($168K) from 2026-05-27.
Who owns 5% or more of ESS?
4 holders report 5% or more of ESS in their latest filing, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is Vanguard Portfolio Management at 8.5% of the class (5,495,779 shares), filed 2026-04-29 for an event on 2026-03-31.
What did ESS report last quarter?
In Q2 FY 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-30) Essex Property Trust reported revenue of $2.3M, up 4.3% from the same quarter a year earlier (0.97 diluted EPS). In FY 2025 it generated $1.07B of operating cash flow. As of 2026-06-30, cash was $58.3M against $6.39B of debt.
Which tracked 13F managers own ESS?
5 of the 30 tracked 13F managers held ESS shares at their latest filing, $83.4M in all. The largest: Cliff Asness's AQR Capital Management (169K shares, $49.3M), Ken Griffin's Citadel Advisors (82K shares, $23.9M), Renaissance Technologies (30K shares, $8.7M), Izzy Englander's Millennium Management (3K shares, $808K), Ken Fisher's Fisher Asset Management (2K shares, $594K).

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