Empire State Realty Trust

ESRT • NYSE

Empire State Realty Trust is a reit - diversified company in the real estate sector on NYSE, led by Anthony E. Malkin, with a market cap of $1.1B. As of Q3 2025, 79% of shares are held by 213 institutional investors, with VANGUARD GROUP INC as the largest holder at 11.5%.

CEOAnthony E. Malkin

Market Cap$1.1B

REIT - Diversified

Real Estate

Employees666.0

Websiteempirestaterealtytrust.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in ESRT as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $1.3B

All Institutions

Institutions: 213
Value Held: $1.0B
Shares Held: 134.4M
Avg Position: $4.8M
Median Position: $304.9K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 23
Value Held: $71.3M
Shares Held: 9.3M
Avg Position: $3.1M
Median Position: $1.2M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

73.76%

$958.4M

Hedge Funds

5.49%

$71.3M

Retail & Other

20.75%

$269.6M

Based on market cap of $1.3B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in ESRT as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$149.5M 0.00% of portfolio	11.50% 19.5M shares	Q4 2013 Held for 12 years	$6.69T
BlackRock, Inc. Institution	Laurence D. Fink CEO	$128.4M 0.00% of portfolio	9.88% 16.8M shares	Q4 2013 Held for 12 years	$5.67T
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Institution	Jim Cracchiolo CEO	$91.3M 0.02% of portfolio	7.04% 11.9M shares	Q3 2018 Held for 7y 3m	$433.11B
Resolution Capital Ltd Real Assets	Sonia Luton Managing Partner	$53.4M 1.04% of portfolio	4.11% 7.0M shares	Q2 2025 Held for 6 months	$5.1B
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$47.3M 0.00% of portfolio	3.64% 6.2M shares	Q4 2013 Held for 12 years	$2.88T
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC Institution	Deanna Strable CEO	$29.2M 0.01% of portfolio	2.25% 3.8M shares	Q1 2014 Held for 11y 9m	$197.71B
T T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. Insurance Manager	John Edward Robison President	$27.4M 0.02% of portfolio	2.11% 3.6M shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 9m	$161.58B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$27.3M 0.00% of portfolio	2.10% 3.6M shares	Q4 2013 Held for 12 years	$1.57T
CENTERSQUARE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC Real Assets	Eric Todd Briddell CEO	$26.6M 0.27% of portfolio	2.05% 3.5M shares	Q4 2024 Held for 1 year	$10.0B
SCHWAB CHARLES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	Omar Aguilar Chavez CEO	$23.9M 0.00% of portfolio	1.84% 3.1M shares	Q4 2013 Held for 12 years	$620.51B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for ESRT in Q3 2025

Traded: +$43.4M
Buyers: 106
Sellers: 100
Total Bought: +$137.5M
Total Sold: −$94.2M
Avg Position: $4.2M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
COHEN & STEERS INC Institution	+$15.3M +2.0M shares	$15.3M 2.0M shares
Resolution Capital Ltd Real Assets	+$12.0M +1.6M shares	$53.4M 7.0M shares
LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SECURITIES LP Real Assets	+$11.6M +1.5M shares	$11.6M 1.5M shares
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC Institution	+$10.9M +1.4M shares	$29.2M 3.8M shares
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Institution	+$8.8M +1.2M shares	$91.3M 11.9M shares
Land & Buildings Investment Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Activist	+$7.8M +1.0M shares	$7.8M 1.0M shares
A ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP LLC Institution	+$6.9M +900.0K shares	$6.9M 900.0K shares
S Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. Institution	+$6.8M +887.4K shares	$7.9M 1.0M shares
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC Long Only Manager	+$6.5M +853.0K shares	$8.1M 1.1M shares
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	+$6.5M +846.5K shares	$17.6M 2.3M shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
A Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$22.9M −2.8M shares	Sold Off 0 shares
W Waterfront Capital Partners, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	−$7.9M −981.0K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$6.9M −899.2K shares	$1.1M 143.7K shares
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	−$5.5M −711.8K shares	$5.6M 726.7K shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	−$5.1M −659.4K shares	$15.6M 2.0M shares
A AXA Institution	−$4.9M −610.0K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
N Nuveen, LLC Institution	−$4.8M −632.9K shares	$17.0M 2.2M shares
UBS Group AG Institution	−$4.5M −589.6K shares	$3.8M 491.8K shares
HGI Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Sector	−$4.0M −494.7K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
G Gillson Capital LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	−$3.5M −437.6K shares	Sold Off 0 shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited ESRT in Q3 2025

New Positions: 11
New Value: $19.1M
Exited Positions: 29
Exited Value: $48.5M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
Land & Buildings Investment Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Activist	$7.8M 1.0M shares
A ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP LLC Institution	$6.9M 900.0K shares
R Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Institution	$4.0M 520.0K shares
Robeco Investment Management, Inc. Long Only Manager	$253.7K 33.1K shares
O OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp Institution	$139.4K 18.2K shares
Abacus Wealth Partners, LLC RIA/Wealth	$76.7K 10.0K shares
Sontag Advisory, LLC RIA/Wealth	$16.4K 2.1K shares
BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC Long Only Manager	$1.5K 197.0 shares
FINANCIAL CONSULATE, INC RIA/Wealth	$1.3K 165.0 shares
R Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC RIA/Wealth	$322.0 42.0 shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
A Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$22.9M 2.8M shares
W Waterfront Capital Partners, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$7.9M 981.0K shares
A AXA Institution	$4.9M 610.0K shares
HGI Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Sector	$4.0M 494.7K shares
G Gillson Capital LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$3.5M 437.6K shares
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$1.4M 169.4K shares
Frigate Ventures LP RIA/Wealth	$970.8K 120.0K shares
X XTX Topco Ltd Institution	$564.9K 69.8K shares
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. Long Only Manager	$518.3K 64.1K shares
BRIGHTON JONES LLC RIA/Wealth	$296.8K 36.7K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in ESRT as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 2
Call Value: -
Put Positions: 1
Put Value: -

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
UBS Group AG Institution	- - contracts
HBK INVESTMENTS L P Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	- - contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	- - contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with ESRT as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
Land & Buildings Investment Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Activist	Jonathan I Litt Managing Partner	1.43% $7.8M	0.60% 1.0M shares	Q3 2025 Held for 3 months	$544.9M
Resolution Capital Ltd Real Assets	Sonia Luton Managing Partner	1.04% $53.4M	4.11% 7.0M shares	Q2 2025 Held for 6 months	$5.1B
S SOUTHEASTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/TN/ Long Only Manager	Raymond Eugene Glotzbach CEO	1.03% $20.1M	1.55% 2.6M shares	Q1 2020 Held for 5y 9m	$2.0B
WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Christopher Lazarus Gust CEO	0.81% $12.0M	0.92% 1.6M shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 3m	$1.5B
NAN FUNG TRINITY Ltd RIA/Wealth	Fredric Brian Fisher President	0.61% $6.1M	0.47% 801.3K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 6 months	$1.0B
LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SECURITIES LP Real Assets	Ian Scott Mcwilliams Managing Partner	0.46% $11.6M	0.89% 1.5M shares	Q3 2025 Held for 3 months	$2.5B
SummitTX Capital, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Caroline Ann Cooley CIO	0.31% $7.5M	0.58% 976.1K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 6 months	$2.4B
CENTERSQUARE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC Real Assets	Eric Todd Briddell CEO	0.27% $26.6M	2.05% 3.5M shares	Q4 2024 Held for 1 year	$10.0B
Vert Asset Management LLC Institution	Samuel Chase Adams Managing Partner	0.14% $429.5K	0.03% 56.1K shares	Q4 2021 Held for 4 years	$297.4M
E EntryPoint Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Lawrence Edward Leibowitz CEO	0.12% $307.7K	0.02% 40.2K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 1 year	$258.4M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in ESRT

ALGERT COLDIRON INVESTORS LLC

Hedge Fund • Quant

Portfolio ManagerRyan Zentner Lafond

Portfolio Value: $6.0B
Positions: 1,110
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in Empire State Realty Trust

Market Value: $3.1M
Shares Held: 407.1K
Portfolio Weight: 0.05%
Owned Since: 2024-Q1

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