EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST-A (ESRT) Stock Institutional Trading Activity


EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST-A (ESRT) position changes reported by tracked institutional filers across multiple SEC 13F reporting periods. Based on recent SEC 13F filings (Q4 2025), investors with some of the largest reported share count changes include Longleaf Partners and Renaissance Technologies LLC. Explore insights into buying and selling patterns, position changes, and investment conviction levels to understand institutional trading behavior and market dynamics.

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Portfolio quarterNameTypeQuantityRemainingReported stock balance
Q1 2021Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy120,865220,900$2,459
Q4 2020Longleaf PartnersBuy744,13516,002,669$149,145
Q4 2020Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-815,365100,035$932
Q3 2020Longleaf PartnersBuy251,97815,258,534$93,382
Q3 2020Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-2,511,392915,400$5,602
Q2 2020Longleaf PartnersBuy8,074,46215,006,556$105,046
Q2 2020Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-1,235,9003,426,792$23,988
Q1 2020Longleaf PartnersBuy3,143,1156,932,094$62,111
Q1 2020Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-229,6004,662,692$41,778
Q4 2019Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy72,8444,892,292$68,296
Q3 2019Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy28,4004,819,448$68,774
Q2 2019Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy588,4004,791,048$70,955
Q1 2019Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy344,5004,202,648$66,402
Q4 2018Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy782,8003,858,148$54,901
Q3 2018Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy1,042,6483,075,348$51,082
Q1 2018Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy68,1002,032,700$34,129
Q4 2017Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy146,3001,964,600$40,333
Q3 2017Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-580,0001,818,300$37,348
Q2 2017Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-609,6002,398,300$49,813
Q1 2017Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-891,8003,007,900$62,083
Q4 2016Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-256,0003,899,700$78,735
Q3 2016Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy1,219,7004,155,700$87,062
Q2 2016Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy1,181,9172,936,000$55,755
Q1 2016Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy472,2831,754,083$30,749
Q4 2015Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy521,5001,281,800$23,162
Q3 2015Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy205,300760,300$12,948
Q2 2015Longleaf PartnersSell-621,7033,788,979$64,640
Q2 2015Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-108,400555,000$9,468
Q1 2015Longleaf PartnersSell-5,662,0184,410,682$82,965
Q1 2015Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy619,100663,400$12,479

Frequently asked questions about ESRT activity

  • Which institutional owners are buying ESRT?

    Institutional owners buying ESRT include investors who have either initiated new positions or increased their existing holdings based on recent SEC 13F filings. The activity table above highlights which funds added shares in the latest reporting periods and how their positions changed over time.

  • What does "buy" mean in ESRT activity?

    "Buy" means an investor increased their reported position in ESRT compared to the prior reporting period. This reflects growing exposure to EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST-A (ESRT) rather than necessarily a brand-new position (though new positions also appear as buys when prior quantity was zero).

  • Is institutional interest in ESRT increasing?

    Institutional interest in ESRT can be assessed by comparing the number of tracked funds adding or increasing positions versus those trimming or exiting across the periods shown. A higher number of additions typically signals increasing participation among large filers, but it should be read alongside position sizes and the full table.