Vanguard Group Inc. Has $302.89 Million Stock Holdings in Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC)

Vanguard Group Inc. decreased its position in Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 16,488,460 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 132,126 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 15.45% of Equity Commonwealth worth $302,893,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Van ECK Associates Corp acquired a new position in Equity Commonwealth in the third quarter valued at about $38,000. Signaturefd LLC grew its position in shares of Equity Commonwealth by 89.6% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,688 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 1,270 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its stake in Equity Commonwealth by 30.3% during the 1st quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 2,483 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 577 shares in the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its holdings in Equity Commonwealth by 36.5% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 2,404 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 643 shares during the period. Finally, Castleview Partners LLC raised its holdings in Equity Commonwealth by 18.2% during the 1st quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 3,392 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $70,000 after buying an additional 522 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Equity Commonwealth

In other Equity Commonwealth news, CAO Andrew Levy sold 2,409 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.71, for a total transaction of $45,072.39. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 2,305 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,126.55. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 2.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Equity Commonwealth Stock Up 0.4 %

Equity Commonwealth stock opened at $18.81 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $18.88 and a 200-day moving average of $18.93. Equity Commonwealth has a twelve month low of $17.93 and a twelve month high of $21.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.01 billion, a PE ratio of 24.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.24.

About Equity Commonwealth

Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC) is a Chicago based, internally managed and self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT) with commercial office properties in the United States. EQC's portfolio is comprised of four properties totaling 1.5 million square feet.