Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Purchases 960 Shares of Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC)

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) by 1.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 65,472 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 960 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. owned 0.06% of Equity Commonwealth worth $1,264,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Equity Commonwealth by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 33,937 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $623,000 after acquiring an additional 553 shares in the last quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. raised its position in shares of Equity Commonwealth by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 67,292 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,236,000 after acquiring an additional 752 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Equity Commonwealth by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 32,761 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $602,000 after acquiring an additional 885 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its position in shares of Equity Commonwealth by 48.5% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 3,085 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 1,008 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC raised 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 worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 1,270 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.00% of the company’s stock.

Equity Commonwealth Stock Down 0.7 %

Equity Commonwealth stock opened at $19.36 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.51 and a beta of 0.24. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $18.89 and its 200 day moving average is $18.99. Equity Commonwealth has a twelve month low of $17.93 and a twelve month high of $21.49.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Andrew Levy sold 2,409 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.71, for a total value of $45,072.39. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 2,305 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,126.55. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 2.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Equity Commonwealth Profile

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.