Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) Shares Sold by Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) by 7.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 31,527 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 2,410 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in Equity Commonwealth were worth $605,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Nuance Investments LLC grew its holdings in Equity Commonwealth by 50.8% during the third quarter. Nuance Investments LLC now owns 4,999,446 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $91,840,000 after acquiring an additional 1,683,316 shares during the period. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Equity Commonwealth by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 2,767,178 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $50,833,000 after purchasing an additional 33,898 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its holdings in shares of Equity Commonwealth by 5.1% in the 3rd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 2,005,145 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $36,835,000 after purchasing an additional 96,763 shares in the last quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC lifted its stake in shares of Equity Commonwealth by 15.8% in the third quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 1,908,447 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $35,058,000 after purchasing an additional 259,873 shares during the period. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its holdings in Equity Commonwealth by 41.5% during the third quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 1,832,548 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $33,664,000 after buying an additional 537,419 shares in the last quarter. 96.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Andrew Levy sold 2,409 shares of Equity Commonwealth stock in a transaction on 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 directly owns 2,305 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,126.55. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 2.80% of the company’s stock.

Equity Commonwealth Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of EQC opened at $18.61 on Friday. Equity Commonwealth has a twelve month low of $17.93 and a twelve month high of $21.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.48 and a beta of 0.24. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $18.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $18.93.

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.