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EQREquity Residential—− 0.55%
Partial Period · Sep 2, 2025 — Aug 17, 2026
AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc—− 2.62%
Partial Period · Sep 2, 2025 — Aug 14, 2026
ESSEssex Property Trust Inc− 0.01%+ 7.38%
Partial Period · Sep 2, 2025 — Sep 4, 2026
MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc− 0.19%− 6.25%

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Each series is converted to a percentage of its own starting point, so all of them begin at zero. What is compared is the return over the period, not price levels.

EQR− 0.5%AVB− 2.6%ESS+ 7.4%MAA− 6.2%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	EQREquity Residential	AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc	ESSEssex Property Trust Inc	MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc
Return
Last Price	63.80	184.06	278.61	128.32
Daily Change	—	—	− 0.01%	− 0.19%
Period ReturnPast Year	− 0.55%Sep 2, 2025 — Aug 17, 2026	− 2.62%Sep 2, 2025 — Aug 14, 2026	+ 7.38%Sep 2, 2025 — Sep 4, 2026	− 6.25%
Valuation
Market Cap	$23.9 B	$26.1 B	$17.9 B	$14.9 B
P/E Ratio	28.30	25.47	43.36	37.14
Dividend Yield	4.26%	3.87%	4.30%	4.57%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	28.0%	33.3%	21.5%	18.2%
Risk
Beta	0.73	-0.24	0.70	0.70
52-Week Range	63.68 — $68.62	160.10 — $198.63	238.46 — $303.35	120.30 — $146.41
Company
Sector	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate
Industry	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate

Company

EQRReal Estate · Real Estate
AVBReal Estate · Real Estate
ESSReal Estate · Real Estate
MAAReal Estate · Real Estate

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