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MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc+ 0.17%− 6.25%
AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc—− 2.62%
Partial Period · Sep 2, 2025 — Aug 14, 2026
EQREquity Residential—− 0.55%
Partial Period · Sep 2, 2025 — Aug 17, 2026
ESSEssex Property Trust Inc+ 0.27%+ 7.22%
Partial Period · Sep 2, 2025 — Sep 4, 2026

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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.

MAA− 6.2%AVB− 2.6%EQR− 0.5%ESS+ 7.2%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc	AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc	EQREquity Residential	ESSEssex Property Trust Inc
Return
Last Price	128.78	184.06	63.80	279.40
Daily Change	+ 0.17%	—	—	+ 0.27%
Period ReturnPast Year	− 6.25%	− 2.62%Sep 2, 2025 — Aug 14, 2026	− 0.55%Sep 2, 2025 — Aug 17, 2026	+ 7.22%Sep 2, 2025 — Sep 4, 2026
Valuation
Market Cap	$15.0 B	$26.1 B	$23.9 B	$18.0 B
P/E Ratio	37.28	25.47	28.30	43.49
Dividend Yield	4.57%	3.87%	4.26%	4.30%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	18.2%	33.3%	28.0%	21.5%
Risk
Beta	0.70	-0.24	0.73	0.70
52-Week Range	120.30 — $146.41	160.10 — $198.63	63.68 — $68.62	238.46 — $303.35
Company
Sector	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate
Industry	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate

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EQRReal Estate · Real Estate
ESSReal Estate · Real Estate

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