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EQREquity Residential—− 3.27%
Partial Period · Jun 1, 2026 — Aug 17, 2026
AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc—− 0.57%
ESSEssex Property Trust Inc+ 0.27%+ 5.08%
MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc+ 0.17%+ 0.81%

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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− 3.3%AVB− 0.6%ESS+ 5.1%MAA+ 0.8%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	279.40	128.78
Daily Change	—	—	+ 0.27%	+ 0.17%
Period ReturnPast 3 Months	− 3.27%Jun 1, 2026 — Aug 17, 2026	− 0.57%	+ 5.08%	+ 0.81%
Valuation
Market Cap	$23.9 B	$26.1 B	$18.0 B	$15.0 B
P/E Ratio	28.30	25.47	43.49	37.28
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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