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SelectedToday5Y Return

AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc—− 17.66%
EQREquity Residential—− 21.80%
ESSEssex Property Trust Inc+ 0.27%− 13.21%
MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc+ 0.17%− 32.09%

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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.

AVB− 17.7%EQR− 21.8%ESS− 13.2%MAA− 32.1%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc	EQREquity Residential	ESSEssex Property Trust Inc	MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc
Return
Last Price	184.06	63.80	279.40	128.78
Daily Change	—	—	+ 0.27%	+ 0.17%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	− 17.66%	− 21.80%	− 13.21%	− 32.09%
Valuation
Market Cap	$26.1 B	$23.9 B	$18.0 B	$15.0 B
P/E Ratio	25.47	28.30	43.49	37.28
Dividend Yield	3.87%	4.26%	4.30%	4.57%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	33.3%	28.0%	21.5%	18.2%
Risk
Beta	-0.24	0.73	0.70	0.70
52-Week Range	160.10 — $198.63	63.68 — $68.62	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

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

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