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SelectedTodayYTD Return

ESSEssex Property Trust Inc− 0.01%+ 8.45%
EQREquity Residential+ 1.04%+ 2.63%
MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc− 0.19%− 7.77%

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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.

ESS+ 8.5%EQR+ 2.6%MAA− 7.8%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	ESSEssex Property Trust Inc	EQREquity Residential	MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc
Return
Last Price	278.61	65.64	128.32
Daily Change	− 0.01%	+ 1.04%	− 0.19%
Period ReturnYear to Date	+ 8.45%	+ 2.63%	− 7.77%
Valuation
Market Cap	$17.9 B	$24.6 B	$14.9 B
P/E Ratio	43.36	29.11	37.14
Dividend Yield	4.30%	4.26%	4.57%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	21.5%	28.0%	18.2%
Risk
Beta	0.70	0.73	0.70
52-Week Range	238.46 — $303.35	63.68 — $68.62	120.30 — $146.41
Company
Sector	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate
Industry	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate

Company

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

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