Anson Funds Management LP Buys 158,939 Shares of Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC)

Anson Funds Management LP boosted its position in Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC - Free Report) by 317.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 208,939 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 158,939 shares during the period. Anson Funds Management LP owned 0.19% of Equity Commonwealth worth $4,158,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EQC. Creative Planning lifted its holdings in shares of Equity Commonwealth by 2.9% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 19,400 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $386,000 after purchasing an additional 551 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System grew its position in shares of Equity Commonwealth by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 29,952 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $581,000 after buying an additional 625 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its position in shares of Equity Commonwealth by 25.6% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 3,103 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 632 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its stake in shares of Equity Commonwealth by 29.3% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,097 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $62,000 after buying an additional 701 shares during the period. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Equity Commonwealth by 2.8% during the third quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 35,738 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $711,000 after acquiring an additional 959 shares during the last quarter. 96.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Equity Commonwealth Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:EQC traded up $0.06 during trading on Friday, reaching $20.39. The stock had a trading volume of 14,314,983 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,586,003. Equity Commonwealth has a 52 week low of $17.93 and a 52 week high of $21.00. The firm's fifty day moving average is $19.96 and its 200 day moving average is $19.81. The stock has a market cap of $2.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.28 and a beta of 0.27.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com cut Equity Commonwealth from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Friday, October 25th.

Equity Commonwealth Profile

Equity Commonwealth NYSE: EQC is a Chicago based, internally managed and self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT) with commercial office properties in the United States. EQC's portfolio is comprised of four properties totaling 1.5 million square feet.