Highwoods Properties Ownership | Who Owns Highwoods Properties?


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Highwoods Properties Ownership Summary


Highwoods Properties is owned by 63.96% institutional investors, 1.86% insiders, and 34.17% retail investors. Blackrock is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 15.92% of HIW shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 5.93% of its assets in Highwoods Properties shares.

HIW Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockHighwoods Properties63.96%1.86%34.17%
SectorReal Estate Stocks 49.33%9.10%41.57%
IndustryOffice REIT Stocks57.41%5.92%36.67%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Blackrock16.84M15.92%$442.48M
Vanguard group16.50M15.30%$524.91M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de16.00M14.84%$509.19M
Cohen & steers13.81M12.81%$439.51M
State street6.62M6.14%$210.58M
Massachusetts financial services co /ma/6.30M5.85%$200.55M
T. rowe price investment management3.86M3.58%$122.97M
Aew capital management l p2.34M2.17%$74.60M
Daiwa securities group2.21M2.05%$70.17M
Geode capital management2.13M1.98%$67.88M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Grs advisors2.05M6.10%$65.13M
Aew capital management l p2.34M4.16%$74.60M
Hazelview securities414.74K2.49%$13.20M
B&i capital212.92K2.35%$6.78M
Corda investment management, llc.1.03M2.30%$32.69M
Heitman real estate securities439.83K0.96%$14.00M
Cohen & steers13.81M0.79%$439.51M
Presima securities ulc56.69K0.50%$1.80M
Rialto wealth management47.43K0.39%$1.51M
Pensionfund dsm netherlands19.80K0.38%$606.00K

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Aew capital management l p2.34M4.16%1.14M
Norges bank1.07M0.00%1.07M
Janus henderson group1.27M0.02%1.07M
Grs advisors2.05M6.10%799.34K
Quantinno capital management lp1.57M0.14%525.74K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Pggm investments---2.89M
Woodline partners lp---1.57M
Cohen & steers13.81M0.79%-1.15M
Ubs asset management americas---1.01M
Zurich insurance group ltd/fi---695.12K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank1.07M0.00%1.07M$32.73M
Heitman real estate securities439.83K0.96%439.83K$14.00M
Natixis258.69K0.04%258.69K$8.23M
Two sigma investments, lp248.99K0.01%248.99K$7.92M
Wedge capital management l l p/nc71.75K0.04%71.75K$2.28M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Activest wealth management-1.00
Stephens consulting-1.00
New millennium group-6.00
Dunhill financial-7.00
Mendota financial group-13.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Sep 30, 2025246-27.00%68,968,408-38.61%630.59%129-36.14%73-14.12%
Jun 30, 20253421.48%115,776,2893.06%1070.99%20512.64%86-6.52%
Mar 31, 2025331-1.19%111,788,0742.75%1030.99%1803.45%91-14.95%
Dec 31, 2024190-41.72%62,318,945-43.34%580.55%96-40.37%59-48.25%
Sep 30, 20243239.86%109,989,6760.65%1030.98%1596.71%11420.00%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF6.41M5.93%-
Vanguard Real Estate Index Investor4.00M3.71%4.81K
Cohen & Steers Realty Shares L3.85M3.57%189.20K
Cohen & Steers Instl Realty Shares3.82M3.54%-122.38K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv3.40M3.15%-72.58K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF3.31M3.07%3.16K
Vanguard Small Cap Index2.62M2.42%-17.63K
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value1.96M1.81%-4.49K
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv1.69M1.56%4.69K
Daiwa US-REIT Open Mother Fund1.49M1.38%-39.28K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Sep 17, 2025Hartzell David John-Sell$138.03K
Nov 06, 2024Hartzell David John-Sell$205.31K
Feb 22, 2024Evans Carlos E-Buy$473.40K
Oct 27, 2023Leary Brian M EVP & COOBuy$17.67K
Mar 23, 2023Klinck Theodore J-Buy$99.06K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q3-1
2025 Q2--
2025 Q1--
2024 Q4-1
2024 Q11-

HIW Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Highwoods Properties?

Highwoods Properties shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 63.96%, followed by 1.86% insiders and 34.18% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Highwoods Properties's industry, Office REIT Stocks, is 57.41%, which Highwoods Properties exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Highwoods Properties?

Highwoods Properties’s largest shareholders are Blackrock (16.84M shares, 15.92%), Vanguard group (16.5M shares, 15.30%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (16M shares, 14.84%). Together, they hold 46.06% of Highwoods Properties’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Highwoods Properties?

Yes, BlackRock owns 15.92% of Highwoods Properties, totaling 16.84M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.01% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 442.48M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -513K shares, a -2.96% change.

Who is Highwoods Properties’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Grs advisors is Highwoods Properties’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 6.10% of its assets in 2.05M Highwoods Properties shares, valued at 65.13M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Highwoods Properties shares?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Highwoods Properties shares, with 5.93% of its total shares outstanding invested in 6.41M Highwoods Properties shares.

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