Aristides Capital LLC Invests $214,000 in Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC)

Aristides Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 120,800 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $214,000. Aristides Capital LLC owned 0.11% of Equity Commonwealth as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Alberta Investment Management Corp raised its holdings in shares of Equity Commonwealth by 462.3% during the fourth quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 8,665,543 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $15,338,000 after purchasing an additional 7,124,543 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Equity Commonwealth by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,694,261 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $53,625,000 after buying an additional 21,146 shares in the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd raised its stake in Equity Commonwealth by 3,136.8% during the 4th quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 578,552 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,024,000 after buying an additional 560,678 shares during the period. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Equity Commonwealth by 250.5% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 415,187 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $8,263,000 after acquiring an additional 296,742 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DLD Asset Management LP acquired a new stake in Equity Commonwealth in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $731,000. 96.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Equity Commonwealth Stock Down 0.3 %

NYSE EQC opened at $1.60 on Monday. Equity Commonwealth has a 52 week low of $1.40 and a 52 week high of $21.00. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $1.66 and a 200-day moving average price of $9.02. The company has a market cap of $171.34 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.09 and a beta of 0.57.

About Equity Commonwealth

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.