Easterly Government Properties DEA
$22.48 −$0.04 (-0.18%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:10 pm ET · Last extended-hours $22.85 +1.65%
Open$22.28
Prev close$22.52
Day range$22.25 – $22.72
Volume405.1K
Market cap$1.06B
P/E (TTM)77.5
Dividend yield8.01%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership85.3%-1.04 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding312+3 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)50 buys / 0 sellsNet buying
Short interest3.98% of floatDays to cover 3.5 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share19.7%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$1.55M (6 inflow days, 14 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 37.7% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 3.61% to 3.98% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuveen Asset Management LLC | Insurance Company | 2026/Q3 | +82,709 | 1.0% |
| Bessemer Investment Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +256,795 | 0.5% |
| Invesco Capital Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +243,307 | 2.0% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +169,795 | 17.0% |
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +137,859 | 0.9% |
| C.S. McKee, L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +137,580 | 0.3% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +112,661 | 5.9% |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +103,131 | 0.2% |
| Renaissance Technologies Corp. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +95,300 | 0.4% |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +94,826 | 0.2% |
| Venture Visionary Partners LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +92,416 | 0.2% |
| J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +87,697 | 1.2% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +87,044 | 2.9% |
| PGIM, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +73,821 | 0.3% |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Limited | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +72,449 | 0.2% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | Brian Colantuoni | Chief Accounting Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2,786 | – | 2,786 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Emil Henry | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +5,265 | – | 34,020 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Cynthia Fisher | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +5,265 | – | 52,401 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | William Binnie | Former Independent Chairperson | Other Derivative Acquisition | +5,983 | – | 5,983 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Scott Freeman | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +5,265 | – | 24,110 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Tara Innes | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +5,265 | – | 15,360 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Easterly Asset Management | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +31,488 | – | 300,079 | |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Darrell Crate | Chief Executive Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +245 | – | 13,345 |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Michael Ibe | Executive VP of Development and Acquisitions & Vice Chairman of the Board | Other Derivative Acquisition | +245 | – | 13,345 |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Franklin Logan | General Counsel | Other Derivative Acquisition | +19 | – | 1,139 |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Allison Marino | Chief Financial Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +40 | – | 2,111 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Darrell Crate | Chief Executive Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +13,100 | – | 13,100 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Michael Ibe | Executive VP of Development and Acquisitions & Vice Chairman of the Board | Other Derivative Acquisition | +13,100 | – | 13,100 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Franklin Logan | General Counsel | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,120 | – | 1,120 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Allison Marino | Chief Financial Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2,071 | – | 2,071 |
| 4 Jan 2026 | Darrell Crate | Chief Executive Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +157,950 | – | 109,265 |
| 4 Jan 2026 | Michael Ibe | Executive VP of Development and Acquisitions & Vice Chairman of the Board | Other Derivative Acquisition | +68,223 | – | 48,749 |
| 4 Jan 2026 | Franklin Logan | General Counsel | Other Derivative Acquisition | +15,243 | – | 6,724 |
| 4 Jan 2026 | Allison Marino | Chief Financial Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +42,080 | – | 20,172 |
| 4 Jan 2026 | Brian Colantuoni | Chief Accounting Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +9,737 | – | 9,737 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 1,885,761 | 4.0% | 3.5 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 2,138,684 | 4.5% | 3.8 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 2,061,964 | 4.4% | 6.7 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,965,257 | 4.2% | 6.4 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 1,901,625 | 4.0% | 4.5 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1,676,130 | 3.6% | 5.1 |
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