Elme Communities (ELME) Ownership
ELME ownership summary
as of October 17, 2026- Institutions
- 78.4% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 1.66% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 88.9M
- Float
- 79.9M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 2.90% 2.5M shares short
- Days to cover
- 2.87 short interest up 4.9% vs prior month
- Institutions 78.36%
- Insiders 1.66%
- Other investors 19.98%
ELME top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highbridge Capital Management, LLC | 8.44% | 7.5M | $13.2M | +5,000 (+0.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Trium Capital LLP | 3.77% | 3.4M | $5.9M | +2.2M (+180.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 3.28% | 2.9M | $5.1M | +176 (+0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Jane Street Group LLC | 3.09% | 2.7M | $4.8M | −1.2M (−31.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Almitas Capital LLC | 2.95% | 2.6M | $4.6M | +11,875 (+0.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Newtyn Management LLC | 2.81% | 2.5M | $4.4M | +2.2M (+705.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Qube Research & Technologies | 2.74% | 2.4M | $4.3M | −74,325 (−3.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Verition Fund Managegment, LLC | 2.59% | 2.3M | $4.0M | −691,973 (−23.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Millennium Management LLC | 2.47% | 2.2M | $3.9M | −3.0M (−58.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | The Toronto-Dominion Bank | 2.42% | 2.2M | $3.8M | +350,646 (+19.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Two Sigma Investments LLC | 2.31% | 2.1M | $3.6M | −750,197 (−26.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Mangrove Partners | 2.30% | 2.0M | $3.6M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Bulldog Investors, LLC | 2.25% | 2.0M | $3.5M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Irenic Capital Management LP | 2.15% | 1.9M | $3.4M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Stonehill Capital Management LLC | 2.05% | 1.8M | $3.2M | −214,411 (−10.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Yakira Capital Management, Inc. | 1.73% | 1.5M | $2.7M | +621,063 (+67.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Man Group PLC | 1.45% | 1.3M | $2.3M | +1.3M (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1.35% | 1.2M | $2.1M | +232,188 (+24.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | DLD Asset Management, LP | 1.23% | 1.1M | $1.9M | +5,460 (+0.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | NewGen Asset Management Ltd | 1.17% | 1.0M | $1.8M | +465,069 (+80.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 11 holders added 7.3M shares and 6 cut 6.0M.
ELME top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 3.18% | 2.8M | $5.0M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Total Return Securities Fund | 2.25% | 2.0M | $3.5M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | GAMCO Intl SICAV Merger Arbtrg I (USD) | 0.77% | 687K | $1.2M | +164,923 (+31.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | iShares U.S. Small-Cap Eq Fac ETF | 0.56% | 499K | $878,442 | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Fidelity Real Estate Income | 0.51% | 453K | $797,507 | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Fidelity SAI Real Estate Income | 0.24% | 216K | $379,488 | — | July 31, 2026 |
| 7 | Pender Alternative Arbitrage Plus F | 0.16% | 144K | $253,616 | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Residential REIT ETF | 0.14% | 124K | $218,620 | +8,100 (+7.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | AQR Small Cap Momentum Style I | 0.05% | 48K | $84,242 | +47,865 (0.0%) | March 31, 2026 |
| 10 | Handelsbanken Global Småb Index (A1 NOK) | 0.03% | 30K | $53,650 | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Manulife Shariah Global REIT MYR Inc | 0.03% | 30K | $52,624 | — | May 31, 2026 |
| 12 | Pender Alternative Arbitrage Cl FF | 0.03% | 23K | $41,008 | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 13 | SWC (CH) IREF World (ex CH) ind NTH1 CHF | 0.02% | 20K | $35,805 | — | December 31, 2025 |
| 14 | Comstock Capital Value A | 0.02% | 17K | $29,920 | +4,500 (+36.0%) | July 31, 2026 |
| 15 | Russell Inv Tax-Managed Real Assets M | 0.02% | 15K | $25,626 | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 16 | Vanguard Balanced Index Inv | 0.02% | 14K | $25,342 | −35,716 (−71.3%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 17 | Columbia Real Estate Equity Inst | 0.01% | 12K | $21,472 | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 18 | BlackRock Small Cap Index V.I. I | 0.01% | 11K | $19,716 | — | December 31, 2025 |
| 19 | Victory Extended Market Index | 0.01% | 10K | $17,787 | +103 (+1.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | MoA Small Cap Equity Index Fund | 0.01% | 10K | $17,734 | +294 (+3.0%) | December 31, 2025 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
ELME shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns ELME
Institutional investors own 78.4% of Elme Communities's shares and insiders 1.66%. The largest holder is Highbridge Capital Management, LLC with 8.44% of the shares (7.5M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 11 added shares and 6 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 2.90% of the float, or 2.87 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 31.4% since 2014.
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ELME ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Elme Communities stock?
The largest shareholders of Elme Communities are Highbridge Capital Management, LLC (8.44%), Trium Capital LLP (3.77%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (3.28%), Jane Street Group LLC (3.09%), Almitas Capital LLC (2.95%).
What percentage of Elme Communities is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 78.4% of Elme Communities's shares outstanding; insiders hold 1.66%.
Which funds own Elme Communities?
The largest fund holders of Elme Communities are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.18%), Total Return Securities Fund (2.25%), GAMCO Intl SICAV Merger Arbtrg I (USD) (0.77%), iShares U.S. Small-Cap Eq Fac ETF (0.56%), Fidelity Real Estate Income (0.51%).
What is Elme Communities's short interest?
2.5M shares of Elme Communities were sold short, 2.90% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 2.87 days to cover.
How many shares of Elme Communities are outstanding?
Elme Communities has 88.9M shares outstanding, of which 79.9M are in the public float.