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Michael J. Schall

ESS
PRESIDENT AND CEO · ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. · CIK 0001198212
FILING MIX · LIFETIME60%/40%
BUYS
34
SELLS
23
TOTAL VALUE
$42.32M
COMPANIES
3
ACTIVE SINCE
Jan 2020
HOLDINGS NOW
198,624
AVG SELL PX
$298.10
TRADE KIND
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Trades · vs SPY
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Performance · forward returns vs SPY
15 backtested trades · 8 horizons · 7 pendingHow are these numbers computed? →
Forward-return performance of every backtestable P/S trade by Michael J. Schall, measured at 8 horizons from 7 days to 2 years. Deduped per economic event so co-filings count once. Excess return = trade return minus SPY return over the same window.
HORIZONTRADESWIN RATEINSIDER RETURNSPY RETURNMEAN EXCESSMEDIAN EXCESST-STAT
7d15+73.33%-0.70%+0.79%-1.49%-2.17%
14d15+80.00%-0.22%-0.53%+0.31%-1.64%
30d15+86.67%-3.09%-4.27%+1.19%-1.60%
60d15+40.00%-3.42%+0.10%-3.52%-4.27%
90d15+86.67%-7.14%-3.47%-3.67%+0.53%
180d15+40.00%-2.13%-1.09%-1.03%+9.54%
1y15(2 pending)+92.31%-18.67%-0.51%-18.17%-19.96%
2y15(5 pending)+80.00%-28.52%+3.68%-32.21%-30.86%
How to read this: Insider Returnis the average raw return of the filer's trades over the horizon. SPY Return is what SPY did over those same windows — reference only, not a comparison. The headline alpha number is Mean Excess = Insider − SPY; green means the filer beat SPY, red means they trailed it. Win rate is the share of individual trades where the filer beat SPY. T-statvalues above 2 mean the alpha is unlikely to be chance given the sample size. "Pending" counts trades where the horizon hasn't elapsed yet; their stats are not included in the row average.
Holdings over time
ESS · 51,476 shares · as of Dec 7, 2023
024,39548,79073,18497,579202120222023SHARES HELD
Trading cadence · quarterly flow
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FLOW · 34 buys / 23 sellsCOVERAGE · 26 quarters
Form 4 filings · all activity
COMPANYTYPESHARESPRICEVALUEHELD AFTERTRADE DATEFILEDDETAILS
NSA
NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES TRUST
SALE
12,6180May 16, 2026May 19, 2026View →
NSA
NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES TRUST
PURCHASE
12,61812,618May 16, 2026May 19, 2026View →
NSA
NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES TRUST
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
5,291$42.53$225.0K11,291May 15, 2026May 19, 2026View →
PEB
PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
14,837$11.46$170.0K134,530Jan 1, 2026Jan 5, 2026View →
PEB
PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST
PURCHASE
10,000$10.85$108.5K119,693Nov 19, 2025Nov 20, 2025View →
PEB
PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST
PURCHASE
10,000$10.08$100.8K109,693Aug 19, 2025Aug 21, 2025View →
NSA
NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES TRUST
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
6,502$34.61$225.0K12,618May 15, 2025May 19, 2025View →
PEB
PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST
PURCHASE
10,000$9.04$90.4K18,500May 7, 2025May 7, 2025View →
NSA
NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES TRUST
PURCHASE
4,000$38.54$154.2K6,000Mar 6, 2025Mar 10, 2025View →
PEB
PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST
PURCHASE
10,000$11.87$118.7K99,693Mar 5, 2025Mar 5, 2025View →
PEB
PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
11,329$13.68$155.0K89,693Jan 1, 2025Jan 3, 2025View →
NSA
NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES TRUST
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
4,757$37.84$180.0K6,116May 16, 2024May 20, 2024View →
NSA
NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES TRUST
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
1,359$36.81$50.0K1,359May 13, 2024May 15, 2024View →
PEB
PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
9,882$15.69$155.0K78,364Jan 1, 2024Jan 3, 2024View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
12,58657,718Dec 7, 2023Dec 11, 2023View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALE
4,354$224.85$979.0K53,364Dec 7, 2023Dec 11, 2023View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALE
6,242$224.85$1.40M51,476Dec 7, 2023Dec 21, 2023View →
PEB
PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
11,409$13.59$155.0K68,482Jan 1, 2023Jan 4, 2023View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
13,00213,002Dec 9, 2022Dec 13, 2022View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
PURCHASE
President and CEO
12,132$248.70$3.02M60,390Mar 29, 2022Mar 30, 2022View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALE
President and CEO
12,1320Mar 29, 2022Mar 30, 2022View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALE
President and CEO
12,132$349.19$4.24M48,258Mar 29, 2022Mar 30, 2022View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
4,03649,832Jan 20, 2022Jan 24, 2022View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALE
President and CEO
1,574$335.78$528.5K48,258Jan 20, 2022Jan 24, 2022View →
PEB
PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
7,806$21.78$170.0K57,073Jan 1, 2022Jan 4, 2022View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
28,99528,995Nov 30, 2021Dec 2, 2021View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
PURCHASE
President and CEO
31,3620Oct 28, 2021Oct 29, 2021View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALE
President and CEO
1,561$346.01$540.1K43,016Oct 28, 2021Oct 29, 2021View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
PURCHASE
President and CEO
31,362$240.61$7.55M73,978Oct 28, 2021Oct 29, 2021View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALE
President and CEO
1,504$341.31$513.3K72,474Oct 28, 2021Oct 29, 2021View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALE
President and CEO
12,236$344.29$4.21M47,304Oct 28, 2021Oct 29, 2021View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALE
President and CEO
6,018$342.44$2.06M66,456Oct 28, 2021Oct 29, 2021View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALE
President and CEO
400$346.99$138.8K42,616Oct 28, 2021Oct 29, 2021View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALE
President and CEO
2,727$344.92$940.6K44,577Oct 28, 2021Oct 29, 2021View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALE
President and CEO
6,916$343.16$2.37M59,540Oct 28, 2021Oct 29, 2021View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALEGRANT
Gift
1,50042,616Aug 3, 2021Aug 4, 2021View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALE
President and CEO
4,117$236.34$973.0K44,116Jan 13, 2021Jan 15, 2021View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
6,12448,233Jan 13, 2021Jan 15, 2021View →
PEB
PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
6,388$18.63$119.0K49,267Jan 1, 2021Jan 5, 2021View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALEGRANT
Gift
23,3630Dec 24, 2020Jan 15, 2021View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Gift
23,36323,363Dec 24, 2020Jan 15, 2021View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALEGRANT
Gift
97,5790Dec 24, 2020Jan 15, 2021View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Gift
97,57997,579Dec 24, 2020Jan 15, 2021View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
36,39136,391Dec 2, 2020Jan 6, 2021View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
34,26934,269Dec 2, 2020Dec 4, 2020View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALE
President and CEO
5,000$1.00$5.0K0Mar 10, 2020Mar 12, 2020View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
PURCHASE
President and CEO
5,00097,579Mar 10, 2020Mar 12, 2020View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALE
President and CEO
13,068$319.90$4.18M42,109Feb 12, 2020Feb 13, 2020View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALE
President and CEO
13,0681,368Feb 12, 2020Feb 13, 2020View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
PURCHASE
President and CEO
13,068$219.22$2.86M55,177Feb 12, 2020Feb 13, 2020View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALE
President and CEO
4,55514,436Feb 11, 2020Feb 12, 2020View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALE
President and CEO
4,555$319.43$1.46M42,109Feb 11, 2020Feb 12, 2020View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
PURCHASE
President and CEO
4,555$219.22$998.5K46,664Feb 11, 2020Feb 12, 2020View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
SALE
President and CEO
3,305$305.50$1.01M42,109Jan 14, 2020Jan 14, 2020View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
2,37243,977Jan 10, 2020Jan 14, 2020View →
ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
1,43745,414Jan 10, 2020Jan 14, 2020View →
PEB
PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
6,293$27.02$170.0K42,879Jan 1, 2020Jan 2, 2020View →
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About this filer
CIK 0001198212
ROLE
President and CEO
PRIMARY
ESS
COMPANIES
3
ACTIVE SINCE
Jan 2020
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