Who owns Highwoods Properties (HIW)
Which tracked institutional funds hold HIW, how they are positioned, and who is buying versus exiting — from SEC Form 13F-HR filings. See HIW company fundamentals →
Ownership as of the 2026-Q2 13F filings (latest filed 2026-09-22). 13F is disclosed up to 45 days after quarter-end, so the most recent quarter fills in over the following weeks.
How the tape is positioned
The tracked-fund tape on HIW is one-sided between 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2: 140 added or opened and 46 trimmed or exited — on balance accumulating.
A prompt to read the filings, not a verdict. 13F is a quarter-end snapshot disclosed up to 45 days late; a fund adds or exits for mandate, benchmark, and timing reasons that have nothing to do with a view on the stock. This is a starting question, not a signal to trade.
Conviction spread
HIW’s largest tracked holder by dollar value, BlackRock, Inc., sizes it at 0.0% of its own reported 13F book, while the median holder sizes it at 0.0% of theirs — a 0.0pp conviction gap — its largest holder concentrates the name more heavily than the typical one.
Book-share is each fund’s reported value in HIW divided by its whole reported 13F book, so it is comparable across funds of different sizes and is unaffected by stock splits. A higher share means a fund has committed more of its book to the name — a starting question about conviction, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
Institutional & insider positioning
Between 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2, across 343 tracked filers holding HIW, 200 increased or opened the position and 166 reduced or closed it; over the same quarter, there were no open-market insider Form 4s.
This fuses two public signals for the same quarter — how tracked institutions changed their positions and whether insiders bought or sold in the open market. It describes what was filed; it is a starting question, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
New buyers & exits
Funds opening or closing a position in HIW between the 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2 13F filings, and the largest changes among funds holding it in both. New buyers and exits are counted on fund presence (split-invariant); adds and trims are measured on reported value.
New buyers 18
- Jupiter Topco LLC$25M
- GRS Advisors, LLC$24M
- RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC$12M
- Hudson Bay Capital Management LP$7M
- WINTON GROUP Ltd$6M
- VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al$2M
Full exits 34
- COHEN & STEERS, INC.$266M
- T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.$74M
- NORGES BANK$40M
- JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC$35M
- Qube Research & Technologies Ltd$34M
- LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT$25M
Largest adds
- BlackRock, Inc.$419M
- VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$112M
- STATE STREET CORP$83M
- Gotham Asset Management, LLC$69M
- MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/$60M
- Quantinno Capital Management LP$55M
Largest trims
- CITADEL ADVISORS LLC$20M
- CHILTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$6M
- VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC$3M
- Swedbank AB$3M
- CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A.$3M
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO$2M
Institutional holders
One row per tracked fund, most shares held first (every row is from one quarter; reported value breaks ties). “% of value” is the fund’s share of this security’s tracked institutional value — not of shares outstanding.
| Fund | Shares | Reported value | % of value | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. added | 21,011,850 | $634M | 20.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC added | 12,035,994 | $363M | 11.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| STATE STREET CORP added | 7,592,955 | $229M | 7.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ added | 5,856,593 | $187M | 6.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added | 4,957,271 | $150M | 4.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added | 3,222,880 | $97M | 3.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP added | 3,099,543 | $93M | 3.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC added | 2,501,704 | $75M | 2.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| AEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P added | 2,399,904 | $72M | 2.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC added | 2,382,143 | $72M | 2.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. trimmed | 2,068,305 | $62M | 2.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP added | 2,038,125 | $61M | 2.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| MORGAN STANLEY added | 1,636,752 | $49M | 1.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO added | 1,546,723 | $47M | 1.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP trimmed | 1,514,977 | $46M | 1.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| Nuveen, LLC trimmed | 1,505,944 | $45M | 1.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| CORDA Investment Management, LLC. added | 1,284,718 | $39M | 1.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp added | 1,279,682 | $39M | 1.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ trimmed | 1,203,072 | $36M | 1.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC added | 1,115,451 | $34M | 1.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| UBS Group AG added | 1,083,063 | $33M | 1.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO trimmed | 889,927 | $27M | 0.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| Invesco Ltd. added | 868,302 | $26M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| Jupiter Topco LLC new | 842,713 | $25M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| M&G PLC added | 823,728 | $25M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC trimmed | 816,994 | $25M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| GRS Advisors, LLC trimmed | 800,694 | $24M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| Legal & General Group Plc trimmed | 750,223 | $23M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added | 740,923 | $22M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC added | 737,155 | $22M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO added | 733,845 | $22M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC trimmed | 663,408 | $20M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added | 652,773 | $20M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| Aberdeen Group plc added | 641,110 | $19M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| SCS Capital Management LLC trimmed | 585,500 | $18M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC added | 532,967 | $16M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO added | 444,745 | $13M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC added | 410,100 | $12M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC added | 400,000 | $12M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board trimmed | 378,826 | $11M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Corient Private Wealth LP trimmed | 351,950 | $11M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| FIDEURAM - INTESA SANPAOLO PRIVATE BANKING S.P.A. trimmed | 305,809 | $9M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH added | 299,570 | $9M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS added | 291,910 | $9M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Creative Planning added | 279,152 | $8M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC added | 265,161 | $8M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP added | 245,849 | $7M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC trimmed | 234,277 | $7M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC trimmed | 233,952 | $7M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP new | 224,261 | $7M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH trimmed | 222,657 | $7M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Swiss National Bank added | 221,202 | $7M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN added | 216,018 | $7M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd new | 202,213 | $6M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC trimmed | 195,594 | $6M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. trimmed | 189,193 | $6M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD added | 176,400 | $5M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD trimmed | 167,614 | $5M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ added | 165,165 | $5M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. added | 155,490 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. added | 154,851 | $5M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added | 141,717 | $4M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO trimmed | 140,800 | $4M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 139,922 | $4M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| CITIGROUP INC trimmed | 138,140 | $4M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA trimmed | 133,587 | $4M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM trimmed | 127,764 | $4M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| BARCLAYS PLC trimmed | 123,461 | $4M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. trimmed | 118,014 | $4M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC added | 114,784 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC added | 111,423 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC added | 111,355 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Sterling Capital Management LLC trimmed | 110,393 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd added | 107,587 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS added | 107,499 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| EASTERLY INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC added | 107,484 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Swedbank AB trimmed | 105,800 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. added | 103,245 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC trimmed | 102,115 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD added | 101,462 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Bayhunt Capital LLC trimmed | 99,315 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. added | 95,380 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP added | 90,926 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Oak Thistle LLC trimmed | 88,340 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Paralel Advisors LLC trimmed | 79,800 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) added | 76,411 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC trimmed | 70,274 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. trimmed | 69,122 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. added | 68,179 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC added | 68,148 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Focus Partners Wealth added | 67,136 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Summit Trail Advisors, LLC added | 67,091 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Fideuram Asset Management (Ireland) dac added | 66,230 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al trimmed | 65,200 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV added | 62,897 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC added | 60,841 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D trimmed | 59,693 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. trimmed | 58,591 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | 57,847 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Hazelview Securities Inc. added | 57,083 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
Ownership over time
Tracked institutional holder count and total shares held by filing quarter (independent scales). The curated-era tail and any mid-ingest latest quarter are handled honestly — a partial quarter is not drawn as a collapse.
Reading this table
Funds hold the same stock for different reasons — an index fund “holds” almost everything, an active manager sizes a name to a mandate and a benchmark, and each fund entered at its own price and time. Because 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter-end, every row is a backward-looking snapshot; a manager may have traded since. Share-class siblings (a company’s A and C shares) are rolled up to one line so a dual-class name is never double-counted. Compare like-for-like. A large holder is not an endorsement, and a fund exiting is not a warning — this is a starting question, not a verdict.
About 13F filings
A Form 13F is a quarterly disclosure that institutional investment managers with over $100 million in US-listed equities must file with the SEC. In plain English: it is a snapshot of the long stock positions a fund held at the end of a quarter. It covers long US-listed equities only — not short positions, options, cash, or private holdings — and the funds shown are the large sample we track, not the complete 13F universe.