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-Q1 13F filings (latest filed 2026-05-18). 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
49 tracked funds added or opened HIW while 99 trimmed or exited it between 2025-Q4 and 2026-Q1 — the tape is split. When large holders disagree on a name, the funds moving first are sometimes ahead of the story.
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 2025-Q4 and 2026-Q1, across 342 tracked filers holding HIW, 197 increased or opened the position and 155 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 2025-Q4 and 2026-Q1 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 19
- VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$251M
- VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$104M
- VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO$15M
- Squarepoint Ops LLC$4M
- PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD$2M
- VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd$2M
Full exits 18
- VANGUARD GROUP INC$436M
- GRS Advisors, LLC$25M
- VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V.$11M
- Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC$7M
- TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL$6M
- California Public Employees Retirement System$5M
Largest adds
- T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.$35M
- Quantinno Capital Management LP$19M
- UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC$15M
- NORGES BANK$14M
- Nuveen, LLC$10M
- Corient Private Wealth LLC$7M
Largest trims
- BlackRock, Inc.$220M
- COHEN & STEERS, INC.$53M
- CITADEL ADVISORS LLC$28M
- STATE STREET CORP$27M
- MORGAN STANLEY$19M
- Gotham Asset Management, LLC$16M
Institutional holders
One row per tracked fund, largest reported value first. “% of value” is the fund’s share of this security’s tracked institutional value — not of shares outstanding. Rows marked stale are from an earlier filing than the security’s latest quarter — that fund is absent from the newest snapshot (position exited, or reported under a different name).
| Fund | Shares | Reported value | % of value | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. added | 21,011,850 | $634M | 18.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. added | 12,410,383 | $266M | 7.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC new | 11,734,085 | $251M | 7.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| STATE STREET CORP added | 7,592,955 | $229M | 6.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ added | 5,645,216 | $128M | 3.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC new | 4,875,391 | $104M | 3.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. added | 3,477,815 | $74M | 2.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added | 2,247,000 | $48M | 1.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| AEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P trimmed | 2,228,239 | $48M | 1.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC added | 2,180,449 | $47M | 1.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. trimmed | 2,102,346 | $45M | 1.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| NORGES BANK added | 1,342,579 | $40M | 1.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP added | 1,808,104 | $39M | 1.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC added | 1,639,419 | $35M | 1.0% | 2026-Q1 |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd added | 1,564,704 | $34M | 1.0% | 2026-Q1 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP added | 1,551,896 | $33M | 1.0% | 2026-Q1 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP added | 1,551,246 | $33M | 1.0% | 2026-Q1 |
| Nuveen, LLC added | 1,529,732 | $33M | 1.0% | 2026-Q1 |
| MORGAN STANLEY trimmed | 1,409,933 | $30M | 0.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added | 1,387,632 | $29M | 0.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO trimmed | 1,347,244 | $29M | 0.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC added | 1,302,414 | $28M | 0.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| CORDA Investment Management, LLC. added | 1,281,348 | $27M | 0.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| Invesco Ltd. added | 868,302 | $26M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ trimmed | 1,222,223 | $26M | 0.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT trimmed | 1,179,300 | $25M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp added | 1,138,163 | $24M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC added | 968,098 | $21M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added | 652,773 | $20M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| Legal & General Group Plc trimmed | 784,376 | $17M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added | 703,768 | $15M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO new | 681,252 | $15M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| M&G PLC added | 673,617 | $14M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added | 631,962 | $14M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| SCS Capital Management LLC added | 594,705 | $13M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC added | 410,100 | $12M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC added | 532,800 | $11M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC trimmed | 530,640 | $11M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| UBS Group AG added | 506,947 | $11M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO added | 439,982 | $9M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| FIDEURAM - INTESA SANPAOLO PRIVATE BANKING S.P.A. added | 422,632 | $9M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board added | 393,309 | $8M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP trimmed | 392,397 | $8M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Corient Private Wealth LLC added | 389,944 | $8M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC | 350,000 | $7M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC trimmed | 234,277 | $7M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH trimmed | 325,400 | $7M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC added | 317,160 | $7M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP new | 224,261 | $7M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| CHILTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added | 306,995 | $7M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP added | 298,072 | $6M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH added | 296,848 | $6M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Heitman Real Estate Securities LLC trimmed | 293,803 | $6M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co added | 284,893 | $6M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Swedbank AB | 275,600 | $6M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS trimmed | 267,228 | $6M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC added | 263,484 | $6M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. added | 246,763 | $5M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC added | 242,739 | $5M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC added | 219,980 | $5M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Swiss National Bank added | 217,502 | $5M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Bayhunt Capital LLC trimmed | 171,950 | $4M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added | 141,717 | $4M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC added | 194,825 | $4M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC added | 194,323 | $4M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| STRS OHIO added | 189,185 | $4M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD trimmed | 180,980 | $4M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue trimmed | 172,820 | $4M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD added | 172,060 | $4M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO trimmed | 158,868 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Creative Planning added | 153,770 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. added | 153,003 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA added | 150,747 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP added | 150,178 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| CITIGROUP INC added | 144,752 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. added | 142,783 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| BARCLAYS PLC added | 136,747 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC trimmed | 134,942 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM added | 131,276 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC trimmed | 127,530 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd trimmed | 123,985 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. added | 121,049 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 118,192 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC added | 16,903,497 | $436M | 12.9% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| Woodline Partners LP new | 1,567,478 | $49M | 1.4% | 2025-Q2 stale |
| GRS Advisors, LLC trimmed | 981,523 | $25M | 0.7% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI new | 695,116 | $22M | 0.6% | 2025-Q2 stale |
| Waterfront Capital Partners, LLC new | 416,318 | $13M | 0.4% | 2025-Q2 stale |
| LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SECURITIES LLC | 379,331 | $11M | 0.3% | 2025-Q1 stale |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. added | 417,048 | $11M | 0.3% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| NATIXIS added | 258,693 | $8M | 0.2% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC added | 284,166 | $7M | 0.2% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| Eisler Capital Management Ltd. new | 229,764 | $7M | 0.2% | 2025-Q1 stale |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL added | 218,087 | $6M | 0.2% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| California Public Employees Retirement System added | 208,557 | $5M | 0.2% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| B&I Capital AG trimmed | 190,820 | $5M | 0.1% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| Jain Global LLC added | 179,655 | $5M | 0.1% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| DAVIS SELECTED ADVISERS trimmed | 129,180 | $4M | 0.1% | 2025-Q1 stale |
| Magnetar Financial LLC new | 135,830 | $4M | 0.1% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. trimmed | 109,454 | $3M | 0.1% | 2025-Q4 stale |
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.