ESS Stock — Essex Property Trust Inc.

Essex Property Trust Inc. (ESS)

ESS is a low-cost Stock. As of August 28, 2026, its distribution rate is 3.68%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.63%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 90/100 (Safe). Fund total return is 5887.1% over the past 32.2 years, 3039.9 points ahead of SPY at 2847.2%.

At the current 3.68% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $368 per year, or $30.67 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Essex Property Trust is a real estate investment trust that acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets, with ownership interests in hundreds of apartment communities totaling over 62,000 homes. The trust distributes quarterly income at a moderate current distribution rate. Essex appeals to income investors seeking exposure to residential real estate through a publicly traded vehicle.

ESS performance versus SPY

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Fund total return is 5887.1% over the past 32.2 years, 3039.9 points ahead of SPY at 2847.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.6%.

ESS key facts

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

90 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.31%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/07/1994

Distribution rate

3.68%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.63%

5-year average yield

3.5

Last close

$284.03

Market cap

$19,864,391,680

Average volume

642611.0

Last dividend

$2.5900

Ex-dividend date

06/30/2026

Payment date

07/15/2026

Beta

0.708

Payout ratio

1.2042

P/E ratio

45.4527

Forward P/E

52.0833

EPS

$6.34

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.68%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (3.63%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ESS risks and drawbacks

ESS's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.6%.

Who may consider ESS — and who may not

ESS may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ESS pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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