Is ESS a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

ESS is classified a Friend under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

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A Friend is an income asset whose long-term economic total return has historically covered its distributions and whose distribution has been stable over the available history. It describes a track record of durable, well-covered income.

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Name: ESS Income Quality Score
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Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) has an Income Quality Score of 77/100, classified as a Friend with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 6 quality, distribution and risk signals

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IQ Score

77/100

FriendHigh confidence

Asset Type

REIT

Exchange

NYSE

Trailing Yield (TTM)

4.4%

Rank in REIT Universe

31 of 162

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.

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ESSEssex Property Trust, Inc.

77FriendHigh confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-year
Asset type: REIT

IQ Score History

Not enough published history yet to draw a trend.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

87/100

Distribution Trend

100/100

Total Return

54/100

Max Drawdown

78/100

Volatility

65/100

Yield Consistency

99/100

What is working

Economic return covers long-term payout
drawdown contained

Distribution Safety

29Years raised

0Years cut

33Years of data

RisingCurrent trend

19940.915Held
19951.685Raised
19961.72Raised
19971.77Raised
19981.95Raised
19992.15Raised
20002.3638Raised
20012.8Raised
20023.08Raised
20033.12Raised
20043.16Raised
20053.24Raised
20063.36Raised
20073.72Raised
20084.08Raised
20094.12Raised
20104.13Held
20114.16Raised
20124.4Raised
20134.84Raised
20145.11Raised
20155.76Raised
20166.4Raised
20177.0Raised
20187.44Raised
20197.8Raised
20208.31Raised
20218.36Raised
20228.8Raised
20239.24Raised
20247.35Lower total
202510.16Raised
20267.75Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal. “Lower total” means the calendar-year sum was smaller than the prior year (often a special-distribution rolloff or timing shift), but did not decline more than the engine's 10% material-decline threshold — see Years Cut above for years that did.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.