On the 30th of September, Cohen & Steers Inc. bought 8.1 million CyrusOne Inc (NASDAQ:CONE) shares for $564 million at an average price of $70.03 per share. Shares of CyrusOne Inc are up 14.32% since the transaction.
Cohen & Steers Inc.'s holding in CyrusOne Inc increased to about 13 million shares with the purchase.
Cohen & Steers Inc. first bought CyrusOne Inc stock in the second quarter of 2014. Cohen & Steers Inc. also owns American Tower Corp (NYSE:AMT), Crown Castle International (NYSE:CCI), SBA Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:SBAC) and Verizon (NYSE:VZ). CyrusOne Inc is its number two position by number of shares and market value among telephone stocks.
Other investors who also added to their CyrusOne Inc shares include Bahl & Gaynor, California State Teachers Retirement System, and Davis Selected Advisers. Contrary to Cohen & Steers Inc., Fisher Asset Management, Fort Washington Investment Advisors, and Millennium Management reduced CONE shares, while Squarepoint Ops sold all their CONE shares.
Cohen & Steers Inc. also reduced their share in Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESRT). The total value of the shares sold is estimated at around $318 million.
In addition, Cohen & Steers Inc. added to their share in Duke Realty Corp (NYSE:DRE). The total value of the shares bought is estimated at around $213 million.