BlackRock, Inc. filed Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13G with the SEC on October 27, 2026, disclosing beneficial ownership of common stock in EastGroup Properties Inc. as of September 30, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Aggregate beneficial ownership: BlackRock reported beneficial ownership of 6,665,545 shares of EastGroup Properties common stock.
  • Percent of class: The reported position represents 12.4% of the outstanding common shares.
  • Sole voting power: BlackRock disclosed sole voting power over 6,439,032 shares.
  • Sole dispositive power: BlackRock disclosed sole dispositive power over 6,665,545 shares.
  • No shared voting or dispositive power: Both shared voting and shared dispositive power are reported as 0.
  • Event date: The filing event requiring this statement is dated September 30, 2026.

BlackRock's Amended Beneficial Ownership Position in EastGroup Properties

According to the filing, BlackRock, Inc., organized in Delaware and headquartered at 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001, submitted Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13G covering common stock of EastGroup Properties Inc. (CUSIP 277276101), whose principal executive offices are located at 400 W. Parkway Place Suite 100, Ridgeland, MS 39157. The filing was signed by Spencer Fleming, Managing Director, on October 27, 2026, and reflects holdings as of the September 30, 2026 event date.

The filing discloses that BlackRock beneficially owns 6,665,545 shares, equal to 12.4% of the class. Of those shares, BlackRock holds sole voting power over 6,439,032 and sole dispositive power over the full 6,665,545. Shared voting and shared dispositive power are each reported as 0. The filing notes that these securities are held through certain reporting business units of BlackRock and its subsidiaries and affiliates, in accordance with SEC Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998), and do not include securities, if any, held by other business units disaggregated from those reporting units.

On the question of third-party interests, the filing states that "various persons have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the common stock of EASTGROUP PROPERTIES INC," but adds that "no one person's interest in the common stock of EASTGROUP PROPERTIES INC is more than five percent of the total outstanding common shares." The filing certifies that the securities "were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer."

What Was Disclosed

BlackRock, Inc. filed Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13G disclosing beneficial ownership of 6,665,545 shares, or 12.4%, of EastGroup Properties Inc. common stock as of September 30, 2026, with sole voting power over 6,439,032 shares and no shared voting or dispositive power.