EQR Equity Residential

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Sorenson Christa L	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EQUITY RESIDENTIAL [ EQR ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 400	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/24/2019
(Street) CHICAGO, IL 60606 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	10/24/2019		M		2378	A	$45.78	7749 (1)	D
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	10/24/2019		S		2378	D	$87.60	5371 (1)	D
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	10/25/2019		M		2179	A	$45.78	7550 (1)	D
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	10/25/2019		S		2179	D	$87.48	5371 (1)	D
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest								242 (2)	I	401(k) Plan
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest								171 (3)	I	SERP Account

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$45.78	10/24/2019		M			2378	(4)	2/7/2021	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	2378	$0	2179	D
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$45.78	10/25/2019		M			2179	(4)	2/7/2021	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	2179	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Direct total includes restricted shares of Equity Residential scheduled to vest in the future.
(2)	Represents shares acquired through profit sharing contributions and dividend reinvestment activity in the reporting person's account with the Equity Residential Advantage 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, a plan qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Such shares represent acquisitions through October 14, 2019.
(3)	Represents shares owned by Principal Trust Company, as Trustee of the Equity Residential Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, for the benefit of the reporting person.
(4)	Represents options which vested in approximately three equal installments on February 7, 2012, February 7, 2013 and February 7, 2014.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sorenson Christa L TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 400 CHICAGO, IL 60606			Executive Vice President

Signatures
/s/ Samantha Thompson, Attorney-in-fact		10/28/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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