Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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Form 3 Holdings Reported
Form 4 Transactions Reported
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Brackenridge Alexander
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. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2017
(Street)


CHICAGO, IL 60606
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(check applicable line)

_X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest 02/20/2015   S4(1)(2) 143 D $ 78.4203 19,971 (3) D  
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest 03/18/2015   P4(1)(2) 42 A $ 80.18 19,971 (3) D  
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest 03/27/2015   S4(1)(2) 151 D $ 78.41 19,971 (3) D  
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest 06/09/2015   P4(1)(2) 128 A $ 70.9711 19,971 (3) D  
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest 07/27/2015   P4(1)(2) 50 A $ 75.1364 19,971 (3) D  
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest 08/19/2015   S4(1)(2) 93 D $ 76.4262 19,971 (3) D  
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest 02/08/2016   P4(1)(2) 249 A $ 71.7861 19,971 (3) D  
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest 03/18/2016   S4(1) 2,179 D $ 73.88 19,971 (3) D  
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest 04/22/2016   S4(1)(2) 112 D $ 71.7811 19,971 (3) D  
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest 05/26/2016   P4(1)(2) 185 A $ 68.6939 19,971 (3) D  
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest 06/14/2016   P4(1)(2) 46 A $ 64.5224 19,971 (3) D  
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest 07/25/2016   P4(1)(2) 61 A $ 70.2435 19,971 (3) D  
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest 07/28/2016   S4(1)(2) 406 D $ 66.7876 19,971 (3) D  
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest 10/14/2016   P4(1)(2) 188 A $ 61.5039 19,971 (3) D  
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest 03/02/2017   S4(1)(2) 80 D $ 63.385 19,971 (3) D  
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest 10/12/2017   S4(1)(2) 104 D $ 67.1644 19,971 (3) D  
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest 11/24/2017   P4(1)(2) 20 A $ 68.2599 19,971 (3) D  
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest             2,701 (4) I 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction 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
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

s/ By: Jane Matz, Attorney-in-fact 04/25/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) All or a portion of the shares reported in these transactions may have been matchable to other transactions that occurred within a six-month period under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The reporting person has disgorged $8,282.91 to the issuer, the maximum amount of the profit realized in connection with any short-swing transactions, notwithstanding whether such disgorgement would actually be required by law.
(2) The shares reported in these transactions are held jointly with the reporting person's spouse in a separately managed account with a third-party investment advisory firm of which the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The transactions occurred in the sole discretion of the third-party investment advisor without direction from the reporting person or his spouse.
(3) Includes 132 shares held jointly with the reporting person's spouse in a separately managed account with a third-party investment advisory firm of which the reporting person disclaims ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(4) 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 13, 2017.

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