American Assets Trust, Inc.
American Assets Trust, Inc. (AAT) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on office, retail, and multifamily properties, with a significant insider buying signal from its Executive Chairman purchasing over $8.5 million in shares in February 2026.
BusinessWhat AAT does
American Assets Trust is a full-service, vertically integrated and self-administered REIT that owns, operates, acquires and develops high-quality retail, office and multifamily properties primarily in high-barrier-to-entry markets. The company's revenue is derived from rental income from its commercial and residential real estate portfolios. It operates as a qualified REIT under the Internal Revenue Code, distributing at least 90% of taxable income to shareholders.
12 months past · 3 months futureAAT activity timeline
Lifetime Government AwardsAAT federal contracts
AAT doesn't hold direct federal contracts.
Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding AAT
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading AAT
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
Open-market buys
Stock awards & option exercises
Political ProfileWhere AAT sits in Washington
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STRUCTURAL: No structural political signals: zero lobbying spend (get_political_influence.lobbying.total_income: 0), zero federal contracts (get_government_precedent.federal_contracts_summary: null), zero congressional trades (Top congressional traders array empty). EVIDENTIARY: Strong insider buying: Executive Chairman Ernest S. Rady made 10 separate purchases totaling over $8.5 million in February 2026 (get_corporate_insider_signal.top_buys and Recent corp insider Form 4 buys arrays). Net: Evidentiary signal dominates, indicating high confidence from top insider despite lack of political engagement.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
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Changes to REIT qualification rules or tax treatmentInternal Revenue Service (IRS) / Congress"get_political_influence.lobbying.filing_count is 0, indicating no active lobbying on tax issues; regulatory density score reflects inherent REIT regulatory exposure."
Regulatory opportunities
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Potential tax legislation favorable to real estate or REIT structuresCongress / IRS"get_political_influence.lobbying.issue_areas is null; no active lobbying identified to capitalize on opportunities."
Live signals + predictions for AAT — for Founders
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- Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
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