HIW
Highwoods Properties, Inc.
Highwoods Properties is a regional office REIT with minimal political/regulatory exposure and no material government dependence.
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Govt Dependence
5/100
Regulatory Density
25/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
LOW
BusinessWhat HIW does
Highwoods Properties owns and operates office, industrial, and mixed-use real estate properties primarily in the Southeast and Midwest United States. Revenue derives from lease payments from corporate tenants, with exposure to commercial real estate market cycles and interest-rate sensitivity.
12 months past · 3 months futureHIW activity timeline
Congress
buy
sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
opened
+ added
− trimmed
closed
holds
Bills
past action (this ticker)
upcoming markup (sector)
★ carveout (this ticker)
247 trading days ·
0 congressional trades shown
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0 insider buys
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6 13F filings
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0 past bill actions
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4 upcoming markups
Lifetime Government AwardsHIW federal contracts by year
$2M
total awarded · 2007–2023
44
contracts on file
2014
peak year ($448K)
Top contracts by award amount
$422K
Department of Justice
2009-01-02
GUARD SERVICES PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 01/01/2009 TO 12/31/2009 DESCRIPT
$394K
Department of Justice
2014-06-30
GUARD SERVICES FOR NCETR IGF::CT::IGF FOR CRITICAL FUNCTIONS CRITICAL
$120K
Department of Health and Human Serv
2013-10-01
IGF::OT::IGF HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES FY13 RPA (ATLANTA)
$117K
Department of Health and Human Serv
2007-10-01
00HCAJCE-2008-48697 - BPA HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES/ATL FY08
$70K
Department of Health and Human Serv
2010-10-14
HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES (CENTURY CENTER) FY 2011 BPA
17 years · 44 contracts
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding HIW
$462.6M
Total HIW held by tracked 13F funds
3
Funds with HIW positions
+1
Funds opened this quarter
Two Sigma Investments
$411M
opened
2026-03-31
Citadel Advisors
$49M
+143%
2025-12-31
Millennium Management
$2M
+18%
2025-12-31
Politicians Trading HIWMembers of Congress with recent HIW positions
1 politicians traded HIW across 6 disclosed transactions totaling $195K (last 730 days).
Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just HIW). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading HIW
2025-05-12
Jefferson Shreve
Sale
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-05-12
Jefferson Shreve
sale
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-03-05
Jefferson Shreve
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-03-13
Jefferson Shreve
purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-03-05
Jefferson Shreve
purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-03-13
Jefferson Shreve
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
2023-11-03
Ro Khanna
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2023-11-03
Ro Khanna
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2023-03-24
Ro Khanna
purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2023-03-24
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2019-06-24
(unknown)
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
308d late
2019-06-24
(unknown)
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
308d late
16+ trades on file · most recent 2025-06-22
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
No Form 4 activity recorded in the last 180 days.
Bills to WatchLegislation flagged by our analysis
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Section 1031 exchange rulesCommercial real estate tax policy
Political ProfileWhere HIW sits in Washington
As a regional office REIT with no lobbying activity and minimal government revenue, HIW stock moves primarily on commercial real estate fundamentals, interest rates, and tenant demand rather than legislative/regulatory events.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
- Interest rate policy impacts
- Commercial property tax reassessment
Regulatory opportunities
- 1031 exchange preservation
- Opportunity Zone incentives
Member intelligence layer
Live signals + predictions for HIW — for Founders
The free page above gives you the public record. Members see the real-time intelligence layer on top of it:
- Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades HIW
- Bill Pass Index v2 odds for every bill on the watch list
- Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
- SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
- Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
- Custom watchlist alerts via email + Discord
Frequently AskedAbout HIW & political exposure
Does Highwoods Properties, Inc. (HIW) hold federal contracts?
Yes. Highwoods Properties, Inc. has 44 federal contract awards totaling $1,523,856, primarily from agencies including Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice. See full contract list and amounts on this page.
Has Congress traded HIW stock?
16 congressional trades by 3 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2025-05-12. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is HIW political risk profile?
Government dependence: 5/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: low.
How does GovGreed track HIW political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. HIW data is updated daily from these official federal sources.