Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4

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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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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Garechana Robert	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) EVP & Chief Financial Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 400	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/31/2020
(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	1/31/2020		A		6603 (1)	A	$0	21475 (2)	D
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest								134 (3)	I	401(k) Plan

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)	$83.08	1/31/2020		A		17520		(4)	1/31/2030	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	17520	$0	17520	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Represents restricted shares scheduled to vest on January 31, 2023.
(2)	Direct total includes restricted shares of Equity Residential scheduled to vest in the future, which includes restricted shares that the reporting person has elected to defer to the Equity Residential Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.
(3)	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 January 11, 2020.
(4)	Represents share options scheduled to vest in three equal installments on January 31, 2021, January 31, 2022 and January 31, 2023.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Garechana Robert TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA SUITE 400 CHICAGO, IL 60606			EVP & Chief Financial Officer

Signatures
/s/ Samantha Thompson, Attorney-in-fact		2/4/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date