UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 3/31/2013 Check here if Amendment []; Amendment Number: ------- This Amendment (Check only one.): [] is a restatement. [] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Starwood Real Estate Securities, LLC Address: 591 West Putnam Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830 Form 13F File Number: 028-12189 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this submission. Persons Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Steven N. Gottschalk Title: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer Phone: 203-422-7739 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Steven N. Gottschalk Greenwich, CT 5/15/2013 --------------------------------- --------------------------------- ---------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 28 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 588,045 -------------- (In Thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ---------------------------- -------------- --------- -------- ------------------ ---------- -------- --------------------- VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ---------------------------- -------------- --------- -------- --------- --- ---- ---------- -------- --------- ------ ---- AMERICAN RLTY CAP PPTYS INC COM 02917T104 4,930 336,050 SH SOLE 336,050 0 0 AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW COM 03027X100 14,692 191,000 SH SOLE 191,000 0 0 AVALONBAY CMNTYS INC COM 053484101 27,272 215,300 SH SOLE 215,300 0 0 BRE PROPERTIES INC CL A 05564E106 21,258 436,683 SH SOLE 436,683 0 0 BROOKFIELD OFFICE PPTYS INC COM 112900105 45,203 2,632,700 SH SOLE 2,632,700 0 0 BROOKFIELD RESIDENTIAL PPTYS COM 11283W104 25,924 1,065,082 SH SOLE 1,065,082 0 0 COLONIAL PPTYS TR COM SH BEN INT 195872106 35,931 1,589,151 SH SOLE 1,589,151 0 0 EDUCATION RLTY TR INC COM 28140H104 19,421 1,844,315 SH SOLE 1,844,315 0 0 EMERITUS CORP COM 291005106 16,191 582,622 SH SOLE 582,622 0 0 EQUITY LIFESTYLE PPTYS INC COM 29472R108 45,265 589,382 SH SOLE 589,382 0 0 FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUS COM 32054K103 22,411 1,308,304 SH SOLE 1,308,304 0 0 FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES INC CL A 345550107 37,487 2,109,577 SH SOLE 2,109,577 0 0 GENERAL GROWTH PPTYS INC NEW COM 370023103 34,234 1,722,050 SH SOLE 1,722,050 0 0 HFF INC CL A 40418F108 12,406 622,454 SH SOLE 622,454 0 0 HOME PROPERTIES INC COM 437306103 25,039 394,819 SH SOLE 394,819 0 0 HOWARD HUGHES CORP COM 44267D107 25,176 300,389 SH SOLE 300,389 0 0 HUDSON PAC PPTYS INC COM 444097109 20,817 957,102 SH SOLE 957,102 0 0 HYATT HOTELS CORP COM CL A 448579102 12,915 298,742 SH SOLE 298,742 0 0 ISHARES TR DJ US REAL EST 464287739 1,327 19,100 SH SOLE 19,100 0 0 LASALLE HOTEL PPTYS COM SH BEN INT 517942108 8,122 320,000 SH SOLE 320,000 0 0 PARKWAY PPTYS INC COM 70159Q104 20,638 1,112,573 SH SOLE 1,112,573 0 0 PUBLIC STORAGE COM 74460D109 22,347 146,708 SH SOLE 146,708 0 0 RAMCO-GERSHENSON PPTYS TR COM SH BEN INT 751452202 14,982 891,764 SH SOLE 891,764 0 0 SPIRIT RLTY CAP INC COM 84860F109 14,683 772,789 SH SOLE 772,789 0 0 ST JOE CO COM 790148100 8,287 389,987 SH SOLE 389,987 0 0 STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS I COM 86272T106 12,657 1,515,802 SH SOLE 1,515,802 0 0 TAUBMAN CTRS INC COM 876664103 18,347 236,250 SH SOLE 236,250 0 0 VAIL RESORTS INC COM 91879Q109 20,083 322,250 SH SOLE 322,250 0 0