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32 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.9M invested in Escalade in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

550% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 2

400% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 2

68% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.7M → $17.9M (+$7.25M)

52% more funds holding

Funds holding: 21 → 32 (+11)

Holders
32
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+52.38%
% of All Funds
0.93%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
13
Increased
10
Reduced
2
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$484K
2
NSIM
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
+$477K
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$364K
4
MRCM
Mill Road Capital Management
Connecticut
+$266K
5
PL
Parthenon LLC
Kentucky
+$241K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SKK
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
-$134K
2
ZIM
ZPR Investment Management
Florida
-$133K
3
MA
Minerva Advisors
Pennsylvania
-$67.3K
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$3.58K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MA
1
Minerva Advisors
Pennsylvania
$4.47M -$67.3K -6,800 -2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$3.36M +$165K +16,652 +6%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.88M +$217K +21,907 +10%
Renaissance Technologies
4
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.51M +$364K +36,804 +40%
PL
5
Parthenon LLC
Kentucky
$1.42M +$241K +24,390 +25%
Bank of New York Mellon
6
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$575K +$484K +48,918 New
NSIM
7
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$567K +$477K +48,175 New
ACM
8
Ativo Capital Management
Illinois
$509K +$209K +21,148 +96%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$365K +$86.1K +8,698 +39%
MRCM
10
Mill Road Capital Management
Connecticut
$317K +$266K +26,906 New
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$307K +$22.9K +2,312 +10%
BFA
12
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$292K +$36.3K +3,662 +17%
BCM
13
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$198K +$166K +16,800 New
LSV Asset Management
14
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$196K – – –
CB
15
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$177K – – –
Acadian Asset Management
16
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$175K +$146K +14,774 New
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$175K +$148K +14,918 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
18
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$164K – – –
EARNEST Partners
19
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$65K +$54.5K +5,510 New
Bank of Montreal
20
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$54K +$45.4K +4,582 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
21
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$52K – – –
BA
22
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$24K +$3.3K +333 +19%
BIT
23
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$23K – – –
MFS
24
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$22K +$18.9K +1,906 New
NFA
25
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$16K – – –
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ESCA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

32 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Escalade (ESCA) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $17.9M — up 68% from $10.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new ESCA positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, opening a new position worth an estimated $484K. The largest seller was Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk, exiting entirely with an estimated $134K sold.

  • 32 institutional investors held Escalade (ESCA) as of Q4 2013, up from 21 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $17.9M of Escalade stock for Q4 2013, up 68% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Escalade positions in Q4 2013 and 2 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Escalade buyer in Q4 2013 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $484K added.
  • The largest Escalade seller in Q4 2013 was Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk, an estimated $134K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.