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158 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.49B invested in ESCO Technologies in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 95.06% → 96.39% (+1.3%)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 52

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.46B → $1.49B (+$27.7M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 11

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 161 → 158 (-3)

61% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $294K | Put options by funds: $749K

Holders
158
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.86%
% of All Funds
3.94%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
10
Increased
57
Reduced
52
Closed
11
Calls
$294K
Puts
$749K
Net Calls
-$455K
Net Calls Change
-$503K

Top Buyers

1
CCA
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$15.6M
2
William Blair Investment Management
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
+$7.29M
3
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
+$4.84M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$3.96M
5
SAM
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
+$3.62M

Top Sellers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$18.9M
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$4.71M
3
KTA
Keeley-Teton Advisors
Illinois
-$4.61M
4
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$3.95M
5
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
-$2.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CS
51
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.37M +$865K +14,975 +61%
California Public Employees Retirement System
52
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.35M +$134K +2,313 +6%
TD Asset Management
53
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.21M +$69.3K +1,200 +3%
Canada Life
54
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$2.12M -$139K -2,406 -6%
AllianceBernstein
55
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.02M – – –
RHJA
56
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$1.96M -$6.07K -105 -0.3%
US Bancorp
57
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.96M -$8.84K -153 -0.5%
Comerica Bank
58
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.95M +$381K +6,594 +24%
VanEck Associates
59
VanEck Associates
New York
$1.92M +$72.5K +1,256 +4%
Wells Fargo
60
Wells Fargo
California
$1.88M +$599K +10,363 +49%
NFA
61
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$1.73M +$46K +796 +3%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
62
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.69M – – –
First Trust Advisors
63
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.67M +$48.2K +835 +3%
Deutsche Bank
64
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.59M -$364K -6,303 -19%
William Blair & Company
65
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.5M +$998K +17,280 +225%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
66
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.48M – – –
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
67
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$1.39M -$84.9K -1,470 -6%
SG Americas Securities
68
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.39M +$148K +2,555 +12%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
69
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$1.21M – – –
GC
70
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.21M +$94.7K +1,639 +9%
AIG
71
American International Group
New York
$1.21M +$63.2K +1,095 +6%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
72
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.15M +$8.43K +146 +0.8%
TPSF
73
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$1.13M -$58 -1 -0%
MLICM
74
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$1.08M – – –
Allianz Asset Management
75
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.03M – – –
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ESE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

158 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ESCO Technologies (ESE) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.49B — up 1.9% from $1.46B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of ESE and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 52 trimmed existing stakes and 57 added.

The largest buyer was Conestoga Capital Advisors, adding an estimated $15.6M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $18.9M.

  • 158 institutional investors held ESCO Technologies (ESE) as of Q3 2017, down from 161 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.49B of ESCO Technologies stock for Q3 2017, up 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new ESCO Technologies positions in Q3 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest ESCO Technologies buyer in Q3 2017 was Conestoga Capital Advisors, an estimated $15.6M added.
  • The largest ESCO Technologies seller in Q3 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $18.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.