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137 hedge funds and large institutions have $876M invested in ESCO Technologies in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 94.6% → 95.87% (+1.3%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $870M → $876M (+$6.65M)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 144 → 137 (-7)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 52

37% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 19

Holders
137
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-4.86%
% of All Funds
3.98%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
12
Increased
46
Reduced
52
Closed
19
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$19.6M
2
SBH
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
+$14.3M
3
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
+$10.9M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$3.26M
5
KAM
Keeley Asset Management
Illinois
+$3M

Top Sellers

1
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$7.7M
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$7.64M
3
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$7.43M
4
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
-$5.75M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$4.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GIA
76
GHP Investment Advisors
Colorado
$501K +$25.1K +720 +5%
US Bancorp
77
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$478K -$86.4K -2,483 -15%
PAM
78
Paradigm Asset Management
New York
$466K – – –
LSERS
79
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$421K -$6.96K -200 -2%
TC
80
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$420K -$2.04M -58,745 -83%
Millennium Management
81
Millennium Management
New York
$401K -$4.71M -135,454 -92%
CAM
82
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$400K +$1.04K +30 +0.3%
ProShare Advisors
83
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$386K -$95.5K -2,744 -20%
D.E. Shaw & Co
84
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$374K -$533K -15,331 -59%
HI
85
HBK Investments
Texas
$371K -$94.7K -2,722 -20%
LM
86
Luminus Management
Texas
$358K -$477K -13,723 -57%
FCM
87
Firsthand Capital Management
California
$348K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
88
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$348K +$348K +10,000 New
NCCM
89
Nine Chapters Capital Management
New Jersey
$341K -$139K -4,000 -29%
UBS AM
90
UBS AM
Illinois
$330K – – –
M&T Bank
91
M&T Bank
New York
$274K +$275K +7,890 New
CAM
92
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$271K – – –
TRSOTSOK
93
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$271K – – –
PAM
94
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
$260K +$39.8K +1,144 +18%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
95
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$247K -$4.07K -117 -2%
ARTA
96
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$242K -$185K -5,321 -43%
PPCM
97
Pillar Pacific Capital Management
California
$240K – – –
MERSOM
98
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$237K +$13.9K +400 +6%
OA
99
OFI Advisors
Pennsylvania
$227K -$12.2K -350 -5%
SMC
100
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$203K +$203K +5,836 New
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4
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ESE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

137 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ESCO Technologies (ESE) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $876M — up 0.76% from $870M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of ESE and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 52 trimmed existing stakes and 46 added.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $19.6M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.7M sold.

  • 137 institutional investors held ESCO Technologies (ESE) as of Q3 2014, down from 144 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $876M of ESCO Technologies stock for Q3 2014, up 0.76% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new ESCO Technologies positions in Q3 2014 and 19 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest ESCO Technologies buyer in Q3 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $19.6M added.
  • The largest ESCO Technologies seller in Q3 2014 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $7.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.