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135 hedge funds and large institutions have $922M invested in ESCO Technologies in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $876M → $922M (+$45.2M)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 43

0.53% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.87% → 95.34% (-0.53%)

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 15

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 137 → 135 (-2)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
135
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.46%
% of All Funds
3.6%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
14
Increased
43
Reduced
43
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
SBH
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
+$7.83M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$6.56M
3
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
+$5.67M
4
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
+$5.65M
5
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$5.26M

Top Sellers

1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$12.1M
2
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
-$11.6M
3
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
-$6.33M
4
ICM
Invicta Capital Management
New York
-$4.94M
5
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
-$4.92M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of America
76
Bank of America
North Carolina
$500K +$391K +10,936 +420%
PAM
77
Paradigm Asset Management
New York
$494K – – –
LSERS
78
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$446K – – –
UBS AM
79
UBS AM
Illinois
$395K +$43K +1,200 +13%
CAM
80
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$387K -$36.5K -1,020 -9%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
81
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$373K +$362K +10,100 New
FCM
82
Firsthand Capital Management
California
$369K – – –
Barclays
83
Barclays
United Kingdom
$359K +$303K +8,456 +575%
Millennium Management
84
Millennium Management
New York
$334K -$89.1K -2,488 -22%
TRSOTSOK
85
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$288K – – –
OA
86
OFI Advisors
Pennsylvania
$264K +$22.5K +629 +10%
PPCM
87
Pillar Pacific Capital Management
California
$255K – – –
MERSOM
88
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$251K – – –
TI
89
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$244K +$237K +6,617 New
KBC Group
90
KBC Group
Belgium
$238K +$231K +6,443 New
M&T Bank
91
M&T Bank
New York
$236K -$53.7K -1,500 -19%
ProShare Advisors
92
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$231K -$173K -4,835 -44%
SMC
93
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$228K +$11.8K +330 +6%
EMG
94
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$221K +$215K +6,000 New
SG Americas Securities
95
SG Americas Securities
New York
$220K +$213K +5,960 New
PI
96
PineBridge Investments
New York
$219K +$8.84K +247 +4%
1GA
97
1st Global Advisors
Texas
$213K +$207K +5,779 New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
98
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$193K – – –
RC
99
RegentAtlantic Capital
New Jersey
$155K +$150K +4,194 New
Legal & General Group
100
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$143K – – –
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ESE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

135 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ESCO Technologies (ESE) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $922M — up 5.2% from $876M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of ESE and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 43 trimmed existing stakes and 43 added.

The largest buyer was Segall Bryant & Hamill, adding an estimated $7.83M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $12.1M.

  • 135 institutional investors held ESCO Technologies (ESE) as of Q4 2014, down from 137 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $922M of ESCO Technologies stock for Q4 2014, up 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new ESCO Technologies positions in Q4 2014 and 15 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest ESCO Technologies buyer in Q4 2014 was Segall Bryant & Hamill, an estimated $7.83M added.
  • The largest ESCO Technologies seller in Q4 2014 was Invesco, an estimated $12.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.