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167 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.49B invested in ESCO Technologies in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 12

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 158 → 167 (+9)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 55

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.49B → $1.49B (-$5.4M)

0.87% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.39% → 95.52% (-0.87%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
167
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+5.7%
% of All Funds
3.79%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
21
Increased
55
Reduced
55
Closed
12
Calls
$1.37M
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$1.37M
Net Calls Change
+$1.82M

Top Buyers

1
CCA
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$10.8M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$8.96M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.58M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.05M
5
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$2.68M

Top Sellers

1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$9.36M
2
William Blair Investment Management
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
-$7.69M
3
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$6.14M
4
KTA
Keeley-Teton Advisors
Illinois
-$5.97M
5
FIM
Foresters Investment Management
New York
-$5.96M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UBS AM
76
UBS AM
Illinois
$924K +$113K +1,852 +14%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
77
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$799K -$21.9K -361 -3%
AG
78
Aperio Group
California
$722K +$129K +2,123 +22%
VOYA Investment Management
79
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$705K -$110K -1,811 -13%
MERSOM
80
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$674K +$11.5K +190 +2%
LSERS
81
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$669K +$36.5K +600 +6%
MIM
82
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$653K +$659K +10,846 New
William Blair & Company
83
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$626K -$885K -14,560 -58%
PI
84
PineBridge Investments
New York
$589K +$400K +6,578 +205%
KBC Group
85
KBC Group
Belgium
$588K +$19.7K +324 +3%
JG
86
Jefferies Group
New York
$558K +$335K +5,511 +147%
Susquehanna International Group
87
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$549K +$554K +9,111 New
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
88
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$533K +$538K +8,849 New
MLICM
89
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$498K -$588K -9,684 -54%
O
90
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$495K +$61 +1 +0%
Millennium Management
91
Millennium Management
New York
$490K +$494K +8,129 New
Citigroup
92
Citigroup
New York
$486K -$448K -7,367 -48%
Royal Bank of Canada
93
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$483K -$56.3K -926 -10%
FIM
94
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$451K +$4.86K +80 +1%
TRSOTSOK
95
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$440K – – –
SMC
96
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$429K -$1.58K -26 -0.4%
MSA
97
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$405K +$10.8K +178 +3%
PPCM
98
Pillar Pacific Capital Management
California
$389K -$8.51K -140 -2%
BC
99
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$368K -$13.2K -218 -3%
FMT
100
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$365K -$120K -1,980 -25%
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4
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ESE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

167 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ESCO Technologies (ESE) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.49B — down 0.36% from $1.49B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new ESE positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Conestoga Capital Advisors, adding an estimated $10.8M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $9.36M.

  • 167 institutional investors held ESCO Technologies (ESE) as of Q4 2017, up from 158 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.49B of ESCO Technologies stock for Q4 2017, down 0.36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new ESCO Technologies positions in Q4 2017 and 12 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest ESCO Technologies buyer in Q4 2017 was Conestoga Capital Advisors, an estimated $10.8M added.
  • The largest ESCO Technologies seller in Q4 2017 was Invesco, an estimated $9.36M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.