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123 hedge funds and large institutions have $888M invested in ESCO Technologies in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $857M → $888M (+$30.9M)

0.81% more ownership

Funds ownership: 94.55% → 95.36% (+0.81%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 12

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 124 → 123 (-1)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 49

Holders
123
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.81%
% of All Funds
3.55%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
34
Reduced
49
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KAM
Keeley Asset Management
Illinois
+$18.6M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$9.69M
3
ICM
Invicta Capital Management
New York
+$7M
4
SBH
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
+$2.91M
5
MSA
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
+$2.53M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$6.27M
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$5.39M
3
OCM
OMT Capital Management
California
-$5.16M
4
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$4.71M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$2.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Creative Planning
101
Creative Planning
Kansas
$53K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
102
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$53K +$3.14K +90 +6%
Barclays
103
Barclays
United Kingdom
$49K -$3.25K -93 -6%
FMT
104
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$47K -$2.1K -60 -4%
Canada Life
105
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$36K – – –
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
106
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$35K – – –
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
107
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$34K -$838 -24 -2%
Wells Fargo
108
Wells Fargo
California
$33K -$103K -2,956 -76%
BlackRock
109
BlackRock
New York
$30K – – –
JFGIW
110
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$25K – – –
EWM
111
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$13K +$3.91K +112 +45%
Envestnet Asset Management
112
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$8K – – –
First Manhattan
113
First Manhattan
New York
$7K – – –
ClearBridge Investments
114
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$6K – – –
LTFS
115
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$4K – – –
WOC
116
West Oak Capital
California
$3.52K – – –
CGT
117
Capital Guardian Trust
California
$2K – – –
FNBT
118
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$2K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
119
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2K – – –
CFA
120
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.17K +$1.05K +30 New
TRCT
121
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K +$873 +25 New
FHA
122
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$1K +$1.64K +47 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
123
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$715 +$1.08K +31 +0.2%
Franklin Resources
124
Franklin Resources
California
– -$5.39M -157,300 Closed
Goldman Sachs
125
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$2.08M -60,593 Closed
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ESE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

123 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ESCO Technologies (ESE) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $888M — up 3.6% from $857M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in ESE was balanced in Q1 2014: 12 funds opened new positions, 12 closed out, 34 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Keeley Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $18.6M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, cutting an estimated $6.27M.

  • 123 institutional investors held ESCO Technologies (ESE) as of Q1 2014, down from 124 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $888M of ESCO Technologies stock for Q1 2014, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new ESCO Technologies positions in Q1 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest ESCO Technologies buyer in Q1 2014 was Keeley Asset Management, an estimated $18.6M added.
  • The largest ESCO Technologies seller in Q1 2014 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $6.27M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.