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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
CTC
101
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$129K – – –
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
102
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$84K – – –
JFGIW
103
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$81K – – –
FMT
104
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$80K -$4.3K -120 -5%
UBS Group
105
UBS Group
Switzerland
$62K +$60.7K +1,695 New
Creative Planning
106
Creative Planning
Kansas
$56K -$1.32K -37 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
107
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$56K – – –
MCM
108
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$52K -$46.5K -1,300 -48%
WIL
109
Winifred I. Li
$42K – – –
Canada Life
110
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$38K – – –
BlackRock
111
BlackRock
New York
$30K – – –
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
112
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$29K -$6.12K -171 -18%
RFC
113
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$27K -$4.72M -131,830 -99%
Envestnet Asset Management
114
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$21K +$1K +28 +5%
LTFS
115
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$20K +$5.51K +154 +41%
FHA
116
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$18K +$3.9K +109 +29%
PAM
117
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$16K – – –
EWM
118
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$13K – – –
NFG
119
Next Financial Group
Texas
$8K +$36 +1 +0.4%
First Manhattan
120
First Manhattan
New York
$7K – – –
ClearBridge Investments
121
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$6K – – –
NSIM
122
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$6K +$5.37K +150 New
Federated Hermes
123
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$5K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
124
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5K – – –
CP
125
Corbenic Partners
Pennsylvania
$4K – – –
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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.