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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

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

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
CWAM
1
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$112M -$1.22M -35,006 -1%
WRF
2
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$90.6M -$6.27M -179,520 -7%
T. Rowe Price Associates
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$78.9M +$9.69M +277,424 +14%
Wellington Management Group
4
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$60.6M -$678K -19,422 -1%
HA
5
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$57.4M +$1.74M +49,916 +3%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$56.6M +$2.17M +62,047 +4%
BFA
7
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$51M +$193K +5,523 +0.4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
8
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$36.6M +$1.21M +34,674 +3%
ICOM
9
Investment Counselors of Maryland
Maryland
$27.2M -$1.5M -42,900 -5%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$24M -$429K -12,285 -2%
BTW
11
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$21M -$320K -9,152 -2%
KAM
12
Keeley Asset Management
Illinois
$18.8M +$18.6M +533,920 New
State Street
13
State Street
Massachusetts
$18.1M -$36.9K -1,057 -0.2%
GH
14
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$15.8M – – –
CIP
15
Chartwell Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$15.2M -$298K -8,525 -2%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$14.7M -$541K -15,481 -4%
Invesco
17
Invesco
Georgia
$14.6M -$603K -17,257 -4%
Ameriprise
18
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$14M -$748K -21,415 -5%
SBH
19
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$12.8M +$2.91M +83,263 +30%
Neuberger Berman Group
20
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$11.8M -$4.71M -134,854 -29%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$11M +$58.2K +1,666 +0.5%
Norges Bank
22
Norges Bank
Norway
$8.38M – – –
PCM
23
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
$7.79M +$605K +17,309 +8%
USAA
24
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$7.47M – – –
ICM
25
Invicta Capital Management
New York
$7.06M +$7M +200,500 New
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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.