ESCO Technologies
ESE
138 hedge funds and large institutions have $877M invested in ESCO Technologies in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
1.27% more ownership
Funds ownership: 94.6% → 95.87% (+1.3%)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $870M → $877M (+$7.26M)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 144 → 138 (-6)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 52
32% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 19
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$19.6M |
| 2 |
SBH
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$14.3M |
| 3 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$10.9M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$3.26M |
| 5 |
KAM
Keeley Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$7.7M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$7.64M |
| 3 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$7.43M |
| 4 |
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$5.75M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$4.71M |
ESE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
138 of the 3,455 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ESCO Technologies (ESE) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $877M — up 0.83% from $870M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of ESE and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 52 trimmed existing stakes and 46 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $19.6M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.7M sold.
- 138 institutional investors held ESCO Technologies (ESE) as of Q3 2014, down from 144 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $877M of ESCO Technologies stock for Q3 2014, up 0.83% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new ESCO Technologies positions in Q3 2014 and 19 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest ESCO Technologies buyer in Q3 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $19.6M added.
- The largest ESCO Technologies seller in Q3 2014 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $7.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.