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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
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$121M +$5.03M +140,500 +4%
CWAM
2
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$99.1M -$11.6M -322,700 -11%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$64.9M +$1.78M +49,627 +3%
Wellington Management Group
4
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$60M -$3.47M -96,855 -6%
HA
5
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$53.7M -$6.33M -176,728 -11%
BFA
6
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$53.6M +$5.26M +146,843 +11%
KAM
7
Keeley Asset Management
Illinois
$49.7M +$625K +17,450 +1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
8
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$45.9M +$1.96M +54,763 +5%
SBH
9
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$38.5M +$7.83M +218,724 +27%
ICOM
10
Investment Counselors of Maryland
Maryland
$25.3M -$1.12M -31,250 -4%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$25.1M +$6.56M +183,278 +37%
BIT
12
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$23.4M -$296K -8,258 -1%
BTW
13
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$20.4M -$1.09M -30,485 -5%
CIP
14
Chartwell Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$20.1M +$3.11M +86,825 +19%
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$18.1M +$222K +6,192 +1%
Brown Advisory
16
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$17.4M +$5.67M +158,511 +51%
GH
17
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$16.6M – – –
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$13.8M -$574K -16,046 -4%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$11.9M -$1.06M -29,530 -8%
Wells Fargo
20
Wells Fargo
California
$8.48M +$2.99M +83,595 +57%
Norges Bank
21
Norges Bank
Norway
$8.1M – – –
USAA
22
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$7.93M – – –
Macquarie Group
23
Macquarie Group
Australia
$6.49M +$723K +20,183 +13%
Principal Financial Group
24
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$5.88M -$168K -4,684 -3%
Schroder Investment Management Group
25
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$5.82M +$5.65M +157,700 New
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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.