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Esquire Financial Holdings
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51 hedge funds and large institutions have $104M invested in Esquire Financial Holdings in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

213% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 8

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 2

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $89.4M → $104M (+$15M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 47 → 51 (+4)

5.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.8% → 53.08% (+5.3%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
51
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+8.51%
% of All Funds
1%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
25
Reduced
8
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BCM
Basswood Capital Management
New York
+$5.02M
2
MCA
Mendon Capital Advisors
Florida
+$2.07M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.23M
4
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$992K
5
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
+$985K

Top Sellers

1
GPGA
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Utah
-$2.18M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$1.06M
3
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
-$954K
4
GIP
Granite Investment Partners
California
-$572K
5
PCM
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
-$365K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Federated Hermes
51
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
GIP
52
Granite Investment Partners
California
– -$572K -23,058 Closed
Victory Capital Management
53
Victory Capital Management
Texas
– -$27K -1,085 Closed
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ESQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

51 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Esquire Financial Holdings (ESQ) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $104M — up 17% from $89.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new ESQ positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Basswood Capital Management, adding an estimated $5.02M. The largest seller was Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, cutting an estimated $2.18M.

  • 51 institutional investors held Esquire Financial Holdings (ESQ) as of Q4 2019, up from 47 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $104M of Esquire Financial Holdings stock for Q4 2019, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Esquire Financial Holdings positions in Q4 2019 and 2 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Esquire Financial Holdings buyer in Q4 2019 was Basswood Capital Management, an estimated $5.02M added.
  • The largest Esquire Financial Holdings seller in Q4 2019 was Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, an estimated $2.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.