ESSA Bancorp
ESSA
ESSA was delisted on the 23rd of July, 2025.
64 hedge funds and large institutions have $75.5M invested in ESSA Bancorp in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
36% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 14
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 65 → 64 (-1)
3.58% less ownership
Funds ownership: 45.08% → 41.5% (-3.6%)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $81.7M → $75.5M (-$6.15M)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AFM
Andesa Financial Management
Allentown,
Pennsylvania
|
+$668K |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$446K |
| 3 |
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
|
+$400K |
| 4 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$363K |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$337K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PCA
PL Capital Advisors
Naples,
Florida
|
-$6.33M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$601K |
| 3 |
FP
Foundry Partners
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$468K |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$317K |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$303K |
ESSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
64 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ESSA Bancorp (ESSA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $75.5M — down 7.5% from $81.7M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of ESSA and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.
The largest buyer was Andesa Financial Management, adding an estimated $668K. The largest seller was PL Capital Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.33M sold.
- 64 institutional investors held ESSA Bancorp (ESSA) as of Q1 2019, down from 65 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $75.5M of ESSA Bancorp stock for Q1 2019, down 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ESSA Bancorp positions in Q1 2019 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest ESSA Bancorp buyer in Q1 2019 was Andesa Financial Management, an estimated $668K added.
- The largest ESSA Bancorp seller in Q1 2019 was PL Capital Advisors, an estimated $6.33M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.