ESSA Bancorp
ESSA
ESSA was delisted on the 23rd of July, 2025.
52 hedge funds and large institutions have $72.2M invested in ESSA Bancorp in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $66.4M → $72.2M (+$5.87M)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 52 → 52 (0)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 3
0.82% less ownership
Funds ownership: 39.18% → 38.36% (-0.82%)
53% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 17
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$752K |
| 2 |
IA
IAM Advisory
Easton,
Pennsylvania
|
+$235K |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$207K |
| 4 |
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$193K |
| 5 |
BCM
BHZ Capital Management
San Jose,
California
|
+$85.6K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FCM
FJ Capital Management
Mclean,
Virginia
|
-$2.2M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$181K |
| 3 |
E
Ergoteles
New York
|
-$159K |
| 4 |
AFM
Andesa Financial Management
Allentown,
Pennsylvania
|
-$114K |
| 5 |
GJL
Gendell Jeffrey L
|
-$87.2K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MBFW
51
Morton Brown Family Wealth
Allentown,
Pennsylvania
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
52
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$67K | -3,900 | Closed |
|
53
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$38K | -2,200 | Closed |
|
54
Optiver Holding
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
| – | -$12K | -750 | Closed |
|
ESSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
52 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ESSA Bancorp (ESSA) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $72.2M — up 8.9% from $66.4M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in ESSA was balanced in Q1 2022: 3 funds opened new positions, 3 closed out, 8 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), adding an estimated $752K. The largest seller was FJ Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.2M.
- 52 institutional investors held ESSA Bancorp (ESSA) as of Q1 2022, unchanged from Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $72.2M of ESSA Bancorp stock for Q1 2022, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ESSA Bancorp positions in Q1 2022 and 3 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest ESSA Bancorp buyer in Q1 2022 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $752K added.
- The largest ESSA Bancorp seller in Q1 2022 was FJ Capital Management, an estimated $2.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.