ESSA Bancorp
ESSA
ESSA was delisted on the 23rd of July, 2025.
52 hedge funds and large institutions have $76.5M invested in ESSA Bancorp in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
350% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 2
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $66.3M → $76.5M (+$10.1M)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 46 → 52 (+6)
0.35% more ownership
Funds ownership: 37.63% → 37.99% (+0.35%)
41% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 17
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FCM
FJ Capital Management
Mclean,
Virginia
|
+$2.89M |
| 2 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$880K |
| 3 |
BFM
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
|
+$644K |
| 4 |
AFM
Andesa Financial Management
Allentown,
Pennsylvania
|
+$547K |
| 5 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$543K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GJL
Gendell Jeffrey L
|
-$2.72M |
| 2 |
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
|
-$1.07M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$614K |
| 4 |
E
Ergoteles
New York
|
-$258K |
| 5 |
BCM
BHZ Capital Management
San Jose,
California
|
-$206K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TRCT
51
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $1K | +$1.24K | +66 | New |
|
|
GJL
52
Gendell Jeffrey L
| – | -$2.72M | -162,058 | Closed |
|
|
E
53
Ergoteles
New York
| – | -$258K | -15,363 | Closed |
|
54
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$39.4K | -2,099 | -100% |
|
ESSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review
52 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ESSA Bancorp (ESSA) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $76.5M — up 15% from $66.3M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new ESSA positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.
The largest buyer was FJ Capital Management, adding an estimated $2.89M. The largest seller was Gendell Jeffrey L, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.72M sold.
- 52 institutional investors held ESSA Bancorp (ESSA) as of Q3 2022, up from 46 in Q2 2022.
- Funds reported $76.5M of ESSA Bancorp stock for Q3 2022, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new ESSA Bancorp positions in Q3 2022 and 2 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest ESSA Bancorp buyer in Q3 2022 was FJ Capital Management, an estimated $2.89M added.
- The largest ESSA Bancorp seller in Q3 2022 was Gendell Jeffrey L, an estimated $2.72M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.