ESSA Bancorp
ESSA
ESSA was delisted on the 23rd of July, 2025.
75 hedge funds and large institutions have $94M invested in ESSA Bancorp in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
140% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 5
23.1% more ownership
Funds ownership: 25.99% → 49.09% (+23%)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 68 → 75 (+7)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $91.9M → $94M (+$2.15M)
41% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 27
50% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2K | Put options by funds: $4K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SCA
Stieven Capital Advisors
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$4M |
| 2 |
GLAM
Gardner Lewis Asset Management
Chadds Ford,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.78M |
| 3 |
AA
ABC Arbitrage
Paris,
France
|
+$1.06M |
| 4 |
YCM
Yakira Capital Management
Westport,
Connecticut
|
+$790K |
| 5 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
+$461K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FCM
FJ Capital Management
Mclean,
Virginia
|
-$1.68M |
| 2 |
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
|
-$658K |
| 3 |
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
|
-$509K |
| 4 |
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
|
-$411K |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$321K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
76
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
| – | -$509K | -26,107 | Closed |
|
77
Comerica Bank
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$21.6K | -1,106 | Closed |
|
|
AAP
78
Arax Advisory Partners
Denver,
Colorado
| – | -$6.18K | -317 | Closed |
|
|
GI
79
GAMMA Investing
Foster City,
California
| – | -$761 | -39 | Closed |
|
|
SS
80
SBI Securities
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$20 | -1 | Closed |
|
ESSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review
75 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ESSA Bancorp (ESSA) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $94M — up 2.3% from $91.9M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new ESSA positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Stieven Capital Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $4M. The largest seller was FJ Capital Management, cutting an estimated $1.68M.
- 75 institutional investors held ESSA Bancorp (ESSA) as of Q1 2025, up from 68 in Q4 2024.
- Funds reported $94M of ESSA Bancorp stock for Q1 2025, up 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new ESSA Bancorp positions in Q1 2025 and 5 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest ESSA Bancorp buyer in Q1 2025 was Stieven Capital Advisors, an estimated $4M added.
- The largest ESSA Bancorp seller in Q1 2025 was FJ Capital Management, an estimated $1.68M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.