ESSA Bancorp
ESSA
ESSA was delisted on the 23rd of July, 2025.
63 hedge funds and large institutions have $71.5M invested in ESSA Bancorp in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
53% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 15
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4
39.85% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 39.85% (+40%)
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $60.9M → $71.5M (+$10.6M)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 62 → 63 (+1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GJL
Gendell Jeffrey L
|
+$1.4M |
| 2 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$900K |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$815K |
| 4 |
FP
Foundry Partners
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$704K |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$623K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APCM
Arbiter Partners Capital Management
New York
|
-$2.43M |
| 2 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.36M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$284K |
| 4 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$62.1K |
| 5 |
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Seattle,
Washington
|
-$59.3K |
ESSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
63 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ESSA Bancorp (ESSA) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $71.5M — up 17% from $60.9M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new ESSA positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Gendell Jeffrey L, adding an estimated $1.4M. The largest seller was Arbiter Partners Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.43M.
- 63 institutional investors held ESSA Bancorp (ESSA) as of Q4 2016, up from 62 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $71.5M of ESSA Bancorp stock for Q4 2016, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new ESSA Bancorp positions in Q4 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ESSA Bancorp buyer in Q4 2016 was Gendell Jeffrey L, an estimated $1.4M added.
- The largest ESSA Bancorp seller in Q4 2016 was Arbiter Partners Capital Management, an estimated $2.43M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.