ESCO Technologies Inc.
ESCO Technologies Inc. (ESE) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · ESE · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
369
Institutional Holders
▲ 5 vs Q2
$5.31B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $473.03M vs Q2
25.91M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.41%
25.15M
13F Shares Held
▼ 51,479 vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
ESE largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLACKROCK, INC. communications equipment, nec | 3.86M | 14.93% | 14.93% | $814.30B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 37.3K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC communications equipment, nec | 2.95M | 11.41% | 11.41% | $622.44B | Nov 7, 2025 | ▼ 117.6K |
STATE STREET CORP communications equipment, nec | 1.01M | 3.92% | 3.92% | $213.86B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 40.4K |
INVESCO LTD. communications equipment, nec | 891.1K | 3.45% | 3.45% | $188.13B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 183.9K |
GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC communications equipment, nec | 879.8K | 3.41% | 3.41% | $185.74B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 3.1K |
CONESTOGA CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC communications equipment, nec | 873.2K | 3.38% | 3.38% | $184.35B | Oct 24, 2025 | ▼ 143.8K |
NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC communications equipment, nec | 856.3K | 3.31% | 3.31% | $180.77B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 187.5K |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP communications equipment, nec | 726.9K | 2.81% | 2.81% | $153.45B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 125.4K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC communications equipment, nec | 613.8K | 2.38% | 2.38% | $129.59B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 821 |
MORGAN STANLEY communications equipment, nec | 591.3K | 2.29% | 2.29% | $124.83B | May 27, 2026 | ▼ 139.8K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
15
Increased
+1.14M shares1
New Positions
first time holders34
Decreased
−1.53M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
393.1K
+1.14M / −1.53M
Net new holders
-18
1 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
ESE insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
23
Buy transactions
10
Sell transactions
2.30
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Valdez Gloria L director | May 1, 2026 | D-Return | 106.46 | — | — | 8.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Valdez Gloria L director | Apr 17, 2026 | Award | 2.144 | — | — | 8.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
PHILLIPPY ROBERT J director | Apr 17, 2026 | Award | 5.038 | — | — | 19.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
KHILNANI VINOD M director | Apr 17, 2026 | Award | 0.196 | — | — | 772.196 | Form 4 ↗ |
Hess Janice L. director | Apr 17, 2026 | Award | 0.251 | — | — | 986.76 | Form 4 ↗ |
Dewar Patrick M director | Apr 17, 2026 | Award | 6.027 | — | — | 23.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Conner Penelope M director | Apr 17, 2026 | Award | 0.196 | — | — | 772.196 | Form 4 ↗ |
Campbell David A director | Apr 17, 2026 | Award | 0.922 | — | — | 3.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Valdez Gloria L director | Feb 5, 2026 | D-Return | 0.254 | — | — | 8.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
PHILLIPPY ROBERT J director | Feb 5, 2026 | D-Return | 0.254 | — | — | 19.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
ESCO Technologies Inc. (ESE) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 97.1% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.59%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 2.33%.
The largest institutional shareholder of ESCO Technologies Inc. is BLACKROCK, INC., holding approximately 3.86 million shares — equal to 14.93% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 369 institutional investors currently hold ESE stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $5.31 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
ESE ownershipESCO Technologies Inc. (ESE) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 97.1% of shares. The largest shareholder is BLACKROCK, INC. with a 14.93% stake. Company insiders hold 0.59%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.