Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in ESQ held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mawer Investment Management Ltd. | 725K | $78.0M | -9.4% | 8.397% | 0.50% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 550K | $59.2M | -1.2% | 6.372% | 0.00% |
| 3 | WASATCH ADVISORS INC | 344K | $37.0M | -4.6% | 3.984% | 0.25% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 312K | $33.5M | — | 3.610% | 0.00% |
| 5 | Copeland Capital Management, LLC | 305K | $32.7M | +14.7% | 3.527% | 0.73% |
| 6 | BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | 269K | $28.9M | 0.0% | 3.111% | 1.39% |
| 7 | STATE STREET CORP | 266K | $28.6M | +10.4% | 3.083% | 0.00% |
| 8 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 230K | $24.7M | -2.6% | 2.662% | 0.01% |
| 9 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 225K | $24.2M | +0.3% | 2.603% | 0.00% |
| 10 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 201K | $21.6M | +2.5% | 2.325% | 0.00% |
| 11 | ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | 162K | $17.5M | +21.8% | 1.880% | 0.17% |
| 12 | Langdon Equity Partners | 140K | $15.1M | +7.3% | 1.625% | 11.29% |
| 13 | MORGAN STANLEY | 133K | $14.3M | +103.2% | 1.536% | 0.00% |
| 14 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 119K | $12.8M | +24.6% | 1.377% | 0.00% |
| 15 | Gator Capital Management, LLC | 98K | $10.6M | +4.4% | 1.139% | 2.16% |
| 16 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 92K | $9.9M | — | 1.067% | 0.00% |
| 17 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 88K | $9.4M | +418.4% | 1.014% | 0.00% |
| 18 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | 77K | $7.8M | -2.2% | 0.888% | 0.00% |
| 19 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 72K | $7.7M | +3.3% | 0.833% | 0.00% |
| 20 | Granite Investment Partners, LLC | 61K | $6.6M | — | 0.710% | 0.41% |
| 21 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 56K | $6.0M | +471.4% | 0.648% | 0.01% |
| 22 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 55K | $6.0M | -3.5% | 0.642% | 0.00% |
| 23 | ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 51K | $5.5M | +21.1% | 0.591% | 0.00% |
| 24 | FIRST MANHATTAN CO | 48K | $5.2M | -9.3% | 0.558% | 0.01% |
| 25 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 48K | $5.2M | — | 0.557% | 0.00% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). “% of Fund” shows how much of that investor’s total 13F portfolio is invested in ESQ — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in ESQ during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new ESQ position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their ESQ position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings · Δ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Δ Holders | Ownership % | Δ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Δ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 162 | +4.5% | 61.17% | +5.59 pp | $611M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | 155 | 1.9% | 55.58% | +1.18 pp | $555M | +2.2% |
| Q3 2025 | 158 | +5.3% | 54.40% | +4.55 pp | $543M | +9.1% |
| Q2 2025 | 150 | +15% | 49.85% | +11.78 pp | $498M | +31% |
| Q1 2025 | 131 | +6.5% | 38.07% | +2.79 pp | $380M | +7.9% |
| Q4 2024 | 123 | +13% | 35.28% | +7.58 pp | $352M | +27% |
| Q3 2024 | 109 | +6.9% | 27.70% | +7.32 pp | $277M | +36% |
| Q2 2024 | 102 | — | 20.38% | — | $204M | — |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Δ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying ESQ stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. stands at 61.2%, held across 162 reporting institutions.
Mawer Investment Management Ltd. is the largest reported institutional holder of ESQ, with approximately 725,214 shares worth $0.08B as of Q1 2026.
Yes — 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of ESQ, including RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for ESQ is 61 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
26 institutions opened new positions in ESQ during Q1 2026, while 19 fully exited. 102 added to existing positions and 33 trimmed.
ESQ institutional ownership rose by 5.59 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +7 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 60.3% of all reported 13F value in ESQ, and the top 25 account for 83.1%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (ESQ) Institutional Ownership