Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.

ESQ • NASDAQ

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. is a banks - regional company in the financial services sector on NASDAQ, led by Andrew C. Sagliocca, with a market cap of $918.2M. As of Q3 2025, 68% of shares are held by 160 institutional investors, with Mawer Investment Management Ltd. as the largest holder at 9.1%.

Chief Executive OfficerAndrew C. Sagliocca

Market Cap$918.2M

Banks - Regional

Financial Services

Employees140.0

Websiteesquirebank.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in ESQ as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $871.4M

All Institutions

Institutions: 160
Value Held: $592.5M
Shares Held: 5.8M
Avg Position: $3.7M
Median Position: $507.5K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 20
Value Held: $85.5M
Shares Held: 837.6K
Avg Position: $4.3M
Median Position: $1.1M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

58.19%

$507.1M

Hedge Funds

9.81%

$85.5M

Retail & Other

32.0%

$278.9M

Based on market cap of $871.4M as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in ESQ as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
Mawer Investment Management Ltd. Long Only Manager	Geoffrey Grafton Ritchie Chairman	$79.3M 0.41% of portfolio	9.10% 776.8K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$19.3B
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$55.7M 0.00% of portfolio	6.39% 545.9K shares	Q3 2017 Held for 8y 2m	$5.67T
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$44.8M 0.00% of portfolio	5.14% 438.9K shares	Q4 2017 Held for 7y 11m	$6.69T
WASATCH ADVISORS INC Long Only Manager	Michael Kenneth Yeates CEO	$37.6M 0.20% of portfolio	4.31% 368.1K shares	Q2 2017 Held for 8y 5m	$18.6B
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$30.0M 0.00% of portfolio	3.45% 294.4K shares	Q2 2018 Held for 7y 5m	$2.88T
B BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Bennett David Lindenbaum Managing Partner	$27.4M 1.27% of portfolio	3.15% 268.7K shares	Q2 2017 Held for 8y 5m	$2.2B
Ampfield Management, L.P. Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Emerson Anthony Somers Moore Partner	$26.7M 29.77% of portfolio	3.07% 261.7K shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 2m	$89.7M
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution	-	$24.3M 0.01% of portfolio	2.79% 238.0K shares	Q3 2022 Held for 3y 2m	$195.93B
Copeland Capital Management, LLC Long Only Manager	Eric Copeland Brown CEO	$24.3M 0.51% of portfolio	2.79% 238.0K shares	Q3 2023 Held for 2y 2m	$4.8B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$22.0M 0.00% of portfolio	2.52% 215.5K shares	Q2 2018 Held for 7y 5m	$1.57T

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for ESQ in Q3 2025

Traded: +$1.3M
Buyers: 82
Sellers: 62
Total Bought: +$38.3M
Total Sold: −$37.0M
Avg Position: $3.4M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
STATE STREET CORP Institution	+$8.3M +80.9K shares	$30.0M 294.4K shares
SCHWAB CHARLES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	+$3.6M +35.5K shares	$5.8M 57.1K shares
Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc. RIA/Wealth	+$1.6M +16.0K shares	$1.6M 16.0K shares
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	+$1.6M +15.6K shares	$22.0M 215.5K shares
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$1.4M +14.0K shares	$1.4M 14.0K shares
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution	+$1.4M +13.8K shares	$24.3M 238.0K shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	+$1.4M +13.8K shares	$5.9M 57.4K shares
Sowell Financial Services LLC RIA/Wealth	+$1.3M +12.4K shares	$1.3M 12.4K shares
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	+$1.2M +11.6K shares	$3.8M 37.4K shares
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	+$1.2M +11.4K shares	$55.7M 545.9K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	−$8.3M −81.3K shares	$2.7M 26.4K shares
GANNETT WELSH & KOTLER Long Only Manager	−$3.6M −34.9K shares	$19.2M 187.7K shares
R ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Institution	−$3.5M −34.0K shares	$5.6M 55.1K shares
Ampfield Management, L.P. Hedge Fund•Long/Short	−$2.0M −19.8K shares	$26.7M 261.7K shares
R Russell Investments Group, Ltd. RIA/Wealth	−$1.8M −17.6K shares	$3.2M 31.8K shares
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP ETF Provider	−$1.8M −17.6K shares	$1.4M 13.7K shares
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	−$1.6M −15.6K shares	$1.0M 10.1K shares
O OPTIONS SOLUTIONS, LLC Hedge Fund•Sector	−$1.1M −11.7K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC Fund of Funds	−$1.1M −11.4K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	−$1.0M −10.9K shares	Sold Off 0 shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited ESQ in Q3 2025

New Positions: 19
New Value: $3.9M
Exited Positions: 15
Exited Value: $5.5M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
Sowell Financial Services LLC RIA/Wealth	$1.3M 12.4K shares
Semanteon Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$515.9K 5.1K shares
D DRW Securities, LLC Institution	$491.9K 4.8K shares
L LPL Financial LLC Institution	$422.5K 4.1K shares
V Virtu Financial LLC Institution	$301.9K 3.0K shares
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC RIA/Wealth	$264.5K 2.6K shares
Quantinno Capital Management LP Hedge Fund•Market Neutral	$227.7K 2.2K shares
A Arizona State Retirement System Institution	$216.7K 2.1K shares
A Advisory Services Network, LLC RIA/Wealth	$92.7K 908.0 shares
S State of Alaska, Department of Revenue Institution	$34.4K 337.0 shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
O OPTIONS SOLUTIONS, LLC Hedge Fund•Sector	$1.1M 11.7K shares
BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC Fund of Funds	$1.1M 11.4K shares
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$1.0M 10.9K shares
Verition Fund Management LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$763.0K 8.1K shares
PMC FIG Opportunities LLC Real Assets	$465.6K 4.9K shares
MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP Long Only Manager	$238.8K 2.5K shares
Longboard Asset Management, LP Long Only Manager	$232.7K 2.5K shares
ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC Insurance Manager	$203.8K 2.2K shares
P Persistent Asset Partners Ltd Institution	$156.8K 1.7K shares
USA Financial Portformulas Corp Long Only Manager	$126.7K 1.3K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in ESQ as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 0
Call Value: -
Put Positions: 0
Put Value: -

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
No call positions found

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
No put positions found

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with ESQ as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
Ampfield Management, L.P. Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Emerson Anthony Somers Moore Partner	29.77% $26.7M	3.07% 261.7K shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 2m	$89.7M
John W. Rosenthal Capital Management, Inc. Hedge Fund•Long/Short	John William Rosenthal CEO	3.85% $3.9M	0.45% 38.0K shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 8m	$100.8M
Cox Capital Co LLC RIA/Wealth	William John Cox President	2.50% $3.8M	0.44% 37.5K shares	Q4 2022 Held for 2y 11m	$153.1M
Gator Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Derek Steven Pilecki CIO	2.44% $9.5M	1.09% 93.4K shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$390.0M
Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors, Ltd. Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Fred Anthony Cummings President	2.01% $2.5M	0.29% 24.8K shares	Q4 2022 Held for 2y 11m	$126.0M
H Horizon Investment Services, LLC RIA/Wealth	Charles Brian Carlson CEO	1.41% $3.7M	0.43% 36.5K shares	Q3 2022 Held for 3y 2m	$264.9M
B BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Bennett David Lindenbaum Managing Partner	1.27% $27.4M	3.15% 268.7K shares	Q2 2017 Held for 8y 5m	$2.2B
Semanteon Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Rajat Lal Managing Partner	0.65% $515.9K	0.06% 5.1K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$79.7M
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC Long Only Manager	Mark Daniel Cooper President	0.61% $2.8M	0.32% 27.7K shares	Q2 2017 Held for 8y 5m	$460.6M
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, LLC Long Only Manager	Blake Harold Walker CEO	0.56% $4.2M	0.48% 40.9K shares	Q4 2017 Held for 7y 11m	$745.4M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in ESQ

Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors, Ltd.

Hedge Fund • Long/Short

Portfolio ManagerFred Anthony Cummings

Portfolio Value: $126.0M
Positions: 49
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.

Market Value: $2.5M
Shares Held: 24.8K
Portfolio Weight: 2.01%
Owned Since: 2022-Q4

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