58% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
4 more new buyers than exits, ownership rose 8.01 percentage points vs the prior quarter, and 1 well-known fund manager in the top 25.
58% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
28.1% institutional ownership
Minerva Advisors LLC portfolio allocation
Institutional ownership vs Leisure peers
No Form 4 insider transactions on file
Latest positioning in ESCA across 13F flow, ownership shift, marquee holders, and holder-count growth.
Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in ESCA held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minerva Advisors LLC | 568K | $9.7M | 0.0% | 4.125% | 6.29% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 540K | $9.3M | -0.1% | 3.922% | 0.00% |
| 3 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 456K | $7.8M | -0.9% | 3.312% | 0.00% |
| 4 | North Star Investment Management Corp. | 422K | $7.3M | -1.4% | 3.069% | 0.44% |
| 5 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 398K | $6.8M | β | 2.892% | 0.00% |
| 6 | Rehmann Capital Advisory Group | 309K | $5.3M | β | 2.247% | 0.28% |
| 7 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 224K | $3.8M | +0.8% | 1.626% | 0.00% |
| 8 | STATE STREET CORP | 136K | $2.3M | -3.3% | 0.987% | 0.00% |
| 9 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 92K | $1.6M | -2.7% | 0.670% | 0.00% |
| 10 | MORGAN STANLEY | 90K | $1.6M | -23.4% | 0.657% | 0.00% |
| 11 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 84K | $1.4M | +7.5% | 0.607% | 0.00% |
| 12 | Mork Capital Management, LLC | 80K | $1.4M | 0.0% | 0.581% | 0.98% |
| 13 | PEOPLES BANK /OH | 65K | $1.1M | 0.0% | 0.475% | 0.69% |
| 14 | De Lisle Partners LLP | 64K | $1.1M | -18.1% | 0.467% | 0.13% |
| 15 | Northstar Group, Inc. | 61K | $1.0M | -9.0% | 0.440% | 0.15% |
| 16 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 59K | $1.0M | β | 0.428% | 0.00% |
| 17 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 51K | $881K | β | 0.373% | 0.00% |
| 18 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 42K | $721K | β | 0.305% | 0.00% |
| 19 | BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 42K | $718K | 0.0% | 0.304% | 0.01% |
| 20 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 35K | $608K | +115.5% | 0.257% | 0.00% |
| 21 | RITHOLTZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT | 33K | $561K | +108.6% | 0.237% | 0.01% |
| 22 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 25K | $437K | +115.1% | 0.185% | 0.00% |
| 23 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 25K | $431K | -12.8% | 0.182% | 0.00% |
| 24 | LPL Financial LLC | 25K | $424K | +3.4% | 0.179% | 0.00% |
| 25 | Advisor OS, LLC | 23K | $388K | β | 0.164% | 0.03% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in ESCA β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in ESCA during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 81 | +5.2% | 28.12% | +8.01 pp | $72M | +40% |
| Q4 2025 | 77 | +5.5% | 20.11% | 0.46 pp | $52M | 2.2% |
| Q3 2025 | 73 | +7.4% | 20.57% | 2.39 pp | $53M | 10% |
| Q2 2025 | 68 | 2.9% | 22.96% | 2.53 pp | $59M | 9.9% |
| Q1 2025 | 70 | +6.1% | 25.49% | +3.41 pp | $65M | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | 66 | +12% | 22.08% | +0.32 pp | $57M | +1.5% |
| Q3 2024 | 59 | 1.7% | 21.76% | +0.32 pp | $56M | +1.5% |
| Q2 2024 | 60 | β | 21.44% | β | $55M | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
No recent Form 4 insider transactions on file for ESCA.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying ESCA stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Escalade, Incorporated stands at 28.1%, held across 81 reporting institutions.
Minerva Advisors LLC is the largest reported institutional holder of ESCA, with approximately 567,621 shares worth $0.01B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of ESCA, including CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for ESCA is 62 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
14 institutions opened new positions in ESCA during Q1 2026, while 10 fully exited. 58 added to existing positions and 8 trimmed.
ESCA institutional ownership rose by 8.01 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +4 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 77.0% of all reported 13F value in ESCA, and the top 25 account for 94.0%.
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.