Based on 15 hedge funds · latest filing: 2026 Q2 · updated quarterly
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Selling streak — 1 quarter in a row
For 1 consecutive quarter, more hedge funds reduced or closed their ESLA positions than added to them. Sustained institutional selling is a meaningful warning sign — these are professionals with deep research teams collectively deciding to exit.
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High ownership — 94% of 3.0Y peak
94% of all-time peak
15 funds currently hold this stock — 94% of the 3.0-year high of 16 funds (reached 2026 Q1). Ownership is elevated but not yet at maximum concentration. Room to grow, but watch if the trend reverses.
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Fast accumulation — +36% more funds vs a year ago
fund count last 6Q
+4 new funds entered over the past year (+36% YoY). That's a rapid rush of institutional money. Fast accumulation often signals a major thesis — but it also means the stock could fall quickly if that thesis breaks.
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More sellers than buyers — 43% buying
6 buying8 selling
Last quarter: 8 funds reduced or exited vs 6 that bought or added. When more than half of active funds are selling, it's a caution flag — especially if the stock price hasn't moved down yet.
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Fewer new buyers each quarter (-6 vs last Q)
new funds entering per quarter
Funds opening this position for the first time: 3 → 6 → 8 → 2. Each quarter fewer new institutions are entering. This usually means most funds that wanted in are already in — the stock is well-known but the pool of potential new buyers is shrinking.
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Mixed — 27% long-term, 60% new
■ 27% conviction (2yr+)
■ 13% medium
■ 60% new
Of the 15 current holders: 4 (27%) held >2 years, 2 held 1–2 years, and 9 entered in the last year. A mixed base — the stock has long-term believers but also recent buyers who haven't been tested by a downturn yet.
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Steady discovery — ~2 new funds/quarter
1 → 3 → 6 → 8 → 2 new funds/Q
New funds entering each quarter: 3 → 6 → 8 → 2. Consistent flow of new institutional buyers without clear acceleration or slowdown.
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Early stage — 60% of holders entered in last year
■ 27% veterans
■ 13% 1-2yr
■ 60% new
Of 15 current holders: 9 (60%) entered in the past year, only 4 (27%) are 2+ year veterans. This is an early-phase institutional idea — still being discovered. High upside potential if the thesis plays out, but thin conviction base.
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Smaller funds dominant — 6% AUM from top-100
6% from top-100 AUM funds
6 of 15 holders rank in the top 100 by AUM, but together hold only 6% of total institutional value. The stock is held primarily by smaller and mid-sized funds.
4.9
out of 10
Moderate Exit Risk
Exit risk score 4.9/10 — some crowding factors present, but no critical concentration. Watch ownership trend over the next 1–2 quarters for direction.