ESS TECH INC
COMMON STOCK · CUSIP 26916J106
103
institutional holders
-2 vs Q1 2024
87.7m
shares reported held*
$71.8mreported value*
26 new
20 added
29 reduced
28 sold out
net bought ≈ $25.1m (+30.7m shares)
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $0.82. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($33.3k notional), 4 hold puts ($45.2k).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 94 |
| Q4 2022 | 109 |
| Q1 2023 | 103 |
| Q2 2023 | 92 |
| Q3 2023 | 102 |
| Q4 2023 | 109 |
| Q1 2024 | 105 |
| Q2 2024 | 103 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Bought or addedCut or sold out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 54 | 44 |
| Q1 2023 | 47 | 50 |
| Q2 2023 | 42 | 47 |
| Q3 2023 | 49 | 37 |
| Q4 2023 | 54 | 34 |
| Q1 2024 | 37 | 50 |
| Q2 2024 | 46 | 57 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
CallsPuts
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $312.6k | $65.6k | 0.21 |
| Q4 2023 | $46.7k | $162.9k | 3.49 |
| Q1 2024 | $29.4k | $64.5k | 2.19 |
| Q2 2024 | $33.3k | $45.2k | 1.36 |
Biggest buyers
| SOFTBANK GROUP CORP. | Added | +36.0m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.7m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +605.4k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP | Added | +605.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +475.9k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | Added | +282.9k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd | New | +208.5k |
| Centiva Capital, LP | New | +188.9k |
| Point72 Asia (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | New | +180.4k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | New | +106.9k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -4.8m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -1.6m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -995.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -387.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -375.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -342.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Sold out | -276.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Sold out | -259.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -197.2k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -150.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Unchanged | $14.3k17.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $13.9k17.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.0k7.1k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $43.3k52.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.9k2.3k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $0600 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| SOFTBANK GROUP CORP. 0.15% of their portfolio | 71.9m $58.8m | Added +36.0m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $2.4m | Reduced -387.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $1.5m | Added +1.7m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 870.6k $712.2k | Reduced -995.4k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 835.5k $683.4k | Reduced -4.8m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 805.6k $658.9k | Added +605.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 804.2k $657.8k | Reduced -15.3k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 752.9k $616.0k | Added +605.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 675.8k $552.7k | Reduced -37.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 636.5k $520.6k | Added +475.9k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 622.6k $509.2k | Added +282.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 569.6k $465.8k | Reduced -197.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 365.2k $298.7k | Added +42.4k |
| Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Company, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 346.0k $283.0k | Reduced -7.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 308.2k $252.1k | Reduced -1.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 230.3k $188.3k | Reduced -342.7k |
| Green Alpha Advisors, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 211.3k $172.9k | Reduced -8.1k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 208.5k $170.5k | New |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 203.2k $166.2k | Reduced -375.2k |
| Centiva Capital, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 188.9k $154.5k | New |
| Point72 Asia (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 180.4k $147.5k | New |
| Redmond Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 178.6k $146.1k | Reduced -715 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.6k $131.4k | Reduced -11.9k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 138.7k $113.0k | Unchanged |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.7k $102.8k | Reduced -558 |
| Paloma Partners Management Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 107.6k $88.0k | Added +70.0k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.9k $87.0k | New |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.3k $83.6k | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.3k $66.5k | Added +63.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.7k $61.1k | Reduced -747 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.5k $60.9k | New |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.2k $58.2k | Added +88 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.3k $46.9k | Reduced -7.1k |
| Freedom Investment Management, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.9k $41.6k | Added +9.0k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.6k $37.3k | First filing |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.1k $36.1k | Added +36.7k |
| CWM, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.1k $34.0k | New |
| Marex Group Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.0k $33.5k | Unchanged |
| Point72 (DIFC) Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.2k $32.1k | New |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.1k $32.0k | New |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.7k $31.6k | Reduced -584 |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.1k $30.4k | Added +7.0k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.7k $30.0k | Reduced -3.5k |
| AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.5k $29.0k | New |
| Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.5k $27.4k | New |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.2k $26.4k | Added +100 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.2k $24.7k | Reduced -61.6k |
| INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.0k $24.5k | Added +5.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.6k $23.4k | Unchanged |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.3k $20.7k | Added +5.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.4k $20.0k | Added +606 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.7k $19.4k | Reduced -23.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.9k $18.7k | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.4k $18.3k | Reduced -110.4k |
| Dakota Wealth Management 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.3k $17.4k | Unchanged |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.2k $17.4k | Reduced -83.3k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.6k $16.9k | New |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.4k $15.9k | Reduced -1.7k |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.5k $15.1k | New |
| BRIGHTON JONES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.7k $14.5k | Unchanged |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.0k $13.9k | Added +3.1k |
| Parcion Private Wealth LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.0k $13.9k | Unchanged |
| CONSILIO WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.0k $13.9k | Unchanged |
| Savant Capital, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.7k $12.9k | New |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.6k $11.1k | New |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.2k $10.0k | Reduced -4.2k |
| PICKERING ENERGY PARTNERS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.0k $9.8k | Unchanged |
| Ground Swell Capital, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.1k $9.1k | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.0k $9.0k | Reduced -29.9k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.8k $8.8k | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.7k $8.0k | Added +7.2k |
| Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.4k $8.5k | New |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.3k $8.2k | Reduced -170 |
| Cypress Wealth Services, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $8.2k | Unchanged |
| Western Wealth Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $8.2k | Unchanged |
| Von Berge Wealth Management Group, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $7.5k | Unchanged |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.8k $5.6k | Unchanged |
| Missouri Trust & Investment Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.0k $4.1k | Unchanged |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.7k $3.8k | New |
| Parkside Financial Bank & Trust 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.5k $2.9k | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.0k $2.5k | Unchanged |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8k $1.4k | Unchanged |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2k $945 | Unchanged |
| WOLFF WIESE MAGANA LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0k $818 | Unchanged |
| PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 858 $702 | Reduced -167 |
| Arax Advisory Partners 0.00% of their portfolio | 768 $629 | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 755 $618 | Reduced -20.3k |
| BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & COMPANY, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 595 $0 | Unchanged |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 573 $469 | Added +548 |
| HARBOR INVESTMENT ADVISORY, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 500 $409 | Unchanged |
| IFP Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 500 $409 | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 311 $254 | Reduced -32.2k |
| Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 302 $247 | Unchanged |
| Robinswood Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 245 $200 | New |
| Allworth Financial LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 227 $181 | Unchanged |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 200 $163 | New |
| ALBION FINANCIAL GROUP /UT 0.00% of their portfolio | 200 $164 | Unchanged |
| Family Firm, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 169 $138 | New |
| VitalStone Financial, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 135 $110 | Unchanged |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 100 $82 | Unchanged |