ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC

Other Low signal CIK 201772
League rank
#81
in Other · #515 overall
Long book
$631.7M
Q1 2026
Positions
305
Top-10 weight
20%
concentration
Last quarter
+21.0%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
17%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC is an institutional manager, running a $631.7M US long book across 305 positions.

The portfolio is broadly diversified across 305 positions (top 10 only 20%). Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD, LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC, KINIKSA PHARMACEUTICALS INTE, LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 2.9pp per quarter ahead of the S&P 500, beating the index in 6 of 9 quarters. Signal value of individual moves is limited — treat changes as weak evidence.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
-1.0%
Q2 2024
+9.6%
Q3 2024
+5.7%
Q4 2024
-10.9%
Q1 2025
+20.9%
Q2 2025
+19.7%
Q3 2025
+1.8%
Q4 2025
-0.2%
Q1 2026
+21.0%

Sector allocation

Technology
28%
Industrials
23%
Healthcare
20%
Services media
8%
Financials
5%
Other
4%
Energy
3%
Communications
3%

Long book by quarter

$506.7M
Q1 2024
$534.7M
Q2 2024
$573.7M
Q3 2024
$556.1M
Q4 2024
$479.4M
Q1 2025
$550.0M
Q2 2025
$653.4M
Q3 2025
$655.9M
Q4 2025
$631.7M
Q1 2026

What does ESSEX INVESTMENT own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
TSEM TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTDTechnology115.9K$20.3M3.2%-39.8%
LINC LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICESServices media355.3K$14.5M2.3%-8.6%
STRL STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INCIndustrials32.1K$13.1M2.1%-28.3%
KNSA KINIKSA PHARMACEUTICALS INTEHealthcare249.3K$12.0M1.9%-0.7%
LGND LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALSHealthcare58.5K$11.7M1.8%-2.6%
DRS LEONARDO DRS INCTechnology261.5K$11.6M1.8%+1.8%
KTOS KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITYIndustrials158.8K$11.2M1.8%-16.5%
GSAT GLOBALSTAR INCCommunications165.7K$11.0M1.7%-1.0%
INSM INSMED INCHealthcare62.7K$10.2M1.6%+0.4%
GHM GRAHAM CORPIndustrials128.3K$10.1M1.6%-8.8%
MIRM MIRUM PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare108.3K$10.0M1.6%-2.7%
CECO CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORPIndustrials157.2K$9.4M1.5%+1.8%
HCI HCI GROUP INCFinancials57.6K$8.9M1.4%-2.7%
AGX ARGAN INCIndustrials16.1K$8.8M1.4%-41.7%
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology32.6K$8.3M1.3%-6.6%
AEM AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTDMaterials38.6K$7.8M1.2%-3.4%
AMSC AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPIndustrials227.6K$7.7M1.2%+5.8%
AMPX AMPRIUS TECHNOLOGIES INCTechnology445.4K$7.5M1.2%-13.8%
GEV GE VERNOVA INCIndustrials8.3K$7.3M1.1%-3.3%
PRIM PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPIndustrials48.2K$6.9M1.1%-5.5%
ADPT ADAPTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIESHealthcare493.4K$6.8M1.1%-21.0%
TTI TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INCEnergy774.1K$6.6M1.0%+1.8%
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCFinancials7.6K$6.4M1.0%-12.7%
WLDN WILLDAN GROUP INCServices media78.3K$6.0M0.9%+1.8%
COHU COHU INCTechnology191.9K$5.9M0.9%+1.8%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology15.8K$5.8M0.9%-10.3%
MIR MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INCOther309.1K$5.7M0.9%+1.9%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary27.2K$5.7M0.9%-5.6%
OII OCEANEERING INTL INCEnergy158.4K$5.6M0.9%+1.9%
WMS ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INOther40.6K$5.6M0.9%-5.3%
BVS BIOVENTUS INC - AHealthcare603.3K$5.5M0.9%+55.5%
MAMA MAMA'S CREATIONS INCConsumer staples341.7K$5.2M0.8%+1.8%
BWXT BWX TECHNOLOGIES INCIndustrials25.6K$5.2M0.8%-6.2%
PATK PATRICK INDUSTRIES INCIndustrials46.2K$5.1M0.8%+0.6%
LYTS LSI INDUSTRIES INCIndustrials274.1K$5.1M0.8%+1.8%
ORN ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INCIndustrials461.8K$5.0M0.8%+2.7%
NVCR NOVOCURE LTDHealthcare452.4K$4.9M0.8%New
TVTX TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare161.7K$4.8M0.8%+1.9%
AIP ARTERIS INCTechnology290.3K$4.8M0.8%+1.8%
AVPT AVEPOINT INCTechnology498.5K$4.7M0.8%-1.9%
ASML ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHSIndustrials3.6K$4.7M0.7%-6.6%
SNDX SYNDAX PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare199.0K$4.6M0.7%New
CXDO CREXENDO INCCommunications743.0K$4.6M0.7%+1.8%
ECG EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUPIndustrials38.1K$4.5M0.7%+1.9%
XERS XERIS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS INCHealthcare747.8K$4.3M0.7%+1.8%
GMED GLOBUS MEDICAL INC - AHealthcare50.0K$4.3M0.7%-2.7%
AMBA AMBARELLA INCTechnology82.4K$4.2M0.7%-1.7%
XZO EXZEO GROUP INCTechnology288.1K$4.2M0.7%-1.0%
FEIM FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INCTechnology93.0K$4.1M0.7%+1.8%
JAZZ JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLCHealthcare21.8K$4.1M0.7%-6.1%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 11, 2026305$631.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 13, 2026306$655.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 6, 2025299$653.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 12, 2025298$550.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 7, 2025303$479.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 7, 2025307$556.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HROct 10, 2024302$573.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 12, 2024302$534.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 3, 2024306$506.7M canonicalSEC ↗