Yes, I noticed that too. Rocker talking out of both sides of their mouth. Maybe their trying to hedge their short position; though there are much better ways of doing if they were smart (which they aren't).
In the ESST filing, Rocker sold their holding in ESST. Hmmm....
The information is as of 12/31/96. ESST has collapsed since then so I expect quite a few of the institutions sold out to cut their losses as it plunged after earnings. The list has probably changed quite a bit.
****** 05/01 ESS TECHNOLOGY INC 4Q Inst. Equity Holders-EQ
ISSUER: ESS TECHNOLOGY INC. SYMBOL: ESST
Issue Type of Security: EQ (Common Equity)
Number Change Latest Institution Shs Held Shs Held Report Date J. & W. SELIGMAN & CO., INC. 1,725,000 825,000 12/31/1996 OPPENHEIMERFUNDS INC. 725,000 725,000 12/31/1996 TRAVELERS INVESTMENT MANAGEMEN 541,010 519,305 12/31/1996 GRUBER & MCBAINE CAPITAL MANAG 501,600 111,800 12/31/1996 SCUDDER, STEVENS & CLARK INC. 457,050 457,050 12/31/1996 FRIESS ASSOCIATES, INC. 440,000 440,000 12/31/1996 BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS, N.A 413,050 15,596 12/31/1996 PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 389,400 (210,600) 12/31/1996 AMERICAN EXPRESS FINANCIAL ADV 387,000 387,000 12/31/1996 GARDNER LEWIS ASSET MANAGEMENT 384,800 384,800 12/31/1996 FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH 360,000 (68,500) 12/31/1996 DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, I 344,102 296,102 12/31/1996 LUTHERAN BROTHERHOOD 307,800 307,800 12/31/1996 DAVIS HAMILTON, INC. 307,500 307,500 12/31/1996 BESSEMER TRUST COMPANY, N.A. ( 300,433 300,433 12/31/1996 EMERGING GROWTH MANAGEMENT COM 273,200 273,200 12/31/1996 AIM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC. 262,500 262,500 12/31/1996 BERGER ASSOCIATES, INC. 252,605 252,605 12/31/1996 AXE-HOUGHTON ASSOCIATES, INC. 233,430 233,430 12/31/1996 BEAR, STEARNS ASSET MANAGEMENT 233,400 (39,460) 12/31/1996 PILGRIM BAXTER & ASSOCIATES LT 227,700 227,700 12/31/1996 ZURICH KEMPER INVESTMENTS, INC 225,000 225,000 12/31/1996 DELAWARE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ( 217,200 217,200 12/31/1996 GRANAHAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 208,500 208,500 12/31/1996 HUSIC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 201,500 201,500 12/31/1996 TIAA-CREF INVESTMENT MANAGEMEN 196,400 72,300 12/31/1996 PHOENIX INVESTMENT COUNSEL, IN 189,000 189,000 12/31/1996 LOOMIS, SAYLES & COMPANY, L.P. 183,000 183,000 12/31/1996 STACEY BRAUN ASSOCIATES, INC. 179,500 (53,000) 12/31/1996 JOHN GOVETT & CO. LTD. 176,500 126,500 12/31/1996 THE DREYFUS CORPORATION 175,000 175,000 12/31/1996 SIRACH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC 170,100 170,100 12/31/1996 FIRST INVESTORS MANAGEMENT CO. 161,500 500 12/31/1996 MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY 148,000 148,000 12/31/1996 MELLON BANK, N.A. 142,500 19,200 12/31/1996 FRANK RUSSELL COMPANY 139,600 11,100 12/31/1996 TUDOR INVESTMENT CORPORATION 135,800 135,800 12/31/1996 MORGAN STANLEY & CO., INC. 129,733 (257,393) 12/31/1996 BERKELEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 127,300 73,100 12/31/1996 GENERAL MOTORS INVT. MGMT. COR 124,100 124,100 12/31/1996 OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC 108,600 (500) 12/31/1996 MILLER, ANDERSON & SHERRERD, L 102,500 102,500 12/31/1996 S SQUARED TECHNOLOGY CORP. 100,100 (9,900) 12/31/1996 WATER STREET CAPITAL, INC. 100,000 100,000 12/31/1996 STRONG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC 95,600 22,000 12/31/1996 STATE STREET BANK AND TR. CO. 95,400 76,000 12/31/1996 FORTALEZA ASSET MANAGEMENT, IN 90,000 90,000 12/31/1996 INSIGHT CAPITAL RESEARCH & MGM 83,230 83,230 12/31/1996 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS INVESTMENT 82,900 82,900 12/31/1996 J. P. MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT. 75,100 75,100 12/31/1996 APODACA INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. 69,800 69,800 12/31/1996 NUMERIC INVESTORS, L.P. 68,400 (215,301) 12/31/1996 CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETI 55,200 0 12/31/1996 SUNAMERICA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 50,000 0 12/31/1996 USAA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COM 47,000 0 12/31/1996 VINIK ASSET MANAGEMENT 45,000 45,000 12/31/1996 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. 45,000 20,000 12/31/1996 FRANKLIN STREET ADVISORS, INC. 40,000 10,000 12/31/1996 FEDERATED INVESTMENT COUNSELIN 35,500 (1,700) 12/31/1996 TURNER INVESTMENT PARTNERS, IN 32,500 32,500 12/31/1996 UNITED SERVICES GLOBAL INVESTO 30,000 30,000 12/31/1996 VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPITAL 30,000 30,000 12/31/1996 DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INTERCAPI 30,000 30,000 12/31/1996 MORGENS, WATERFALL, VINTIADIS 30,000 (30,000) 12/31/1996 ANB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT & TR 28,600 26,200 12/31/1996 DAVID L. BABSON & COMPANY, INC 26,691 26,691 12/31/1996 MCKINLEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, I 25,300 25,300 12/31/1996 THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURAN 25,000 25,000 12/31/1996 JURIKA & VOYLES, INC. 25,000 25,000 12/31/1996 THE GREAT-WEST LIFE ASSUR. CO. 21,100 21,100 12/31/1996 NORWEST BANK TEXAS, SOUTH, N.A 18,300 18,300 12/31/1996 AID ASSOCIATION FOR LUTHERANS 15,100 2,700 12/31/1996 PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 13,000 13,000 12/31/1996 WENTWORTH, HAUSER & VIOLICH, I 12,100 12,100 12/31/1996 THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY 11,300 500 12/31/1996 GEEWAX, TERKER & COMPANY 11,000 11,000 12/31/1996 MITCHELL HUTCHINS ASSET MGMT., 10,954 10,954 12/31/1996 ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L. 7,900 7,900 12/31/1996 UNITED STATES TRUST CO. OF NEW 7,000 6,000 12/31/1996 WORLD ASSET MANAGEMENT 7,000 7,000 12/31/1996 VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANC 5,800 2,800 12/31/1996 UNITED STATES TRUST CO. OF BOS 3,100 3,100 12/31/1996 AIG GLOBAL INVESTORS (US), INC 2,300 2,300 12/31/1996 RCB TRUST COMPANY 2,000 2,000 12/31/1996 TEACHERS INSURANCE & ANNUITY A 1,900 0 12/31/1996 MORGAN STANLEY ASSET MANAGEMEN 1,900 1,900 12/31/1996 WESTPORT RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, 600 600 12/31/1996 MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVIC 0 (77,700) 12/31/1996 GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT 0 (30,000) 12/31/1996 TCW GROUP 0 (103,800) 12/31/1996 GIBRALTAR ADVISORS 0 (28,300) 12/31/1996 COLUMBIA PARTNERS, L.L.C. INVE 0 (1,695) 12/31/1996 ALLIEDSIGNAL INC. (PENSION FUN 0 (7,000) 12/31/1996 WALL STREET ASSOCIATES 0 (10,000) 12/31/1996 ROCKER PARTNERS 0 (27,500) 12/31/1996 STATISTICAL ADVISERS, INC. 0 (79,510) 12/31/1996 BODRI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 0 (115,000) 12/31/1996 GARTMORE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0 (11,210) 12/31/1996
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