Who owns Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (ESPR)
Which tracked institutional funds hold ESPR, how they are positioned, and who is buying versus exiting — from SEC Form 13F-HR filings. See ESPR company fundamentals →
Ownership as of the 2026-Q1 13F filings. 13F is disclosed up to 45 days after quarter-end, so the most recent quarter fills in over the following weeks.
How the tape is positioned
27 tracked funds added or opened ESPR while 42 trimmed or exited it between 2025-Q4 and 2026-Q1 — the tape is split. When large holders disagree on a name, the funds moving first are sometimes ahead of the story.
A prompt to read the filings, not a verdict. 13F is a quarter-end snapshot disclosed up to 45 days late; a fund adds or exits for mandate, benchmark, and timing reasons that have nothing to do with a view on the stock. This is a starting question, not a signal to trade.
Conviction spread
ESPR’s largest tracked holder by dollar value, VANGUARD GROUP INC, sizes it at 0.0% of its own reported 13F book, while the median holder sizes it at 0.0% of theirs — a 0.0pp gap the other way — the median holder sizes ESPR more heavily than its largest holder by dollar value does.
Book-share is each fund’s reported value in ESPR divided by its whole reported 13F book, so it is comparable across funds of different sizes and is unaffected by stock splits. A higher share means a fund has committed more of its book to the name — a starting question about conviction, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
Institutional & insider positioning
Between 2025-Q4 and 2026-Q1, across 205 tracked filers holding ESPR, 103 increased or opened the position and 95 reduced or closed it; over the same quarter, open-market insider Form 4 buying and selling roughly offset.
This fuses two public signals for the same quarter — how tracked institutions changed their positions and whether insiders bought or sold in the open market. It describes what was filed; it is a starting question, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
New buyers & exits
Funds opening or closing a position in ESPR between the 2025-Q4 and 2026-Q1 13F filings, and the largest changes among funds holding it in both. New buyers and exits are counted on fund presence (split-invariant); adds and trims are measured on reported value.
New buyers 15
- VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$29M
- ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC$11M
- VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$10M
- Privium Fund Management B.V.$9M
- Point72 Asset Management, L.P.$5M
- VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO$4M
Full exits 4
- VANGUARD GROUP INC$49M
- TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP$13M
- Quadrature Capital Ltd$960K
- Quantbot Technologies LP$904K
Largest adds
- UBS Group AG$11M
- TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP$8M
- WASATCH ADVISORS LP$8M
- ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC$7M
- BARCLAYS PLC$2M
- LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC$1M
Largest trims
- BlackRock, Inc.$17M
- MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC$13M
- Two Seas Capital LP$13M
- Eversept Partners, LP$9M
- D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.$8M
- ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP$6M
Institutional holders
One row per tracked fund, largest reported value first. “% of value” is the fund’s share of this security’s tracked institutional value — not of shares outstanding. Rows marked stale are from an earlier filing than the security’s latest quarter — that fund is absent from the newest snapshot (position exited, or reported under a different name).
| Fund | Shares | Reported value | % of value | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. added | 17,852,427 | $49M | 8.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP added | 15,768,897 | $43M | 7.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| Two Seas Capital LP trimmed | 11,394,833 | $31M | 5.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC added | 10,570,300 | $29M | 5.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC new | 10,433,760 | $29M | 5.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP added | 9,458,779 | $26M | 4.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP added | 7,075,083 | $19M | 3.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| STATE STREET CORP added | 7,055,794 | $19M | 3.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. trimmed | 6,425,512 | $18M | 3.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added | 5,955,739 | $16M | 2.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| AIGH Capital Management LLC added | 4,400,000 | $12M | 2.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| UBS Group AG added | 4,291,711 | $12M | 2.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC added | 3,930,125 | $11M | 1.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. trimmed | 3,891,926 | $11M | 1.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| Nuveen, LLC added | 3,613,709 | $10M | 1.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC new | 3,532,563 | $10M | 1.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| Privium Fund Management B.V. new | 3,299,441 | $9M | 1.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| MORGAN STANLEY trimmed | 2,735,644 | $7M | 1.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP trimmed | 2,626,995 | $7M | 1.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC trimmed | 2,410,454 | $7M | 1.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP added | 2,135,741 | $6M | 1.0% | 2026-Q1 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP added | 2,104,008 | $6M | 1.0% | 2026-Q1 |
| Voleon Capital Management LP added | 1,916,698 | $5M | 0.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| Eversept Partners, LP trimmed | 1,735,963 | $5M | 0.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| Velan Capital Investment Management LP added | 1,720,000 | $5M | 0.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. added | 1,689,372 | $5M | 0.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC trimmed | 1,620,100 | $4M | 0.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO new | 1,564,234 | $4M | 0.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| BARCLAYS PLC added | 1,301,911 | $4M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ added | 1,093,291 | $3M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB trimmed | 985,000 | $3M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP trimmed | 850,505 | $2M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| Invesco Ltd. trimmed | 742,640 | $2M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC added | 700,153 | $2M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP added | 695,848 | $2M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| Jump Financial, LLC added | 689,874 | $2M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC trimmed | 670,285 | $2M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP added | 659,120 | $2M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO trimmed | 685,666 | $2M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP added | 626,922 | $2M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 604,345 | $2M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC added | 580,705 | $2M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp added | 555,177 | $2M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO added | 521,081 | $1M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC trimmed | 467,610 | $1M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC added | 422,776 | $1M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Summit Wealth Group, LLC added | 405,369 | $1M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Burkehill Global Management, LP | 400,000 | $1M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| FMR LLC added | 374,481 | $1M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | 261,760 | $969K | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Man Group plc added | 339,775 | $931K | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added | 299,294 | $820K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| LPL Financial LLC added | 292,267 | $801K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS added | 276,401 | $757K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD added | 260,029 | $712K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added | 257,427 | $706K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ trimmed | 249,395 | $683K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Virtus Investment Advisers, LLC added | 219,293 | $601K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| XTX Topco Ltd added | 214,231 | $587K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC added | 208,451 | $571K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd trimmed | 208,161 | $570K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Eleva Capital SAS new | 183,047 | $502K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Mariner, LLC trimmed | 173,793 | $476K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| UMB Bank, n.a. | 170,000 | $466K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP added | 164,773 | $451K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS trimmed | 152,340 | $417K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC new | 148,790 | $408K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC added | 141,152 | $387K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| CITIGROUP INC added | 133,596 | $366K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC added | 127,983 | $351K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Woodline Partners LP trimmed | 127,028 | $348K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC new | 126,374 | $346K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Summit Financial, LLC added | 126,373 | $346K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC added | 125,942 | $343K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC trimmed | 124,140 | $340K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO added | 116,229 | $318K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. added | 112,469 | $308K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD added | 108,100 | $296K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| State of Wyoming added | 105,182 | $288K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Diametric Capital, LP trimmed | 102,955 | $282K | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Round Rock Advisors LLC | 101,553 | $278K | 0.0% | 2026-Q1 |
| Lido Advisors, LLC new | 99,139 | $272K | 0.0% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC added | 13,284,352 | $49M | 8.8% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| Bellevue Group AG trimmed | 9,694,064 | $14M | 2.5% | 2025-Q1 stale |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP added | 3,505,200 | $13M | 2.3% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| Integral Health Asset Management, LLC new | 1,500,000 | $4M | 0.7% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| Indaba Capital Management, L.P. | 3,000,000 | $3M | 0.5% | 2025-Q2 stale |
| Logos Global Management LP new | 750,000 | $2M | 0.4% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. trimmed | 822,618 | $1M | 0.2% | 2025-Q1 stale |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd added | 259,563 | $960K | 0.2% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| Quantbot Technologies LP added | 244,292 | $904K | 0.2% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 254,265 | $674K | 0.1% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan | 195,125 | $517K | 0.1% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| Marex Group plc added | 350,000 | $504K | 0.1% | 2025-Q1 stale |
| Pentwater Capital Management LP | 181,290 | $480K | 0.1% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC trimmed | 162,589 | $431K | 0.1% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC new | 116,292 | $430K | 0.1% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. trimmed | 115,624 | $306K | 0.1% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC trimmed | 75,238 | $278K | 0.0% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC new | 72,249 | $267K | 0.0% | 2025-Q4 stale |
Ownership over time
Tracked institutional holder count and total shares held by filing quarter (independent scales). The curated-era tail and any mid-ingest latest quarter are handled honestly — a partial quarter is not drawn as a collapse.
Reading this table
Funds hold the same stock for different reasons — an index fund “holds” almost everything, an active manager sizes a name to a mandate and a benchmark, and each fund entered at its own price and time. Because 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter-end, every row is a backward-looking snapshot; a manager may have traded since. Share-class siblings (a company’s A and C shares) are rolled up to one line so a dual-class name is never double-counted. Compare like-for-like. A large holder is not an endorsement, and a fund exiting is not a warning — this is a starting question, not a verdict.
About 13F filings
A Form 13F is a quarterly disclosure that institutional investment managers with over $100 million in US-listed equities must file with the SEC. In plain English: it is a snapshot of the long stock positions a fund held at the end of a quarter. It covers long US-listed equities only — not short positions, options, cash, or private holdings — and the funds shown are the large sample we track, not the complete 13F universe.