Capital World Investors
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Capital World Investors’s Essent Group ESNT Stock Holding History

Capital World Investors’s Portfolio ESNT Stock Details ESNT Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q1 		$274M Sell
4,695,817
-66,312
-1% -$4.05M 0.04% 268
2025
Q4 		$310M Sell
4,762,129
-246,219
-5% -$15.3M 0.04% 249
2025
Q3 		$318M Buy
5,008,348
+11,548
+0.2% +$702K 0.04% 239
2025
Q2 		$303M Hold
4,996,800
– – 0.04% 234
2025
Q1 		$288M Hold
4,996,800
– – 0.05% 244
2024
Q4 		$272M Sell
4,996,800
-5,520,998
-52% -$321M 0.04% 252
2024
Q3 		$676M Hold
10,517,798
– – 0.1% 164
2024
Q2 		$591M Hold
10,517,798
– – 0.1% 168
2024
Q1 		$626M Hold
10,517,798
– – 0.1% 178
2023
Q4 		$555M Hold
10,517,798
– – 0.1% 181
2023
Q3 		$497M Hold
10,517,798
– – 0.1% 182
2023
Q2 		$492M Hold
10,517,798
– – 0.09% 196
2023
Q1 		$421M Buy
10,517,798
+26,987
+0.3% +$1.11M 0.09% 201
2022
Q4 		$408M Buy
10,490,811
+10,000
+0.1% +$380K 0.09% 199
2022
Q3 		$365M Sell
10,480,811
-461
-0% -$18.5K 0.08% 203
2022
Q2 		$408M Buy
10,481,272
+1,700,023
+19% +$69.4M 0.09% 206
2022
Q1 		$362M Buy
8,781,249
+815,259
+10% +$36.3M 0.06% 239
2021
Q4 		$363M Hold
7,965,990
– – 0.06% 249
2021
Q3 		$351M Hold
7,965,990
– – 0.06% 247
2021
Q2 		$358M Buy
7,965,990
+3,995,190
+101% +$194M 0.06% 246
2021
Q1 		$189M Buy
3,970,800
+507,300
+15% +$22.5M 0.03% 299
2020
Q4 		$150M Buy
3,463,500
+1,565,436
+82% +$67.7M 0.03% 309
2020
Q3 		$70.2M Buy
+1,898,064
New +$67.8M 0.02% 362
2018
Q3 		– Sell
-3,787,129
Closed -$136M – 564
2018
Q2 		$136M Buy
3,787,129
+568,000
+18% +$20.6M 0.03% 276
2018
Q1 		$137M Buy
3,219,129
+300,129
+10% +$13.6M 0.03% 261
2017
Q4 		$127M Buy
2,919,000
+752,000
+35% +$32.8M 0.03% 278
2017
Q3 		$87.8M Buy
2,167,000
+748,000
+53% +$28.9M 0.02% 306
2017
Q2 		$52.7M Buy
1,419,000
+285,000
+25% +$10.5M 0.01% 350
2017
Q1 		$41M Buy
+1,134,000
New +$39.4M 0.01% 366

Other funds holding ESNT

BlackRock
BlackRock New York $5.72T AUM 30.48% 1-Year Est. Return
VPM
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $1.91T AUM
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors Austin, Texas $481B AUM 30.42% 1-Year Est. Return
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $1.9T AUM 41.92% 1-Year Est. Return
VCM
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.04T AUM
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $2.9T AUM 29.55% 1-Year Est. Return
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.61T AUM 30.72% 1-Year Est. Return
PCH
Polar Capital Holdings London, United Kingdom $28.2B AUM 115.26% 1-Year Est. Return
American Century Companies
American Century Companies Kansas City, Missouri $194B AUM 35% 1-Year Est. Return
CB
Cooke & Bieler Philadelphia, Pennsylvania $8.84B AUM 6.92% 1-Year Est. Return

Capital World Investors's ESNT Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Capital World Investors reduced its Essent Group (ESNT) stake by 1.4% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $4.05M and leaving 4,695,817 shares worth $274M. The position accounts for 0.04% of the portfolio, ranked #268.

Capital World Investors first reported a position in ESNT in Q1 2017 and has held it in 29 quarters since. The position peaked at $676M in Q3 2024. 366 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold ESNT as of Q1 2026.

  • Capital World Investors held 4,695,817 shares of Essent Group worth $274M as of Q1 2026.
  • Capital World Investors sold 66,312 Essent Group shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $4.05M.
  • Essent Group made up 0.04% of Capital World Investors's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #268 holding.
  • Capital World Investors first reported a position in Essent Group in Q1 2017 and has held it in 29 quarters since.
  • Capital World Investors's Essent Group position peaked at $676M in Q3 2024.
  • 366 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Essent Group as of Q1 2026.

Based on Capital World Investors's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.