Encore Capital Group
ECPG
286 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.09B invested in Encore Capital Group in 2026 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 99 increasing their positions, 91 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
1,515% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $168M | Put options by funds: $10.4M
250% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 18
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 245 → 286 (+41)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 99 | Existing positions reduced: 91
6% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $309M | Capital outflows: $290M
0.4% more ownership
Funds ownership: 103.9% → 104.3% (+0.4%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$38M |
| 2 |
Driehaus Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$33.4M |
| 3 |
Amundi
Paris,
France
|
+$24M |
| 4 |
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$20.8M |
| 5 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$20.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stephens Investment Management Group
Houston,
Texas
|
-$84.4M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$28.3M |
| 3 |
TCAM
Turtle Creek Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$27.2M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$25.2M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$17.4M |
ECPG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2026 in Review
286 of the 8,353 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Encore Capital Group (ECPG) for Q2 2026, worth a combined $2.09B — up 34% from $1.56B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new ECPG positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 45 holders — while 99 added to existing stakes and 91 trimmed.
The largest buyer was American Century Companies, adding an estimated $38M. The largest seller was Stephens Investment Management Group, cutting an estimated $84.4M.
- 286 institutional investors held Encore Capital Group (ECPG) as of Q2 2026, up from 245 in Q1 2026.
- Funds reported $2.09B of Encore Capital Group stock for Q2 2026, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
- 63 funds opened new Encore Capital Group positions in Q2 2026 and 18 closed out, a net change of +45 holders.
- The largest Encore Capital Group buyer in Q2 2026 was American Century Companies, an estimated $38M added.
- The largest Encore Capital Group seller in Q2 2026 was Stephens Investment Management Group, an estimated $84.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2026.