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Essent Group
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220 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.91B invested in Essent Group in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 22

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.57B → $2.91B (+$338M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 205 → 220 (+15)

0.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 85.3% → 86.14% (+0.84%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 80

21% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.26M | Put options by funds: $1.59M

Holders
220
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+7.32%
% of All Funds
5.48%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
44
Increased
71
Reduced
80
Closed
22
Calls
$1.26M
Puts
$1.59M
Net Calls
-$333K
Net Calls Change
-$1.13M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$200M
2
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$39.4M
3
Westfield Capital Management
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$26.5M
4
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$23.1M
5
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
+$19.8M

Top Sellers

1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$57.5M
2
PBRA
Pine Brook Road Advisors
New York
-$55M
3
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
-$17.9M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$15M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$14.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Verition Fund Management
226
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$539K -16,644 Closed
AA
227
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
– -$522K -16,114 Closed
HSBC Holdings
228
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
– -$515K -15,892 Closed
BCM
229
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
– -$495K -15,300 Closed
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
230
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
– -$461K -14,249 Closed
ARTA
231
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
– -$433K -13,400 Closed
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
232
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
– -$408K -12,600 Closed
ZCM
233
Zebra Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$346K -10,680 Closed
Tudor Investment Corp
234
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
– -$337K -10,406 Closed
PP
235
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$324K -10,000 Closed
Walleye Trading
236
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$320K -9,882 Closed
PAM
237
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
– -$257K -7,945 Closed
CIBC World Market
238
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
– -$216K -6,671 Closed
SG Americas Securities
239
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$157K -4,865 Closed
HFM
240
Harvest Fund Management
China
– -$114K -3,522 Closed
CAL
241
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
– -$13K -409 Closed
SEC
242
Seven Eight Capital
New York
– -$6K -200 Closed
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ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

220 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $2.91B — up 13% from $2.57B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new ESNT positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 71 added to existing stakes and 80 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $200M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $57.5M.

  • 220 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q1 2017, up from 205 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.91B of Essent Group stock for Q1 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q1 2017 and 22 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest Essent Group buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $200M added.
  • The largest Essent Group seller in Q1 2017 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $57.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.