Essent Group
ESNT
311 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.41B invested in Essent Group in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 132 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.
642% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.18M | Put options by funds: $294K
55% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 132 | Existing positions reduced: 85
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
0.6% less ownership
Funds ownership: 94.13% → 93.53% (-0.6%)
4% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 54
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 317 → 311 (-6)
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.43B → $5.41B (-$1.02B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$42.6M |
| 2 |
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$40.7M |
| 3 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$29.9M |
| 4 |
Walleye Capital
New York
|
+$29.1M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$25.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$321M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$63.8M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$25.7M |
| 4 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$17.8M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$11M |
ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review
311 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $5.41B — down 16% from $6.43B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 54 funds closed out of ESNT and 52 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 85 trimmed existing stakes and 132 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $42.6M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $321M.
- 311 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q4 2024, down from 317 in Q3 2024.
- Funds reported $5.41B of Essent Group stock for Q4 2024, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 52 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q4 2024 and 54 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Essent Group buyer in Q4 2024 was BlackRock, an estimated $42.6M added.
- The largest Essent Group seller in Q4 2024 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $321M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.