Essent Group
ESNT
262 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.05B invested in Essent Group in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
4,218% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.9M | Put options by funds: $252K
178% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 18
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 8 (+4)
29% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.15B → $4.05B (+$907M)
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 85
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 232 → 262 (+30)
1.2% more ownership
Funds ownership: 91.87% → 93.07% (+1.2%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$71.6M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$32.5M |
| 3 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$31.1M |
| 4 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$27.9M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$22.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$136M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$26.6M |
| 3 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$22.2M |
| 4 |
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
|
-$19.5M |
| 5 |
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$18.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
276
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$72K | -2,021 | Closed |
|
277
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$12K | -342 | Closed |
|
|
WAS
278
Winch Advisory Services
Appleton,
Wisconsin
| – | -$4K | -100 | Closed |
|
|
WT
279
Washington Trust
Westerly,
Rhode Island
| – | -$1K | -24 | Closed |
|
|
HNB
280
Huntington National Bank
Columbus,
Ohio
| – | +$902 | +22 | New |
|
ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
262 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $4.05B — up 29% from $3.15B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new ESNT positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 98 added to existing stakes and 85 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $71.6M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $136M sold.
- 262 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q3 2018, up from 232 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $4.05B of Essent Group stock for Q3 2018, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
- 50 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q3 2018 and 18 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
- The largest Essent Group buyer in Q3 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $71.6M added.
- The largest Essent Group seller in Q3 2018 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $136M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.