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Essent Group
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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.46B invested in Essent Group in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.37B → $1.46B (+$93.1M)

0.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.84% → 79.03% (+0.2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 30

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 89 → 84 (-5)

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 13

91% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11K | Put options by funds: $126K

Holders
84
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-5.62%
% of All Funds
2.44%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
8
Increased
28
Reduced
30
Closed
13
Calls
$11K
Puts
$126K
Net Calls
-$115K
Net Calls Change
+$317K

Top Buyers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$17.8M
2
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$15.7M
3
RIM
RS Investment Management
California
+$15.1M
4
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
+$8.87M
5
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$8.71M

Top Sellers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$30.6M
2
BAMCO Inc
BAMCO Inc
New York
-$10.3M
3
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
-$9.16M
4
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
-$9.03M
5
OC
Oakmont Corp
California
-$8.95M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TI
26
Turner Investments
Pennsylvania
$8.52M +$376K +18,630 +5%
ICAP
27
Independence Capital Asset Partners
Colorado
$8.35M +$7.88M +390,116 New
NCGI
28
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$8.08M -$96.1K -4,761 -1%
BA
29
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$7.42M +$1.82M +90,330 +35%
Ameriprise
30
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$7.31M -$333K -16,490 -5%
TIM
31
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$6.98M -$271K -13,418 -4%
Alyeska Investment Group
32
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$6.41M -$948K -46,972 -14%
UBS AM
33
UBS AM
Illinois
$5.15M -$208K -10,300 -4%
GL
34
GLG LLC
New York
$4.46M – – –
Geode Capital Management
35
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.3M +$1M +49,758 +33%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
36
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$4.09M – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
37
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$4.06M +$650K +32,196 +20%
LPC
38
Long Pond Capital
New York
$3.9M +$3.68M +182,200 New
BG
39
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$3.5M +$674K +33,403 +26%
BIM
40
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$3.46M +$257K +12,708 +9%
QBFM
41
QS Batterymarch Financial Management
New York
$2.26M +$2.13M +105,330 New
Charles Schwab
42
Charles Schwab
California
$2.06M +$407K +20,151 +26%
DCM
43
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$2.03M – – –
MAA
44
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$1.71M +$543K +26,880 +51%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
45
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.65M +$16.9K +837 +1%
AI
46
Analytic Investors
California
$1.64M +$29K +1,435 +2%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
47
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$1.61M – – –
DCM
48
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.5M – – –
Deutsche Bank
49
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.46M -$236K -11,705 -15%
GC
50
Globeflex Capital
California
$1.28M -$67.8K -3,356 -5%
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ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

84 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $1.46B — up 6.8% from $1.37B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of ESNT and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $17.8M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $30.6M.

  • 84 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q3 2014, down from 89 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.46B of Essent Group stock for Q3 2014, up 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q3 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Essent Group buyer in Q3 2014 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $17.8M added.
  • The largest Essent Group seller in Q3 2014 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $30.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.