Essent Group
ESNT
113 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.92B invested in Essent Group in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
517% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 6
80% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 25
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
35% more funds holding
Funds holding: 84 → 113 (+29)
31% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.46B → $1.92B (+$454M)
1.6% more ownership
Funds ownership: 79.03% → 80.63% (+1.6%)
27% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $37K | Put options by funds: $51K
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$51.3M |
| 2 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$25.4M |
| 3 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$22.9M |
| 4 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
+$20.2M |
| 5 |
LCS
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
|
+$17.8M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
PBRA
Pine Brook Road Advisors
Bedford,
New York
|
-$59.9M |
| 2 |
SFM
Soros Fund Management
New York
|
-$37.3M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$17.4M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$16.4M |
| 5 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$13.9M |
ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
113 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.92B — up 31% from $1.46B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new ESNT positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $51.3M. The largest seller was Pine Brook Road Advisors, cutting an estimated $59.9M.
- 113 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q4 2014, up from 84 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $1.92B of Essent Group stock for Q4 2014, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q4 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
- The largest Essent Group buyer in Q4 2014 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $51.3M added.
- The largest Essent Group seller in Q4 2014 was Pine Brook Road Advisors, an estimated $59.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.