Essent Group
ESNT
122 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.81B invested in Essent Group in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
338% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $105K | Put options by funds: $24K
122% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 27
64% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 14
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 113 → 122 (+9)
0.94% more ownership
Funds ownership: 80.63% → 81.57% (+0.94%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.92B → $1.81B (-$111M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$22.2M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$19.3M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$16.1M |
| 4 |
CCP
Clough Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$13.8M |
| 5 |
TIAAOA
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America
New York
|
+$13M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BAMCO Inc
New York
|
-$27.3M |
| 2 |
PBRA
Pine Brook Road Advisors
Bedford,
New York
|
-$24.5M |
| 3 |
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$19.9M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$18.7M |
| 5 |
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
|
-$17.2M |
ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
122 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.81B — down 5.8% from $1.92B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new ESNT positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $22.2M. The largest seller was BAMCO Inc, cutting an estimated $27.3M.
- 122 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q1 2015, up from 113 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $1.81B of Essent Group stock for Q1 2015, down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q1 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest Essent Group buyer in Q1 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $22.2M added.
- The largest Essent Group seller in Q1 2015 was BAMCO Inc, an estimated $27.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.