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Essent Group
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131 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.15B invested in Essent Group in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

137% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 30

64% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 14

22% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $120K | Put options by funds: $98K

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.81B → $2.15B (+$346M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 122 → 131 (+9)

3.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.57% → 84.99% (+3.4%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
131
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+7.38%
% of All Funds
3.53%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
23
Increased
71
Reduced
30
Closed
14
Calls
$120K
Puts
$98K
Net Calls
+$22K
Net Calls Change
-$59K

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$72.1M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$37.8M
3
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$22.4M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$21.4M
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$18.5M

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$80.6M
2
SFM
Soros Fund Management
New York
-$38.6M
3
LCS
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
-$27.7M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$19.7M
5
PPF
PartnerRe Principal Finance
Connecticut
-$13.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ECA
26
Endeavour Capital Advisors
Connecticut
$18.5M +$17.4M +676,540 New
NCGI
27
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$16.7M +$6.23M +242,320 +66%
O
28
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$16.4M -$8.25M -320,960 -35%
Two Sigma Advisers
29
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$15.7M +$8.58M +333,606 +138%
Morgan Stanley
30
Morgan Stanley
New York
$15.3M +$6.43M +250,249 +81%
Northern Trust
31
Northern Trust
Illinois
$14.2M +$103K +4,013 +0.8%
Two Sigma Investments
32
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$13.4M +$3.97M +154,324 +46%
T. Rowe Price Associates
33
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$13.3M -$46.3K -1,800 -0.4%
D.E. Shaw & Co
34
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$12.7M +$9.87M +383,811 +480%
Norges Bank
35
Norges Bank
Norway
$12.1M +$11.3M +441,284 New
BG
36
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$11.6M +$3.14M +122,203 +40%
Geode Capital Management
37
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$11.5M +$1.86M +72,329 +21%
DCM
38
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$11.1M -$945K -36,770 -8%
Deutsche Bank
39
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$10.8M +$8.38M +325,744 +464%
Ameriprise
40
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$10.6M -$557K -21,654 -5%
RFC
41
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$10.5M +$8.56M +333,033 +677%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
42
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$9.56M +$2.03M +79,000 +29%
QI
43
QS Investors
New York
$7.68M +$843K +32,801 +13%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
44
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$7.58M +$2.33M +90,600 +49%
Bank of New York Mellon
45
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$7.09M +$1.21M +47,212 +22%
UBS AM
46
UBS AM
Illinois
$7.08M +$160K +6,215 +2%
BIM
47
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$6.56M +$1.73M +67,254 +39%
Millennium Management
48
Millennium Management
New York
$6.23M +$1.38M +53,760 +31%
PC
49
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$6.15M +$5.79M +225,000 New
DCM
50
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
$5.69M +$1.93M +75,000 +56%
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ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

131 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $2.15B — up 19% from $1.81B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new ESNT positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 71 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $72.1M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, exiting entirely with an estimated $80.6M sold.

  • 131 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q2 2015, up from 122 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.15B of Essent Group stock for Q2 2015, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q2 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Essent Group buyer in Q2 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $72.1M added.
  • The largest Essent Group seller in Q2 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $80.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.