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Essent Group
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220 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.91B invested in Essent Group in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 22

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.57B → $2.91B (+$338M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 205 → 220 (+15)

0.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 85.3% → 86.14% (+0.84%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 80

21% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.26M | Put options by funds: $1.59M

Holders
220
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+7.32%
% of All Funds
5.48%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
44
Increased
71
Reduced
80
Closed
22
Calls
$1.26M
Puts
$1.59M
Net Calls
-$333K
Net Calls Change
-$1.13M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$200M
2
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$39.4M
3
Westfield Capital Management
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$26.5M
4
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$23.1M
5
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
+$19.8M

Top Sellers

1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$57.5M
2
PBRA
Pine Brook Road Advisors
New York
-$55M
3
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
-$17.9M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$15M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$14.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SAM
26
Skyline Asset Management
Illinois
$25.8M -$3.95M -113,700 -14%
Arrowstreet Capital
27
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$24.1M +$23.1M +665,880 New
Allianz Asset Management
28
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$23.3M +$4.35M +125,445 +24%
Charles Schwab
29
Charles Schwab
California
$22.4M +$6.58M +189,485 +44%
BAMCO Inc
30
BAMCO Inc
New York
$21.6M – – –
Loomis, Sayles & Company
31
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$21.3M -$461K -13,269 -2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
32
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$20.8M +$9.1M +262,251 +84%
Parnassus Investments
33
Parnassus Investments
California
$18.1M – – –
Renaissance Technologies
34
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$17.5M -$8.28M -238,400 -33%
Millennium Management
35
Millennium Management
New York
$17.4M -$15M -431,138 -47%
JIM
36
Jupiter Investment Management
United Kingdom
$16M +$2.85M +82,186 +23%
TCIM
37
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$15.4M +$2.81M +81,052 +23%
STMM
38
South Texas Money Management
Texas
$14.8M +$14.2M +410,421 New
EVM
39
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$14.5M +$1.8M +51,819 +15%
Morgan Stanley
40
Morgan Stanley
New York
$13.7M -$8.02M -231,117 -38%
Bank of America
41
Bank of America
North Carolina
$13.7M +$970K +27,952 +8%
O
42
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$13.4M +$12.9M +370,894 New
Prudential Financial
43
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$12.9M -$1.07M -30,850 -8%
UBS AM
44
UBS AM
Illinois
$12.7M -$453K -13,060 -4%
Ameriprise
45
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$12.1M +$2.3M +66,231 +25%
BGIM
46
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$10.8M +$102K +2,942 +1%
CCMG
47
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$10M +$981K +28,255 +11%
NI
48
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$10M -$1.79M -51,448 -16%
OCG
49
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
$8.48M -$764K -22,021 -9%
Two Sigma Investments
50
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$8.1M -$1.88M -54,279 -20%
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ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

220 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $2.91B — up 13% from $2.57B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new ESNT positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 71 added to existing stakes and 80 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $200M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $57.5M.

  • 220 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q1 2017, up from 205 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.91B of Essent Group stock for Q1 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q1 2017 and 22 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest Essent Group buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $200M added.
  • The largest Essent Group seller in Q1 2017 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $57.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.