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Essent Group
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238 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.74B invested in Essent Group in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 104 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.85M | Put options by funds: $3.67M

1.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.93% → 95.84% (-1.1%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 252 → 238 (-14)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.18B → $4.74B (-$441M)

32% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 41

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 104

43% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 4 (-3)

Holders
238
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-5.56%
% of All Funds
4.14%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-42.86%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
28
Increased
70
Reduced
104
Closed
41
Calls
$3.85M
Puts
$3.67M
Net Calls
+$176K
Net Calls Change
-$4.47M

Top Buyers

1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$194M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$67.3M
3
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
+$25.2M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$16.7M
5
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$13M

Top Sellers

1
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
-$64.1M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$31.7M
3
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
-$29.8M
4
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$28.5M
5
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
-$22.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BAMCO Inc
26
BAMCO Inc
New York
$32.8M -$369K -7,610 -1%
BGIM
27
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$32.8M -$624K -12,878 -2%
Wells Fargo
28
Wells Fargo
California
$32.8M -$2.46M -50,627 -6%
Ameriprise
29
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$29M -$32.8K -676 -0.1%
LSV Asset Management
30
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$28.7M -$28.5M -588,023 -48%
Invesco
31
Invesco
Georgia
$28.7M +$4.65M +95,872 +18%
Morgan Stanley
32
Morgan Stanley
New York
$28.3M -$4M -82,479 -12%
Wellington Management Group
33
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$28.2M -$15.7M -323,941 -34%
Russell Investments Group
34
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$24.5M -$5.3M -109,215 -17%
Capital Research Global Investors
35
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$24.1M -$5.48M -112,944 -17%
ESCM
36
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
$21.1M +$1.05M +21,615 +5%
Citadel Advisors
37
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$19.2M +$16.7M +345,324 +418%
PCM
38
Peregrine Capital Management
Minnesota
$18.5M -$904K -18,634 -4%
Principal Financial Group
39
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$18M +$292K +6,014 +2%
Bank of America
40
Bank of America
North Carolina
$17.8M -$5.15M -106,196 -21%
GLA
41
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$16.3M -$90.8K -1,872 -0.5%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
42
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$16.2M – – –
AllianceBernstein
43
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$15.9M -$14.2M -293,212 -45%
RhumbLine Advisers
44
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$15.4M -$530K -10,939 -3%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
45
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$15.2M -$458K -9,445 -3%
UBS AM
46
UBS AM
Illinois
$14.5M -$262K -5,396 -2%
NCGI
47
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$13.7M +$4.24M +87,537 +40%
MOACM
48
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$12.3M +$1.83M +37,687 +16%
CI Investments Inc
49
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$12M +$13M +267,943 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
50
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$11.4M -$1.17M -24,210 -9%
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ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

238 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $4.74B — down 8.5% from $5.18B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 41 funds closed out of ESNT and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 104 trimmed existing stakes and 70 added.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $194M. The largest seller was Boston Partners, cutting an estimated $64.1M.

  • 238 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q2 2021, down from 252 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $4.74B of Essent Group stock for Q2 2021, down 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q2 2021 and 41 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest Essent Group buyer in Q2 2021 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $194M added.
  • The largest Essent Group seller in Q2 2021 was Boston Partners, an estimated $64.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.