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Essent Group
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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
113
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+34.52%
% of All Funds
3.01%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
37
Increased
45
Reduced
25
Closed
6
Calls
$37K
Puts
$51K
Net Calls
-$14K
Net Calls Change
+$101K

Top Buyers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$51.3M
2
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$25.4M
3
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$22.9M
4
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
+$20.2M
5
LCS
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
+$17.8M

Top Sellers

1
PBRA
Pine Brook Road Advisors
New York
-$59.9M
2
SFM
Soros Fund Management
New York
-$37.3M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$17.4M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$16.4M
5
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$13.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BIM
51
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$4.27M +$111K +4,680 +3%
Balyasny Asset Management
52
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$3.94M +$3.65M +153,257 New
EAM
53
EverPoint Asset Management
Connecticut
$3.86M +$3.57M +150,000 New
QF
54
QVT Financial
New York
$3.86M +$3.57M +150,000 New
American Century Companies
55
American Century Companies
Missouri
$3.79M +$2.99M +125,592 +573%
Alyeska Investment Group
56
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$3.72M -$3.68M -154,509 -52%
Charles Schwab
57
Charles Schwab
California
$3.52M +$969K +40,697 +42%
NFA
58
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$2.93M +$1.95M +81,934 +255%
GL
59
GLG LLC
New York
$2.83M -$2.34M -98,339 -47%
MAA
60
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$2.7M +$595K +24,994 +31%
Morgan Stanley
61
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.54M +$1.93M +81,250 +464%
SCP
62
Scoria Capital Partners
Connecticut
$2.51M +$2.32M +97,500 New
GC
63
Globeflex Capital
California
$2.4M +$804K +33,772 +57%
DCM
64
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$2.35M +$2.18M +91,600 New
SFM
65
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$2.31M +$2.14M +89,790 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
66
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.13M +$141K +5,929 +8%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
67
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$1.93M – – –
LCM
68
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$1.82M +$1.69M +71,000 New
TI
69
Turner Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.82M -$7.79M -327,080 -82%
DCM
70
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.8M – – –
BCM
71
BlueMar Capital Management
Florida
$1.75M +$1.62M +68,000 New
Swiss National Bank
72
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.62M +$467K +19,600 +45%
AI
73
Analytic Investors
California
$1.54M -$393K -16,496 -22%
Two Sigma Advisers
74
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.42M +$1.32M +55,400 New
Bank of America
75
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.4M +$1.28M +53,576 +5,439%
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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.