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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
Balyasny Asset Management
51
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$5.53M -$1.91M -74,295 -27%
TCIM
52
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$5.46M +$454K +17,646 +10%
GC
53
Globeflex Capital
California
$5.23M +$2.52M +98,199 +105%
WMSA
54
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$4.92M -$6.94M -269,968 -60%
BCM
55
Basswood Capital Management
New York
$4.6M +$4.32M +168,035 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
56
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$4.53M +$3.54M +137,500 +488%
SC
57
Seawolf Capital
New York
$4.49M -$9.74M -378,850 -70%
Charles Schwab
58
Charles Schwab
California
$4.42M +$329K +12,788 +9%
AI
59
Analytic Investors
California
$3.83M +$2.22M +86,218 +160%
MAA
60
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$3.71M +$49.5K +1,927 +1%
BlackRock
61
BlackRock
New York
$3.37M +$3.14M +122,090 +12,838%
TI
62
Turner Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.1M +$1.61M +62,770 +124%
CS
63
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.89M +$1.38M +53,863 +104%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
64
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.78M +$521K +20,245 +25%
UBS Group
65
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.75M +$2.24M +86,957 +644%
GL
66
GLG LLC
New York
$2.64M -$847K -32,937 -25%
PP
67
PDT Partners
New York
$2.52M +$1.88M +73,154 +387%
BJ
68
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$2.33M +$1.9M +73,919 +649%
TA
69
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.2M -$308K -11,980 -13%
NFA
70
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$2.19M -$798K -31,032 -28%
Swiss National Bank
71
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.04M +$262K +10,200 +16%
ARTA
72
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$1.96M +$361K +14,025 +24%
ZIM
73
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.83M +$1.11M +43,054 +179%
Federated Hermes
74
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$1.64M +$514K +20,000 +50%
AQR Capital Management
75
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.58M +$1.2M +46,522 +408%
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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.