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Essent Group
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134 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.95B invested in Essent Group in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

58% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $90K | Put options by funds: $57K

58% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 40

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 18

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 131 → 134 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.99% → 84.86% (-0.13%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.15B → $1.95B (-$200M)

Holders
134
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.29%
% of All Funds
3.74%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
23
Increased
63
Reduced
40
Closed
18
Calls
$90K
Puts
$57K
Net Calls
+$33K
Net Calls Change
+$11K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$34.1M
2
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$28.8M
3
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
Bermuda
+$24.3M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$23.1M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$20.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PBRA
Pine Brook Road Advisors
New York
-$71.4M
2
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
-$42.9M
3
SFM
Soros Fund Management
New York
-$41.2M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$26.4M
5
PPF
PartnerRe Principal Finance
Connecticut
-$17.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WC
51
Walthausen & Co
New York
$6.08M +$6.73M +244,800 New
BIM
52
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$5.95M -$15.6K -567 -0.2%
Balyasny Asset Management
53
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$5.79M +$848K +30,858 +15%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
54
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$5.66M -$1.35M -49,200 -18%
Renaissance Technologies
55
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$5.61M -$13.5M -492,730 -69%
DCM
56
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
$5.17M – – –
QI
57
QS Investors
New York
$5.06M -$2.12M -77,195 -27%
BlackRock
58
BlackRock
New York
$4.92M +$2.06M +74,832 +61%
Charles Schwab
59
Charles Schwab
California
$4.51M +$548K +19,950 +12%
California Public Employees Retirement System
60
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$4.01M -$124K -4,500 -3%
GC
61
Globeflex Capital
California
$3.88M -$965K -35,116 -18%
AI
62
Analytic Investors
California
$3.8M +$355K +12,930 +9%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
63
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.52M -$8.24K -300 -0.3%
GL
64
GLG LLC
New York
$2.39M -$10.7K -391 -0.4%
CSS
65
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$2.12M +$1.57M +57,076 +202%
Swiss National Bank
66
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.1M +$277K +10,100 +14%
NFA
67
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$2.06M +$78.3K +2,850 +4%
BJ
68
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$2.02M -$113K -4,114 -5%
TA
69
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.93M -$78.2K -2,848 -4%
VAM
70
Visium Asset Management
New York
$1.78M +$1.97M +71,800 New
CCMG
71
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$1.72M +$306K +11,140 +19%
AQR Capital Management
72
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.71M +$302K +10,982 +19%
PNC Financial Services Group
73
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.64M +$291K +10,589 +19%
TC
74
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.61M +$1.78M +64,792 New
Federated Hermes
75
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$1.49M – – –
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ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

134 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.95B — down 9.3% from $2.15B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new ESNT positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $34.1M. The largest seller was Pine Brook Road Advisors, cutting an estimated $71.4M.

  • 134 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q3 2015, up from 131 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.95B of Essent Group stock for Q3 2015, down 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q3 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Essent Group buyer in Q3 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $34.1M added.
  • The largest Essent Group seller in Q3 2015 was Pine Brook Road Advisors, an estimated $71.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.