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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
DCM
51
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$7.99M -$25.6K -737 -0.3%
Lazard Asset Management
52
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$7.95M +$4.37M +125,916 +134%
Fifth Third Bancorp
53
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$7.68M -$1.69M -48,758 -19%
Balyasny Asset Management
54
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$7.54M +$6.74M +194,205 +1,370%
Ninety One (UK)
55
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$7.31M – – –
QI
56
QS Investors
New York
$7.23M +$9.82K +283 +0.1%
WC
57
Walthausen & Co
New York
$6.99M -$1.61M -46,260 -19%
JP Morgan Chase
58
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$6.78M +$2.18M +62,938 +51%
Goldman Sachs
59
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6.65M -$14.4M -413,462 -69%
NCGI
60
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$6.61M -$8.67M -249,840 -58%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
61
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$6.46M -$2.07M -59,744 -25%
HIMCH
62
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
$6.36M -$1.99M -57,363 -25%
MAM
63
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$5.37M +$4.87M +140,212 +1,682%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
64
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$5.32M -$240K -6,900 -4%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
65
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$5.23M -$500K -14,400 -9%
Wellington Management Group
66
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$5.18M -$269K -7,743 -5%
NFA
67
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$5.17M +$1.17M +33,816 +31%
SC
68
Samlyn Capital
New York
$5.04M +$4.84M +139,300 New
IP
69
Interval Partners
New York
$5.04M +$4.01M +115,569 +488%
Mackenzie Financial
70
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$4.67M +$729K +21,015 +19%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
71
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$4.51M -$1.7M -48,910 -28%
California Public Employees Retirement System
72
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$4.33M +$267K +7,700 +7%
CIP
73
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
$4.05M -$342K -9,862 -8%
Swiss National Bank
74
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$3.89M – – –
MCM
75
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
$3.87M +$1.46K +42 +0%
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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.