Essent Group
ESNT
83 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.53B invested in Essent Group in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
80% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 20
0.68% more ownership
Funds ownership: 77.8% → 78.48% (+0.68%)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.61B → $1.53B (-$86.5M)
12% less funds holding
Funds holding: 94 → 83 (-11)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
42% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 19
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $871K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$36.4M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$18.2M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$16.9M |
| 4 |
LPLP
Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$15.6M |
| 5 |
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
|
+$7.66M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MCM
Munder Capital Management
Birmingham,
Michigan
|
-$19M |
| 2 |
SCA
SAC Capital Advisors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$16.4M |
| 3 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$9.86M |
| 4 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$7.82M |
| 5 |
MC
Maverick Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$7.22M |
ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
83 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $1.53B — down 5.4% from $1.61B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of ESNT and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 36 added.
The largest buyer was Lord, Abbett & Co, adding an estimated $36.4M. The largest seller was Munder Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $19M sold.
- 83 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q1 2014, down from 94 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $1.53B of Essent Group stock for Q1 2014, down 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q1 2014 and 19 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest Essent Group buyer in Q1 2014 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $36.4M added.
- The largest Essent Group seller in Q1 2014 was Munder Capital Management, an estimated $19M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.