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Essent Group
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89 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.37B invested in Essent Group in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 19

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 12

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 83 → 89 (+6)

0.36% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.48% → 78.84% (+0.36%)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.53B → $1.37B (-$156M)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

98% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10K | Put options by funds: $442K

Holders
89
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+7.23%
% of All Funds
2.56%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
20
Increased
38
Reduced
19
Closed
12
Calls
$10K
Puts
$442K
Net Calls
-$432K
Net Calls Change
+$439K

Top Buyers

1
RIM
RS Investment Management
California
+$32.8M
2
Parnassus Investments
Parnassus Investments
California
+$29.5M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$15.2M
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$7.18M
5
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
+$4.94M

Top Sellers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$51.8M
2
OC
Oakmont Corp
California
-$13.8M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$11.6M
4
MVP
Miller Value Partners
Florida
-$10.2M
5
JAM
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$9.42M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CSS
76
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$263K +$266K +13,099 New
EEG
77
E.E. Geduld
$201K +$203K +10,000 New
U
78
UBS
Switzerland
$160K +$162K +7,984 New
PNC Financial Services Group
79
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$90K – – –
ARC
80
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$74K -$425K -20,900 -85%
VFA
81
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$71K +$72.2K +3,554 New
JC
82
JBF Capital
Colorado
$40K – – –
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
83
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$22K +$22.4K +1,103 New
BlackRock
84
BlackRock
New York
$19K +$9.82K +483 +103%
Group One Trading
85
Group One Trading
Illinois
$18K – – –
Bank of Montreal
86
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$11K +$11.4K +560 New
CG
87
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$6K – – –
Bank of America
88
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4K -$1.99K -98 -33%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
89
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$3.78K +$2.91K +143 +318%
MVP
90
Miller Value Partners
Florida
– -$10.2M -453,425 Closed
JAM
91
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$9.42M -326,135 Closed
BA
92
Broadview Advisors
Wisconsin
– -$2.84M -126,625 Closed
MAM
93
Mark Asset Management
New York
– -$2.84M -126,517 Closed
MWVC
94
Morgens Waterfall Vintiadis & Co
New York
– -$2.69M -120,000 Closed
MOACM
95
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
– -$2.36M -104,900 Closed
PAMU
96
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
– -$2.08M -92,633 Closed
Marshall Wace
97
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
– -$1.3M -58,029 Closed
CANY
98
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
– -$898K -40,000 Closed
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
99
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
– -$97K -4,300 Closed
TRCT
100
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$34K -1,500 Closed
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ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

89 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $1.37B — down 10% from $1.53B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new ESNT positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was RS Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $32.8M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $51.8M.

  • 89 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q2 2014, up from 83 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.37B of Essent Group stock for Q2 2014, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q2 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Essent Group buyer in Q2 2014 was RS Investment Management, an estimated $32.8M added.
  • The largest Essent Group seller in Q2 2014 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $51.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.