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Essent Group
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143 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.73B invested in Essent Group in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 18

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 134 → 143 (+9)

0.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.86% → 85.16% (+0.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 52

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.95B → $1.73B (-$226M)

13% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $42K | Put options by funds: $48K

Holders
143
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+6.72%
% of All Funds
3.75%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
27
Increased
51
Reduced
52
Closed
18
Calls
$42K
Puts
$48K
Net Calls
-$6K
Net Calls Change
-$39K

Top Buyers

1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
+$157M
2
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
+$23.1M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$15.3M
4
ECA
Endeavour Capital Advisors
Connecticut
+$10.2M
5
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$10M

Top Sellers

1
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$37.9M
2
SFM
Soros Fund Management
New York
-$36.4M
3
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
Bermuda
-$22M
4
HHC
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
-$21.2M
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$18.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GC
76
Globeflex Capital
California
$1.22M -$2.43M -100,359 -64%
PNC Financial Services Group
77
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.22M -$248K -10,250 -16%
TC
78
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.21M -$234K -9,652 -15%
RhumbLine Advisers
79
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.17M +$73.1K +3,015 +6%
ZIM
80
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.17M -$120K -4,938 -8%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
81
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.15M +$41.2K +1,700 +3%
QOP
82
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Virginia
$1.12M – – –
MCM
83
Moore Capital Management
New York
$1.09M +$1.21M +50,000 New
WMSA
84
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$1.09M +$1.21M +50,029 New
Susquehanna International Group
85
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1M +$119K +4,915 +12%
ARTA
86
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$1M -$25.8K -1,064 -2%
HCM
87
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$980K +$1.08M +44,743 New
CG
88
Clinton Group
New York
$937K -$166K -6,840 -14%
AQR Capital Management
89
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$922K -$649K -26,779 -39%
SO
90
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$917K +$60.6K +2,500 +6%
GCP
91
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$917K +$1.01M +41,882 New
FMT
92
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$904K -$15.8K -650 -2%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
93
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$876K -$242K -10,000 -20%
EGM
94
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$839K +$928K +38,310 New
UBS Group
95
UBS Group
Switzerland
$838K -$12M -495,358 -93%
TI
96
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$827K +$482K +19,898 +111%
CSS
97
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$785K -$1.2M -49,513 -58%
AIG
98
American International Group
New York
$715K +$848 +35 +0.1%
JC
99
JBF Capital
Colorado
$657K – – –
GT
100
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$640K +$194K +8,000 +38%
2 3
4
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ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

143 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.73B — down 12% from $1.95B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new ESNT positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 51 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $157M. The largest seller was Lord, Abbett & Co, cutting an estimated $37.9M.

  • 143 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q4 2015, up from 134 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.73B of Essent Group stock for Q4 2015, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q4 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Essent Group buyer in Q4 2015 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $157M added.
  • The largest Essent Group seller in Q4 2015 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $37.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.