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Essent Group
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141 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.62B invested in Essent Group in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 47

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 85.16% → 84.4% (-0.76%)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 26

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 143 → 141 (-2)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.73B → $1.62B (-$104M)

Holders
141
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.4%
% of All Funds
3.76%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
25
Increased
56
Reduced
47
Closed
26
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
+$27.3M
2
PBRA
Pine Brook Road Advisors
New York
+$23.8M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$23M
4
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
+$12.6M
5
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$11.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PPF
PartnerRe Principal Finance
Connecticut
-$38.1M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$37.4M
3
BAMCO Inc
BAMCO Inc
New York
-$33.2M
4
ECA
Endeavour Capital Advisors
Connecticut
-$19.1M
5
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
-$12.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citigroup
76
Citigroup
New York
$1.26M -$4.87M -254,998 -81%
EGM
77
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$1.22M +$386K +20,179 +53%
CG
78
Clinton Group
New York
$1.22M +$299K +15,648 +37%
GC
79
Globeflex Capital
California
$1.16M – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
80
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.13M +$38.2K +2,000 +4%
RhumbLine Advisers
81
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.11M +$574 +30 +0.1%
HI
82
HBK Investments
Texas
$1.1M -$584K -30,539 -37%
UBS Group
83
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.06M +$246K +12,887 +34%
QOP
84
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Virginia
$1.06M – – –
HCS
85
Harvest Capital Strategies
California
$1.02M +$466K +24,400 +99%
GCP
86
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$947K +$69.5K +3,635 +9%
GL
87
GLG LLC
New York
$927K -$424K -22,196 -33%
Deutsche Bank
88
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$916K -$2.65M -138,366 -76%
SO
89
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$913K +$38.2K +2,000 +5%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
90
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$832K – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
91
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$778K +$325K +17,000 +83%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
92
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$725K +$14.4K +753 +2%
AIG
93
American International Group
New York
$677K -$1.76K -92 -0.3%
Federated Hermes
94
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$624K -$574K -30,000 -50%
MAP
95
Moody Aldrich Partners
Massachusetts
$615K +$565K +29,545 New
PAM
96
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
$612K +$563K +29,441 New
AAM
97
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$563K +$129K +6,746 +33%
Ameriprise
98
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$546K -$791K -41,355 -61%
LPL Financial
99
LPL Financial
California
$535K -$47.8K -2,502 -9%
AQR Capital Management
100
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$522K -$326K -17,043 -40%
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ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

141 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.62B — down 6% from $1.73B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of ESNT and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 47 trimmed existing stakes and 56 added.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $27.3M. The largest seller was PartnerRe Principal Finance, cutting an estimated $38.1M.

  • 141 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q1 2016, down from 143 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.62B of Essent Group stock for Q1 2016, down 6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q1 2016 and 26 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Essent Group buyer in Q1 2016 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $27.3M added.
  • The largest Essent Group seller in Q1 2016 was PartnerRe Principal Finance, an estimated $38.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.