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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
ICRM
76
Insight Capital Research & Management
California
$3.59M +$996K +28,699 +41%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
77
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$3.53M +$35 +1 +0%
CS
78
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.39M -$287K -8,280 -8%
AQR Capital Management
79
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$3.35M +$722K +20,799 +29%
PNC Financial Services Group
80
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$3.24M +$438K +12,619 +16%
RhumbLine Advisers
81
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$3.16M +$184K +5,305 +6%
PPA
82
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.15M +$402K +11,576 +15%
AIMCA
83
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$3.07M +$2.95M +84,900 New
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
84
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$2.97M -$189K -5,437 -6%
Invesco
85
Invesco
Georgia
$2.9M -$90.7K -2,612 -3%
Susquehanna International Group
86
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.85M -$2.8M -80,805 -51%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
87
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$2.76M – – –
First Trust Advisors
88
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2.75M +$936K +26,957 +55%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
89
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$2.75M -$97.1K -2,796 -4%
FDCDDQ
90
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$2.66M +$2.55M +73,542 New
EGM
91
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$2.64M -$588K -16,951 -19%
RJFSA
92
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.58M +$2.47M +71,279 New
BCM
93
Basswood Capital Management
New York
$2.51M -$2.12M -61,023 -47%
ZIM
94
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$2.42M -$1.68M -48,530 -42%
CEP
95
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$2.42M -$12.1K -350 -0.5%
Bessemer Group
96
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$2.37M +$2.28M +65,600 New
Principal Financial Group
97
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.33M +$46.8K +1,348 +2%
NAM
98
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$2.32M +$2.22M +64,039 New
PCM
99
Piermont Capital Management
Missouri
$2.31M – – –
IA
100
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$2.29M +$2.2M +63,400 New
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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.