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Essent Group
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131 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.15B invested in Essent Group in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

137% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 30

64% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 14

22% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $120K | Put options by funds: $98K

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.81B → $2.15B (+$346M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 122 → 131 (+9)

3.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.57% → 84.99% (+3.4%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
131
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+7.38%
% of All Funds
3.53%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
23
Increased
71
Reduced
30
Closed
14
Calls
$120K
Puts
$98K
Net Calls
+$22K
Net Calls Change
-$59K

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$72.1M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$37.8M
3
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$22.4M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$21.4M
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$18.5M

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$80.6M
2
SFM
Soros Fund Management
New York
-$38.6M
3
LCS
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
-$27.7M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$19.7M
5
PPF
PartnerRe Principal Finance
Connecticut
-$13.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GT
101
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$470K +$443K +17,215 New
AIM
102
Ada Investment Management
New York
$464K +$436K +16,960 New
NV
103
Nair Vinay
$464K +$436K +16,960 New
EEG
104
E.E. Geduld
$410K – – –
Invesco
105
Invesco
Georgia
$406K +$18.5K +719 +5%
SG Americas Securities
106
SG Americas Securities
New York
$393K +$370K +14,373 New
Los Angeles Capital Management
107
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$393K +$370K +14,380 New
HCS
108
Harvest Capital Strategies
California
$383K -$302K -11,750 -46%
TI
109
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$328K -$920K -35,800 -75%
AAM
110
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$319K +$69K +2,682 +30%
M&T Bank
111
M&T Bank
New York
$302K +$284K +11,060 New
CC
112
Cipher Capital
New York
$292K +$274K +10,645 New
Principal Financial Group
113
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$290K +$55.4K +2,155 +26%
PAM
114
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
$286K +$269K +10,472 New
Tudor Investment Corp
115
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$254K +$12.9K +500 +6%
SAM
116
Symphony Asset Management
California
$247K -$227K -8,843 -49%
LTFS
117
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$246K +$231K +9,000 New
AWCI
118
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
New York
$228K +$215K +8,352 New
PFPT
119
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$215K +$202K +7,875 New
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
120
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$131K +$123K +4,800 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
121
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$126K +$91.8K +3,569 +338%
TRCT
122
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$96K +$85.4K +3,322 +1,866%
Royal Bank of Canada
123
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$82K +$76.5K +2,977 +297,700%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
124
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$64K +$17K +660 +39%
ASN
125
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$14K – – –
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ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

131 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $2.15B — up 19% from $1.81B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new ESNT positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 71 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $72.1M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, exiting entirely with an estimated $80.6M sold.

  • 131 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q2 2015, up from 122 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.15B of Essent Group stock for Q2 2015, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q2 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Essent Group buyer in Q2 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $72.1M added.
  • The largest Essent Group seller in Q2 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $80.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.