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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
LPL Financial
101
LPL Financial
California
$624K +$709K +29,252 New
Wellington Management Group
102
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$594K +$276K +11,400 +72%
HCS
103
Harvest Capital Strategies
California
$540K -$218K -9,000 -27%
DTL
104
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$513K +$568K +23,456 New
VOYA Investment Management
105
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$489K – – –
CS
106
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$453K +$502K +20,695 New
CIC
107
Cornercap Investment Counsel
Georgia
$452K +$501K +20,660 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
108
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$447K +$495K +20,405 New
AAM
109
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$445K +$212K +8,732 +75%
NIT
110
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
$429K +$475K +19,600 New
Nomura Holdings
111
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$406K +$103K +4,241 +30%
SCM
112
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$405K +$448K +18,501 New
Tudor Investment Corp
113
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$374K +$208K +8,600 +101%
Invesco
114
Invesco
Georgia
$362K +$13.3K +548 +3%
Los Angeles Capital Management
115
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$344K – – –
LCM
116
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$333K +$368K +15,200 New
QSS
117
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
$303K +$330K +13,610 New
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
118
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$302K +$121K +5,000 +57%
ACI
119
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$297K – – –
AWCI
120
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
New York
$286K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
121
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$272K +$22.4K +923 +8%
NI
122
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$245K -$286K -11,800 -51%
Principal Financial Group
123
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$241K +$266K +10,988 New
GAM
124
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$231K +$256K +10,543 New
GS
125
GAM Systematic
United Kingdom
$205K +$227K +9,382 New
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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.