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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
Two Sigma Advisers
101
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$2.22M -$4.15M -119,611 -66%
First Manhattan
102
First Manhattan
New York
$2.17M +$2.08M +60,000 New
NVIM
103
New Vernon Investment Management
Illinois
$2.08M – – –
RAM
104
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$2.08M +$12.9K +373 +0.7%
GC
105
Globeflex Capital
California
$2M – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
106
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.98M +$235K +6,758 +14%
CAM
107
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$1.94M – – –
KWILP
108
Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership
New Zealand
$1.93M -$48.4K -1,395 -3%
DCM
109
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$1.91M +$1.83M +52,840 New
Russell Investments Group
110
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$1.83M -$872K -25,121 -33%
Federated Hermes
111
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$1.82M -$92.2K -2,655 -5%
Nordea Investment Management
112
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$1.82M +$169K +4,871 +11%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
113
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$1.81M – – –
AIG
114
American International Group
New York
$1.64M +$81.5K +2,348 +5%
Barclays
115
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.62M -$1.94M -55,779 -55%
LP
116
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
$1.58M +$1.52M +43,800 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
117
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$1.52M +$1.47M +42,324 New
NIP
118
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
$1.51M +$1.45M +41,653 New
CC
119
Cipher Capital
New York
$1.47M +$532K +15,329 +60%
SO
120
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$1.35M -$132K -3,800 -9%
PCM
121
Penserra Capital Management
California
$1.35M -$87.7K -2,527 -6%
Royal Bank of Canada
122
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.29M +$968K +27,891 +354%
UBS Group
123
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.29M -$2.63M -75,866 -68%
PG
124
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$1.29M +$1.07M +30,810 +634%
BIM
125
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.28M +$1.23M +35,506 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.