Essent Group
ESNT
134 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.95B invested in Essent Group in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
58% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $90K | Put options by funds: $57K
58% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 40
28% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 18
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 131 → 134 (+3)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
0.13% less ownership
Funds ownership: 84.99% → 84.86% (-0.13%)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.15B → $1.95B (-$200M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$34.1M |
| 2 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$28.8M |
| 3 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$24.3M |
| 4 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$23.1M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$20.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PBRA
Pine Brook Road Advisors
Bedford,
New York
|
-$71.4M |
| 2 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
-$42.9M |
| 3 |
SFM
Soros Fund Management
New York
|
-$41.2M |
| 4 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$26.4M |
| 5 |
PPF
PartnerRe Principal Finance
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$17.7M |
ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
134 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.95B — down 9.3% from $2.15B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new ESNT positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $34.1M. The largest seller was Pine Brook Road Advisors, cutting an estimated $71.4M.
- 134 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q3 2015, up from 131 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $1.95B of Essent Group stock for Q3 2015, down 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q3 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Essent Group buyer in Q3 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $34.1M added.
- The largest Essent Group seller in Q3 2015 was Pine Brook Road Advisors, an estimated $71.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.