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Essent Group

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: 134143 (+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: 22 (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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
QC
126
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$200K +$222K +9,155 New
Barclays
127
Barclays
United Kingdom
$181K -$405K -16,708 -66%
Walleye Trading
128
Walleye Trading
New York
$129K +$138K +5,680 +2,840%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
129
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$121K -$45.3K -1,871 -25%
Nordea Investment Management
130
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$119K +$2.83K +117 +2%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
131
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$105K +$2.42K +100 +2%
US Bancorp
132
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$68K -$46.1K -1,903 -38%
QT
133
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$51K +$17.7K +730 +44%
SEI Investments
134
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$50K -$897 -37 -2%
AFP
135
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$36K +$39.6K +1,633 New
Zurich Cantonal Bank
136
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$30K +$18.3K +755 +126%
Envestnet Asset Management
137
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$28K -$36.9K -1,523 -54%
Royal Bank of Canada
138
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$13K -$86K -3,550 -86%
CG
139
Cutler Group
California
$9K +$10.5K +432 New
MFS
140
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$5K
WP
141
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$3.94K +$4.36K +180 New
IA
142
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1K +$1.19K +49 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
143
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$753 +$9.28K +383 +1%
Fidelity International
144
Fidelity International
Bermuda
-$22M -884,894 Closed
VAM
145
Visium Asset Management
New York
-$1.78M -71,800 Closed
SAM
146
Symphony Asset Management
California
-$1.27M -51,282 Closed
TI
147
Turner Investments
Pennsylvania
-$1.03M -41,500 Closed
PP
148
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
-$813K -32,728 Closed
SSWM
149
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
-$756K -30,435 Closed
CC
150
Cipher Capital
New York
-$470K -18,905 Closed

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.