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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
GS
126
GAM Systematic
United Kingdom
$1.25M – – –
HIM
127
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.25M – – –
GT
128
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$1.21M – – –
PI
129
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$1.16M -$270K -7,783 -19%
VOYA Investment Management
130
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$1.09M – – –
MAP
131
Moody Aldrich Partners
Massachusetts
$1.06M -$2M -57,705 -66%
SSWM
132
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$1.05M -$11.5K -331 -1%
SC
133
Seawolf Capital
New York
$1.04M +$1,000K +28,800 New
NBC
134
Neuberger Berman Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.03M +$985K +28,372 New
MAM
135
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$1M -$507K -14,596 -35%
ROC
136
Robertson Opportunity Capital
Texas
$977K -$920K -26,500 -50%
CG
137
Clinton Group
New York
$971K -$605K -17,443 -39%
Jane Street
138
Jane Street
New York
$962K -$334K -9,612 -27%
BPM
139
Bowling Portfolio Management
Ohio
$937K +$111K +3,195 +14%
SCM
140
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$906K +$26.1K +751 +3%
SAM
141
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$882K +$65.5K +1,888 +8%
Legal & General Group
142
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$864K -$86.4K -2,489 -9%
Los Angeles Capital Management
143
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$815K +$399K +11,506 +104%
Deutsche Bank
144
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$803K -$3.13M -90,155 -80%
RG
145
Renaissance Group
Kentucky
$798K -$50.9K -1,465 -6%
RJA
146
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$793K +$187K +5,396 +33%
Citigroup
147
Citigroup
New York
$771K -$2.21M -63,646 -75%
CIC
148
Cornercap Investment Counsel
Georgia
$759K -$14.2K -410 -2%
VRS
149
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$723K +$694K +20,000 New
TFA
150
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$721K – – –
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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.