Essent Group
ESNT
243 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.57B invested in Essent Group in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
227% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.87M | Put options by funds: $1.79M
3% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 36
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.51B → $4.57B (+$62.4M)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 242 → 243 (+1)
0.57% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.6% → 93.03% (-0.57%)
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 99
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$14.2M |
| 2 |
CCM
Causeway Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$9.65M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$9.33M |
| 4 |
HIM
Hillsdale Investment Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$5.84M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$5.19M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SM
Senvest Management
New York
|
-$50.9M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$33.4M |
| 3 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$23.6M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$14.7M |
| 5 |
ESCM
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
|
-$11.9M |
ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
243 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $4.57B — up 1.4% from $4.51B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new ESNT positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 76 added to existing stakes and 99 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Macquarie Group, adding an estimated $14.2M. The largest seller was Senvest Management, cutting an estimated $50.9M.
- 243 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q4 2021, up from 242 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $4.57B of Essent Group stock for Q4 2021, up 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q4 2021 and 36 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Essent Group buyer in Q4 2021 was Macquarie Group, an estimated $14.2M added.
- The largest Essent Group seller in Q4 2021 was Senvest Management, an estimated $50.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.