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Essent Group
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311 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.41B invested in Essent Group in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 132 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

642% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.18M | Put options by funds: $294K

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 132 | Existing positions reduced: 85

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

0.6% less ownership

Funds ownership: 94.13% → 93.53% (-0.6%)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 54

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 317 → 311 (-6)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.43B → $5.41B (-$1.02B)

Holders
311
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-1.89%
% of All Funds
4.1%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
52
Increased
132
Reduced
85
Closed
54
Calls
$2.18M
Puts
$294K
Net Calls
+$1.89M
Net Calls Change
+$426K

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$42.6M
2
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
+$40.7M
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$29.9M
4
Walleye Capital
Walleye Capital
New York
+$29.1M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$25.8M

Top Sellers

1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$321M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$63.8M
3
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$25.7M
4
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$17.8M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IMRF
126
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Illinois
$1.92M – – –
ProShare Advisors
127
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$1.87M +$581K +10,009 +41%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
128
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.87M -$127K -2,185 -6%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
129
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.84M – – –
TRSOTSOK
130
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$1.77M -$95.2K -1,640 -5%
ASRS
131
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$1.68M +$6.91K +119 +0.4%
Ensign Peak Advisors
132
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$1.67M -$34.3K -590 -2%
LSERS
133
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$1.61M +$5.81K +100 +0.3%
CCIA
134
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
$1.59M +$979K +16,867 +137%
Focus Partners Wealth
135
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
$1.54M -$348 -6 -0%
Handelsbanken Fonder
136
Handelsbanken Fonder
Sweden
$1.53M +$128K +2,200 +8%
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
137
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$1.52M +$1.63M +28,000 New
Zurich Cantonal Bank
138
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$1.51M +$260K +4,474 +19%
SCM
139
Semanteon Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.45M +$1.55M +26,714 New
SSA
140
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$1.41M +$306K +5,271 +26%
CAM
141
Cozad Asset Management
Illinois
$1.37M +$18.1K +311 +1%
SOMRS
142
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$1.37M -$5.81K -100 -0.4%
COPPSERS
143
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$1.28M +$2.15K +37 +0.2%
ACM
144
Aquatic Capital Management
Illinois
$1.26M +$935K +16,110 +227%
PFSRSONJ
145
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey
New Jersey
$1.21M +$1.29M +22,219 New
NMERB
146
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board
New Mexico
$1.2M – – –
OPERF
147
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$1.18M – – –
CM
148
Crestline Management
Texas
$1.14M +$1.01M +17,366 +496%
VPIM
149
Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management
California
$1.09M +$67.7K +1,166 +6%
SGI
150
Summit Global Investments
Utah
$1.08M -$202K -3,471 -15%
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ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

311 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $5.41B — down 16% from $6.43B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 54 funds closed out of ESNT and 52 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 85 trimmed existing stakes and 132 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $42.6M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $321M.

  • 311 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q4 2024, down from 317 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $5.41B of Essent Group stock for Q4 2024, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q4 2024 and 54 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Essent Group buyer in Q4 2024 was BlackRock, an estimated $42.6M added.
  • The largest Essent Group seller in Q4 2024 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $321M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.