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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
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
176
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$588K +$627K +10,794 New
Natixis Advisors
177
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$585K -$172K -2,956 -22%
HSA
178
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
$572K +$610K +10,500 New
Creative Planning
179
Creative Planning
Kansas
$559K +$597K +10,275 New
1C
180
111 Capital
France
$557K +$594K +10,240 New
CWM
181
CIBC World Markets
New York
$532K +$567K +9,766 New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
182
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$523K – – –
Prudential Financial
183
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$495K -$16.8K -290 -3%
ET
184
Entropy Technologies
New York
$447K -$1.52M -26,249 -76%
VI
185
Vestcor Inc
New Brunswick, Canada
$445K +$474K +8,172 New
SAM
186
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$437K -$13.5K -233 -3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
187
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$433K +$462K +7,963 New
SAM
188
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$414K -$755 -13 -0.2%
BCG
189
BayBridge Capital Group
California
$404K -$38.5K -664 -8%
II
190
Inspire Investing
Idaho
$400K +$54.5K +938 +15%
NWAG
191
Net Worth Advisory Group
Utah
$392K -$232 -4 -0.1%
Mercer Global Advisors
192
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$380K +$14K +242 +4%
QCM
193
QRG Capital Management
Illinois
$379K -$6.33K -109 -2%
IQI
194
Integrated Quantitative Investments
Washington
$376K +$401K +6,900 New
AIM
195
Aigen Investment Management
New York
$370K -$74.1K -1,276 -16%
Mariner
196
Mariner
Kansas
$350K +$7.66K +132 +2%
Neuberger Berman Group
197
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$349K -$394K -6,795 -51%
Pathstone Holdings
198
Pathstone Holdings
New Jersey
$337K -$24.3K -419 -6%
CGH
199
Crossmark Global Holdings
Texas
$332K -$581 -10 -0.2%
Corient Private Wealth
200
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$326K +$349K +6,015 New
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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.