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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
DADC
201
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$80K – – –
JC
202
JBF Capital
Colorado
$72K +$69.4K +2,000 New
MA
203
MUFG Americas
New York
$60K +$10.4K +300 +22%
AG
204
Advisor Group
Arizona
$52K +$2.53K +73 +5%
PHK
205
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
$49K +$47K +1,353 New
IR
206
Invictus RG
Bermuda
$47K -$442K -12,735 -91%
WP
207
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$43.2K +$41K +1,180 New
PFBT
208
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$41K -$20.8K -599 -34%
Creative Planning
209
Creative Planning
Kansas
$39K +$12.5K +359 +50%
Envestnet Asset Management
210
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$34K +$17.1K +493 +106%
NFG
211
Next Financial Group
Texas
$23K +$21.6K +623 New
AssetMark Inc
212
AssetMark Inc
California
$21K +$417 +12 +2%
CG
213
Cutler Group
California
$19K -$16.9K -488 -47%
QCG
214
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$16K – – –
MBT
215
Monroe Bank & Trust
Michigan
$14K – – –
GRP
216
Global Retirement Partners
California
$11K +$10.4K +300 New
GWM
217
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$7K – – –
IA
218
IFP Advisors
Florida
$5K +$1.6K +46 +47%
LTFS
219
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$4K -$9.72K -280 -73%
WA
220
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$4K +$3.47K +100 New
GCP
221
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
– -$1.4M -43,144 Closed
LCM
222
Laurion Capital Management
New York
– -$1.23M -37,900 Closed
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
223
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
– -$907K -28,022 Closed
PCM
224
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$796K -24,600 Closed
AL
225
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
– -$596K -18,407 Closed
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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.