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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
EAM
201
Evanson Asset Management
California
$323K – – –
HighTower Advisors
202
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$319K -$838K -14,433 -71%
DFCM
203
Dark Forest Capital Management
Puerto Rico
$317K +$4.41K +76 +1%
NAAA
204
New Age Alpha Advisors
New York
$312K +$333K +5,733 New
EAM
205
Erste Asset Management
Austria
$303K -$139K -2,400 -30%
MWPCG
206
Measured Wealth Private Client Group
New Hampshire
$300K -$494K -8,508 -61%
KeyBank National Association
207
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$293K +$69.6K +1,199 +29%
OSAM
208
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$286K -$259K -4,459 -46%
ZIM
209
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$266K +$284K +4,895 New
CL
210
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$265K -$62.5K -1,077 -18%
CIC
211
Cornercap Investment Counsel
Georgia
$259K – – –
SCM
212
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$251K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
213
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$249K +$7.9K +136 +3%
Capital Research Global Investors
214
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$245K +$261K +4,500 New
AOCA
215
Angel Oak Capital Advisors
Georgia
$240K +$255K +4,400 New
GS
216
GTS Securities
New York
$236K +$252K +4,344 New
XT
217
XTX Topco
Cayman Islands
$234K +$250K +4,307 New
OQS
218
Occudo Quantitative Strategies
Florida
$234K +$249K +4,297 New
KBC Group
219
KBC Group
Belgium
$229K +$69.5K +1,198 +40%
FFM
220
Forum Financial Management
Illinois
$213K +$17.1K +294 +8%
B
221
Bailard
California
$212K – – –
PW
222
PUREfi Wealth
Massachusetts
$203K +$216K +3,729 New
EWA
223
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$200K +$19.1K +329 +10%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
224
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$198K -$29.9K -515 -12%
PNC Financial Services Group
225
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$192K -$35.6K -613 -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.