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Essent Group

83 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.53B invested in Essent Group in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 20

0.68% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.8%78.48% (+0.68%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.61B → $1.53B (-$86.5M)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9483 (-11)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 (-1)

42% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 19

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $871K

Holders
83
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-11.7%
% of All Funds
2.4%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
11
Increased
36
Reduced
20
Closed
19
Calls
Puts
$871K
Net Calls
-$871K
Net Calls Change
-$871K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PBRA
1
Pine Brook Road Advisors
New York
$350M
SFM
2
Soros Fund Management
New York
$170M
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$136M
Wellington Management Group
4
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$118M
PPF
5
PartnerRe Principal Finance
Connecticut
$113M
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$106M -$52.7K -2,200 -0%
Lord, Abbett & Co
7
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$72.4M +$36.4M +1,518,771 +89%
BAMCO Inc
8
BAMCO Inc
New York
$65.3M +$301K +12,585 +0.4%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$38.5M +$18.2M +760,459 +80%
TA
10
Teachers Advisors
New York
$28.3M +$7.66M +320,051 +34%
Fidelity Investments
11
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$25.9M +$16.9M +704,700 +158%
OC
12
Oakmont Corp
California
$25.3M -$1.36M -56,890 -5%
LPLP
13
Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership
United Kingdom
$20.3M +$15.6M +651,736 +261%
TCIM
14
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$18.6M +$2.15M +89,684 +12%
CF
15
Cypress Funds
California
$16.9M
BIT
16
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$14.6M -$601K -25,104 -4%
Citadel Advisors
17
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$13.9M -$567K -23,673 -4%
BFA
18
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$12.8M -$68.3K -2,854 -0.5%
TI
19
Turner Investments
Pennsylvania
$12.1M +$7.06M +294,930 +121%
T. Rowe Price Associates
20
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$11.9M +$703K +29,360 +6%
MVP
21
Miller Value Partners
Florida
$10.2M -$12K -500 -0.1%
AllianceBernstein
22
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$9.76M +$714K +29,800 +7%
JAM
23
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
$9.42M +$4.7M +196,135 +151%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$8.82M +$556K +23,208 +6%
NCGI
25
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$8.47M -$855K -35,719 -9%

ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

83 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $1.53B — down 5.4% from $1.61B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of ESNT and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 36 added.

The largest buyer was Lord, Abbett & Co, adding an estimated $36.4M. The largest seller was Munder Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $19M sold.

  • 83 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q1 2014, down from 94 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.53B of Essent Group stock for Q1 2014, down 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q1 2014 and 19 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Essent Group buyer in Q1 2014 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $36.4M added.
  • The largest Essent Group seller in Q1 2014 was Munder Capital Management, an estimated $19M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.