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Essent Group

131 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.15B invested in Essent Group in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

137% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 30

64% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 14

22% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $120K | Put options by funds: $98K

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.81B → $2.15B (+$346M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 122131 (+9)

3.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.57%84.99% (+3.4%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

Holders
131
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+7.38%
% of All Funds
3.53%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
23
Increased
71
Reduced
30
Closed
14
Calls
$120K
Puts
$98K
Net Calls
+$22K
Net Calls Change
-$59K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PBRA
1
Pine Brook Road Advisors
New York
$330M
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$145M -$92.5K -3,599 -0.1%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$133M +$72.1M +2,805,897 +137%
SFM
4
Soros Fund Management
New York
$123M -$38.6M -1,500,001 -25%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$98.6M +$10.8M +418,851 +13%
PPF
6
PartnerRe Principal Finance
Connecticut
$96.9M -$13.8M -538,428 -13%
AllianceBernstein
7
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$89.9M +$2.6M +100,937 +3%
Lord, Abbett & Co
8
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$85.8M +$14.4M +559,276 +22%
Citadel Advisors
9
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$78.9M +$37.8M +1,469,778 +104%
RIM
10
RS Investment Management
California
$68.8M +$2.4M +93,150 +4%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$58.8M -$19.7M -768,006 -26%
BIT
12
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$54.2M +$18.5M +720,152 +57%
TIM
13
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$42.9M -$224K -8,709 -0.6%
BAMCO Inc
14
BAMCO Inc
New York
$40.5M
Parnassus Investments
15
Parnassus Investments
California
$37.6M -$9.58M -372,637 -21%
BFA
16
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$36.6M +$4.9M +190,565 +17%
HHC
17
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$34.2M -$6.43M -250,000 -17%
American Century Companies
18
American Century Companies
Missouri
$31.8M +$22.4M +870,619 +297%
CCP
19
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$29M +$776K +30,200 +3%
BA
20
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$28.9M +$675K +26,256 +3%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$26.5M +$21.4M +830,421 +596%
Franklin Resources
22
Franklin Resources
California
$26.4M +$1.98M +77,188 +9%
State Street
23
State Street
Massachusetts
$22.3M +$2.52M +98,140 +14%
Boston Partners
24
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$21.1M +$2.77M +107,814 +16%
Renaissance Technologies
25
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$19.7M +$14.9M +578,030 +411%

ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

131 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $2.15B — up 19% from $1.81B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new ESNT positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 71 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $72.1M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, exiting entirely with an estimated $80.6M sold.

  • 131 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q2 2015, up from 122 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.15B of Essent Group stock for Q2 2015, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q2 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Essent Group buyer in Q2 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $72.1M added.
  • The largest Essent Group seller in Q2 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $80.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.