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Essent Group
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225 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.01B invested in Essent Group in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

160% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.37M | Put options by funds: $911K

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 25

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 72

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 220 → 225 (+5)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.91B → $3.01B (+$105M)

0.78% more ownership

Funds ownership: 86.14% → 86.92% (+0.78%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
225
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.27%
% of All Funds
5.61%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
32
Increased
92
Reduced
72
Closed
25
Calls
$2.37M
Puts
$911K
Net Calls
+$1.46M
Net Calls Change
+$1.79M

Top Buyers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$24.1M
2
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$21.8M
3
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
+$19.1M
4
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$10.5M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$10M

Top Sellers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$18.6M
2
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$13.7M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$12.1M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$11.3M
5
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$312M +$286K +7,775 +0.1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$291M +$24.1M +655,163 +9%
Capital Research Global Investors
3
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$264M -$11M -300,000 -4%
PBRA
4
Pine Brook Road Advisors
New York
$250M – – –
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$198M -$18.6M -505,936 -9%
AllianceBernstein
6
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$139M +$21.8M +592,824 +19%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$92.4M -$239K -6,518 -0.3%
American Century Companies
8
American Century Companies
Missouri
$86M -$11.3M -308,597 -12%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
9
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$59.2M +$2.16M +58,836 +4%
Victory Capital Management
10
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$55.4M +$7.63M +207,701 +16%
Capital World Investors
11
Capital World Investors
California
$52.7M +$10.5M +285,000 +25%
Boston Partners
12
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$46.1M +$1.02M +27,755 +2%
Macquarie Group
13
Macquarie Group
Australia
$44.7M +$8.26M +224,906 +23%
Lord, Abbett & Co
14
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$44.4M -$13.7M -372,431 -24%
PC
15
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$42.5M +$1.36M +37,000 +3%
D.E. Shaw & Co
16
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$40.2M +$1.54M +41,819 +4%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$36.5M +$2.01M +54,794 +6%
Westfield Capital Management
18
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$36.3M +$7.92M +215,785 +28%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$35M +$4.34M +118,144 +14%
PCM
20
Peregrine Capital Management
Minnesota
$32.9M -$93K -2,532 -0.3%
TA
21
Teachers Advisors
New York
$31.8M +$2.71M +73,797 +9%
Bank of New York Mellon
22
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$31.8M +$658K +17,918 +2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
23
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$31.5M +$10M +273,347 +48%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$30.7M -$1.77M -48,126 -6%
Allianz Asset Management
25
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$27.5M +$3.54M +96,417 +15%
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ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

225 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $3.01B — up 3.6% from $2.91B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new ESNT positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 92 added to existing stakes and 72 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $24.1M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $18.6M.

  • 225 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q2 2017, up from 220 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $3.01B of Essent Group stock for Q2 2017, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q2 2017 and 25 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Essent Group buyer in Q2 2017 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $24.1M added.
  • The largest Essent Group seller in Q2 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $18.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.