Essent Group
ESNT
245 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.47B invested in Essent Group in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 107 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
81% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.56M | Put options by funds: $863K
77% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 26
65% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 107 | Existing positions reduced: 65
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.01B → $3.47B (+$459M)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 225 → 245 (+20)
0.21% more ownership
Funds ownership: 86.92% → 87.14% (+0.21%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$38.7M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$35.7M |
| 3 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$33.3M |
| 4 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$28.9M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$28.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PBRA
Pine Brook Road Advisors
Bedford,
New York
|
-$82.4M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$39M |
| 3 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
-$16M |
| 4 |
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$14.9M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$12.6M |
ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
245 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $3.47B — up 15% from $3.01B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new ESNT positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 107 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $38.7M. The largest seller was Pine Brook Road Advisors, cutting an estimated $82.4M.
- 245 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q3 2017, up from 225 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $3.47B of Essent Group stock for Q3 2017, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 46 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q3 2017 and 26 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest Essent Group buyer in Q3 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $38.7M added.
- The largest Essent Group seller in Q3 2017 was Pine Brook Road Advisors, an estimated $82.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.