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Essent Group

232 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.15B invested in Essent Group in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 101 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

34% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.59M | Put options by funds: $1.19M

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 78

0.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 91.8%91.87% (+0.07%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 264232 (-32)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.82B → $3.15B (-$672M)

49% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 63

Holders
232
Holders Change
-32
Holders Change %
-12.12%
% of All Funds
5.31%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
32
Increased
101
Reduced
78
Closed
63
Calls
$1.59M
Puts
$1.19M
Net Calls
+$408K
Net Calls Change
+$1.31M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$328M -$1.83M -50,487 -0.5%
Capital Research Global Investors
2
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$300M +$47.2M +1,303,570 +18%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$260M -$20.4M -562,950 -7%
Fidelity Investments
4
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$247M -$52.5M -1,450,026 -17%
Capital World Investors
5
Capital World Investors
California
$136M +$20.6M +568,000 +18%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$114M +$8.6M +237,472 +8%
AllianceBernstein
7
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$89M +$3.35M +92,448 +4%
Deutsche Bank
8
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$63.4M +$48.3M +1,332,805 +305%
APG Asset Management
9
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$55.3M +$9.83M +271,300 +18%
Victory Capital Management
10
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$52.2M -$13.9M -384,258 -21%
Macquarie Group
11
Macquarie Group
Australia
$51M +$4.14M +114,438 +9%
Boston Partners
12
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$49.2M -$35.8M -988,707 -42%
Man Group
13
Man Group
United Kingdom
$48.2M -$7.17M -197,988 -13%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
14
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$46.2M +$14M +387,615 +43%
Renaissance Technologies
15
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$46M +$10.8M +298,250 +30%
Janus Henderson Group
16
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$45.4M +$12.1M +334,394 +36%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$44.3M +$8.59M +237,141 +24%
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
$41.7M +$15.2M +419,183 +56%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
19
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$40.5M
Balyasny Asset Management
20
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$39.7M +$11.8M +326,834 +42%
Geode Capital Management
21
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$37M +$5.03M +138,860 +16%
Norges Bank
22
Norges Bank
Norway
$36.1M +$1.03M +28,409 +3%
Westfield Capital Management
23
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$29.9M -$20.9M -575,890 -41%
TA
24
Teachers Advisors
New York
$28.8M +$1.2M +32,999 +4%
Fidelity International
25
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$28.4M -$1.28M -35,380 -4%

ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

232 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $3.15B — down 18% from $3.82B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 63 funds closed out of ESNT and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 31 holders — while 78 trimmed existing stakes and 101 added.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $48.3M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $52.5M.

  • 232 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q2 2018, down from 264 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $3.15B of Essent Group stock for Q2 2018, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q2 2018 and 63 closed out, a net change of -31 holders.
  • The largest Essent Group buyer in Q2 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $48.3M added.
  • The largest Essent Group seller in Q2 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $52.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.