Essent Group
ESNT
252 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.18B invested in Essent Group in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 105 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.
273% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.35M | Put options by funds: $1.7M
17% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.72B → $5.18B (+$465M)
0.41% less ownership
Funds ownership: 97.35% → 96.93% (-0.41%)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 279 → 252 (-27)
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 105
41% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 58
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$61.6M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$60.1M |
| 3 |
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
|
+$56.2M |
| 4 |
CCM
Causeway Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$49.2M |
| 5 |
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$42.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$96.9M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$82.1M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$32.2M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$24.2M |
| 5 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$20.7M |
ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
252 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $5.18B — up 9.9% from $4.72B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of ESNT and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 24 holders — while 105 trimmed existing stakes and 84 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $61.6M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $96.9M.
- 252 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q1 2021, down from 279 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $5.18B of Essent Group stock for Q1 2021, up 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q1 2021 and 58 closed out, a net change of -24 holders.
- The largest Essent Group buyer in Q1 2021 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $61.6M added.
- The largest Essent Group seller in Q1 2021 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $96.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.