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Essent Group
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311 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.41B invested in Essent Group in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 132 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

642% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.18M | Put options by funds: $294K

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 132 | Existing positions reduced: 85

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

0.6% less ownership

Funds ownership: 94.13% → 93.53% (-0.6%)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 54

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 317 → 311 (-6)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.43B → $5.41B (-$1.02B)

Holders
311
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-1.89%
% of All Funds
4.1%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
52
Increased
132
Reduced
85
Closed
54
Calls
$2.18M
Puts
$294K
Net Calls
+$1.89M
Net Calls Change
+$426K

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$42.6M
2
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
+$40.7M
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$29.9M
4
Walleye Capital
Walleye Capital
New York
+$29.1M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$25.8M

Top Sellers

1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$321M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$63.8M
3
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$25.7M
4
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$17.8M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$781M +$42.6M +734,117 +5%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$673M +$25.1M +432,034 +4%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$426M -$63.8M -1,098,499 -12%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$281M +$11.6M +200,284 +4%
Capital World Investors
5
Capital World Investors
California
$272M -$321M -5,520,998 -52%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$245M +$17.6M +302,730 +7%
Macquarie Group
7
Macquarie Group
Australia
$171M -$2.64M -45,543 -1%
PCH
8
Polar Capital Holdings
United Kingdom
$147M +$20.3M +350,000 +15%
Geode Capital Management
9
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$142M -$486K -8,374 -0.3%
Capital International Investors
10
Capital International Investors
California
$129M +$12.9M +221,950 +10%
CB
11
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
$121M +$40.7M +700,730 +46%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$107M +$25.8M +445,012 +29%
First Trust Advisors
13
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$93M +$29.9M +515,171 +43%
Invesco
14
Invesco
Georgia
$92.9M -$10.9M -188,445 -10%
RH
15
RenaissanceRe Holdings
Bermuda
$90.7M – – –
Charles Schwab
16
Charles Schwab
California
$85.5M +$1.13M +19,387 +1%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$79.5M +$8.51M +146,557 +11%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$78.7M -$5.96M -102,618 -7%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$69.4M +$680K +11,714 +0.9%
Morgan Stanley
20
Morgan Stanley
New York
$64.8M +$7.24M +124,780 +12%
JP Morgan Chase
21
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$59.7M +$4.4M +75,837 +7%
Principal Financial Group
22
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$58.1M -$4.75M -81,899 -7%
Jennison Associates
23
Jennison Associates
New York
$53.6M +$13.6M +233,636 +31%
Boston Partners
24
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$50.9M +$2.09M +36,081 +4%
Walleye Capital
25
Walleye Capital
New York
$46.1M +$29.1M +500,494 +145%
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ESNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

311 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essent Group (ESNT) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $5.41B — down 16% from $6.43B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 54 funds closed out of ESNT and 52 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 85 trimmed existing stakes and 132 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $42.6M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $321M.

  • 311 institutional investors held Essent Group (ESNT) as of Q4 2024, down from 317 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $5.41B of Essent Group stock for Q4 2024, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new Essent Group positions in Q4 2024 and 54 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Essent Group buyer in Q4 2024 was BlackRock, an estimated $42.6M added.
  • The largest Essent Group seller in Q4 2024 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $321M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.