Encore Capital Group

ECPG • NASDAQ

Encore Capital Group is a financial - mortgages company in the financial services sector on NASDAQ, led by Ashish Masih, with a market cap of $1.2B. As of Q3 2025, 100% of shares are held by 211 institutional investors, with BlackRock, Inc. as the largest holder at 17.29%.

Chief Executive OfficerAshish Masih

Market Cap$1.2B

Financial - Mortgages

Financial Services

Employees7.4K

Websiteencorecapital.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in ECPG as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $960.5M

All Institutions

Institutions: 211
Value Held: $960.0M
Shares Held: 23.0M
Avg Position: $4.5M
Median Position: $483.3K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 23
Value Held: $37.6M
Shares Held: 900.4K
Avg Position: $1.6M
Median Position: $858.8K

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

96.04%

$922.4M

Hedge Funds

3.91%

$37.6M

Retail & Other

0.052%

$499.4K

Based on market cap of $960.5M as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in ECPG as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$166.1M 0.00% of portfolio	17.29% 4.0M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$5.67T
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$102.4M 0.00% of portfolio	10.67% 2.5M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$6.69T
T Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. Institution	-	$81.3M 2.45% of portfolio	8.46% 1.9M shares	Q1 2021 Held for 4y 8m	$3.3B
Stephens Investment Management Group LLC Long Only Manager	Joseph Warren Simpson CEO	$54.6M 0.70% of portfolio	5.69% 1.3M shares	Q3 2018 Held for 7y 2m	$7.8B
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	David Paul Butler CEO	$53.0M 0.01% of portfolio	5.52% 1.3M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$466.32B
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$37.1M 0.00% of portfolio	3.87% 889.6K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$2.88T
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	David M. Solomon CEO	$33.3M 0.00% of portfolio	3.47% 798.9K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$691.34B
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT CO LLP Long Only Manager	Jean Marie Hynes CEO	$31.2M 0.01% of portfolio	3.25% 747.1K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$571.21B
UBS Group AG Institution	Sergio P. Ermotti CEO	$29.5M 0.01% of portfolio	3.07% 706.7K shares	Q4 2014 Held for 10y 11m	$511.54B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$23.8M 0.00% of portfolio	2.48% 570.8K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.57T

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for ECPG in Q3 2025

Traded: +$14.1M
Buyers: 109
Sellers: 98
Total Bought: +$76.2M
Total Sold: −$62.1M
Avg Position: $4.1M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	+$9.5M +227.8K shares	$33.3M 798.9K shares
FMR LLC Institution	+$6.4M +153.5K shares	$10.9M 260.2K shares
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$4.7M +113.1K shares	$9.7M 231.8K shares
GLOBEFLEX CAPITAL L P Long Only Manager	+$4.3M +103.2K shares	$4.3M 103.2K shares
N Nuveen, LLC Institution	+$4.0M +95.3K shares	$11.5M 274.4K shares
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP ETF Provider	+$3.3M +78.2K shares	$4.1M 98.8K shares
N NOMURA HOLDINGS INC Institution	+$2.5M +60.4K shares	$3.6M 87.4K shares
Stephens Investment Management Group LLC Long Only Manager	+$2.5M +59.4K shares	$54.6M 1.3M shares
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	+$2.4M +56.5K shares	$4.0M 95.2K shares
S SG Americas Securities, LLC Institution	+$2.2M +52.7K shares	$2.8M 66.5K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
BloombergSen Inc. Institution	−$10.4M −249.8K shares	$8.0M 191.2K shares
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	−$5.1M −121.8K shares	$53.0M 1.3M shares
Marshall Wace LLP Institution	−$4.6M −110.6K shares	$8.0M 191.5K shares
T Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. Institution	−$3.8M −92.0K shares	$81.3M 1.9M shares
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN Institution	−$3.5M −84.5K shares	$731.3K 17.5K shares
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	−$3.2M −77.0K shares	$102.4M 2.5M shares
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	−$2.5M −59.8K shares	$1.6M 39.2K shares
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT CO LLP Long Only Manager	−$2.0M −48.2K shares	$31.2M 747.1K shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$2.0M −47.7K shares	$2.7M 64.0K shares
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	−$2.0M −47.6K shares	$166.1M 4.0M shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited ECPG in Q3 2025

New Positions: 17
New Value: $4.9M
Exited Positions: 25
Exited Value: $8.3M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
C CAXTON ASSOCIATES LLP Institution	$1.0M 24.0K shares
T Tredje AP-fonden Institution	$923.3K 22.1K shares
U Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH Institution	$679.0K 16.3K shares
WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC RIA/Wealth	$387.6K 9.4K shares
M Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp Institution	$378.7K 9.1K shares
Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$339.5K 8.1K shares
HPM Partners LLC RIA/Wealth	$289.3K 6.9K shares
AIGEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$279.9K 6.7K shares
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. RIA/Wealth	$197.8K 4.7K shares
F Financiere des Professionnels - Fonds d,investissement inc. Institution	$173.8K 4.2K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
T TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC Institution	$1.5M 38.1K shares
H HRT FINANCIAL LLC Institution	$1.2M 30.1K shares
D Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd Institution	$1.1M 27.4K shares
S Salvus Wealth Management, LLC Institution	$569.0K 14.7K shares
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$485.7K 12.5K shares
B BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL Institution	$450.5K 11.6K shares
Quantbot Technologies LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$415.1K 10.7K shares
T TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND Institution	$390.6K 10.1K shares
BURNEY CO/ RIA/Wealth	$376.3K 9.7K shares
ARP AMERICAS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$353.3K 9.1K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in ECPG as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 4
Call Value: $74.9M
Put Positions: 2
Put Value: $1.5M

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
UBS Group AG Institution	$72.8M 17.5K contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$968.4K 232.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$667.8K 160.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$392.4K 94.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$880.7K 211.0 contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$667.8K 160.0 contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with ECPG as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
T Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. Institution	-	2.45% $81.3M	8.46% 1.9M shares	Q1 2021 Held for 4y 8m	$3.3B
THIRD AVENUE MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	Michael Anthony Buono CFO	1.30% $6.9M	0.74% 171.0K shares	Q4 2022 Held for 2y 11m	$532.7M
E EJF Capital LLC Institution	-	1.08% $1.9M	0.20% 45.2K shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$174.8M
H HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC Long Only Manager	William Richard Nasgovitz CEO	0.78% $14.6M	1.52% 350.9K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$1.9B
Stephens Investment Management Group LLC Long Only Manager	Joseph Warren Simpson CEO	0.70% $54.6M	5.69% 1.3M shares	Q3 2018 Held for 7y 2m	$7.8B
BloombergSen Inc. Institution	Jack "Nmn" Tabacinic CEO	0.68% $8.0M	0.83% 191.2K shares	Q4 2018 Held for 6y 11m	$1.2B
GLOBEFLEX CAPITAL L P Long Only Manager	Marina Loretta Marrelli CEO	0.67% $4.3M	0.45% 103.2K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$644.8M
C Corton Capital Inc. Institution	-	0.50% $202.8K	0.02% 4.9K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$40.6M
Broad Run Investment Management, LLC Long Only Manager	Ira Mitchell Rothberg Managing Partner	0.24% $1.5M	0.16% 35.7K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$610.9M
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. Long Only Manager	Mark Richard Mirsberger CEO	0.20% $6.4M	0.67% 154.5K shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 8m	$3.3B

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in ECPG

TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS LLC

Hedge Fund • Multi-Strategy

Portfolio ManagerScott David Hoffman

Portfolio Value: $62.0B
Positions: 3,252
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in Encore Capital Group

Market Value: $3.6M
Shares Held: 87.1K
Portfolio Weight: 0.01%
Owned Since: 2023-Q3

Top Holding	Sector	Market Value	Weight
1 SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY	ETF ETF	$680.4M	1.10%
2 Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund XLF	ETF ETF	$582.6M	0.94%
3 Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund XLP	ETF ETF	$489.6M	0.79%