Essent Group

ESNT • NYSE

Essent Group is a insurance - specialty company in the financial services sector on NYSE, led by David B. Weinstock, with a market cap of $6.2B. As of Q3 2025, 94% of shares are held by 342 institutional investors, with BlackRock, Inc. as the largest holder at 13.31%.

Chief Executive OfficerDavid B. Weinstock

Market Cap$6.2B

Insurance - Specialty

Financial Services

Employees526.0

Websiteir.essentgroup.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in ESNT as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $6.3B

All Institutions

Institutions: 342
Value Held: $5.9B
Shares Held: 92.6M
Avg Position: $17.2M
Median Position: $971.7K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 39
Value Held: $296.6M
Shares Held: 4.7M
Avg Position: $7.6M
Median Position: $1.1M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

89.35%

$5.6B

Hedge Funds

4.74%

$296.6M

Retail & Other

5.91%

$370.3M

Based on market cap of $6.3B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in ESNT as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$833.7M 0.01% of portfolio	13.31% 13.1M shares	Q4 2013 Held for 11y 11m	$5.67T
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$756.5M 0.01% of portfolio	12.08% 11.9M shares	Q4 2013 Held for 11y 11m	$6.69T
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	David Paul Butler CEO	$346.4M 0.07% of portfolio	5.53% 5.4M shares	Q4 2016 Held for 8y 11m	$466.32B
FMR LLC Institution	-	$341.7M 0.02% of portfolio	5.46% 5.4M shares	Q4 2013 Held for 11y 11m	$1.92T
C Capital World Investors Institution	-	$318.3M 0.04% of portfolio	5.08% 5.0M shares	Q3 2020 Held for 5y 2m	$730.00B
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$249.8M 0.01% of portfolio	3.99% 3.9M shares	Q4 2013 Held for 11y 11m	$2.88T
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$192.9M 0.01% of portfolio	2.99% 2.9M shares	Q4 2013 Held for 11y 11m	$1.57T
M MACQUARIE GROUP LTD Institution	-	$185.0M 0.22% of portfolio	2.95% 2.9M shares	Q2 2016 Held for 9y 5m	$82.9B
Polar Capital Holdings Plc Long Only Manager	Gavin Mark Rochussen CEO	$158.9M 0.76% of portfolio	2.54% 2.5M shares	Q4 2020 Held for 4y 11m	$20.8B
C Capital International Investors Institution	-	$126.4M 0.02% of portfolio	2.02% 2.0M shares	Q1 2021 Held for 4y 8m	$615.90B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for ESNT in Q3 2025

Traded: −$207.0M
Buyers: 158
Sellers: 177
Total Bought: +$240.8M
Total Sold: −$447.7M
Avg Position: $15.7M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
$DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ logo$ DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ Institution	+$24.2M +380.0K shares	$45.7M 719.6K shares
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT CO LLP Long Only Manager	+$23.7M +372.9K shares	$76.2M 1.2M shares
COOKE & BIELER LP Long Only Manager	+$20.2M +318.3K shares	$123.2M 1.9M shares
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$15.4M +242.3K shares	$16.4M 257.3K shares
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$13.3M +209.2K shares	$33.5M 527.7K shares
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution	+$12.6M +198.4K shares	$62.2M 978.9K shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	+$12.0M +189.4K shares	$40.0M 629.9K shares
A ALPS ADVISORS INC ETF Provider	+$10.9M +171.5K shares	$20.1M 315.9K shares
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$10.3M +162.4K shares	$27.6M 435.0K shares
UBS Group AG Institution	+$8.1M +127.9K shares	$34.2M 537.5K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Institution	−$40.6M −638.5K shares	$62.3M 979.4K shares
JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC Long Only Manager	−$35.8M −562.7K shares	$24.1M 378.6K shares
C Capital International Investors Institution	−$23.8M −374.0K shares	$126.4M 2.0M shares
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	−$22.1M −348.0K shares	$43.2M 679.5K shares
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	−$21.7M −340.7K shares	$833.7M 13.1M shares
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$21.2M −334.1K shares	$12.5M 197.3K shares
M MACQUARIE GROUP LTD Institution	−$16.1M −253.4K shares	$185.0M 2.9M shares
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	−$15.8M −248.6K shares	$11.1M 174.9K shares
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP ETF Provider	−$15.6M −245.6K shares	$52.5M 825.6K shares
Bank of New York Mellon Corp Institution	−$15.3M −241.4K shares	$45.9M 721.8K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

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

New Positions: 24
New Value: $7.8M
Exited Positions: 34
Exited Value: $45.3M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
Advisors Preferred, LLC Institution	$2.9M 46.1K shares
Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC Long Only Manager	$1.4M 22.0K shares
B Bryce Point Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Market Neutral	$535.8K 8.4K shares
L Lombard Odier Asset Management Corp Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$514.5K 8.1K shares
Verdence Capital Advisors LLC RIA/Wealth	$461.0K 7.6K shares
Q Quantessence Capital LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$318.9K 5.0K shares
F Farringdon Capital, Ltd. Institution	$265.2K 4.2K shares
SummitTX Capital, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$239.0K 3.8K shares
E EVERGREEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Institution	$236.6K 3.7K shares
INNEALTA CAPITAL, LLC Long Only Manager	$222.5K 3.5K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
T TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND Institution	$15.0M 247.3K shares
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$8.6M 141.5K shares
H HRT FINANCIAL LLC Institution	$4.5M 73.4K shares
ARP AMERICAS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$1.8M 30.1K shares
Magnetar Financial LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$1.7M 28.6K shares
O ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD Institution	$1.2M 20.3K shares
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. Long Only Manager	$1.2M 20.3K shares
JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC Hedge Fund•Quant	$1.2M 20.2K shares
GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP Hedge Fund•Quant	$1.1M 18.3K shares
Bayforest Capital Ltd Hedge Fund•Quant	$1.1M 18.1K shares

Options Activity

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

Call Positions: 3
Call Value: $1.6M
Put Positions: 3
Put Value: $3.8M

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$1.6M 251.0 contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	- - contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	- - contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
B Bayview Asset Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$3.2M 500.0 contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$597.5K 94.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	- - contracts

Most Committed Institutions

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

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD RIA/Wealth	Blake Thornton Headley President	14.29% $105.9M	1.69% 1.7M shares	Q4 2019 Held for 5y 11m	$741.2M
Fairman Group, LLC RIA/Wealth	Shawn Paul Kindt Managing Partner	5.19% $6.2M	0.10% 98.0K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$120.1M
W WINMILL & CO. INC Institution	-	3.46% $14.3M	0.23% 224.5K shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 2m	$412.4M
S Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P. Institution	-	2.18% $25.4M	0.41% 400.0K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$1.2B
B Bayview Asset Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	David Ertel CEO	2.04% $2.7M	0.04% 42.3K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$132.1M
S Sapience Investments, LLC Long Only Manager	Samir (Nmn) Sikka CEO	1.97% $502.6K	0.01% 7.9K shares	Q2 2018 Held for 7y 5m	$25.5M
GROESBECK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP /NJ/ RIA/Wealth	Theodore M Groesbeck President	1.37% $703.0K	0.01% 11.1K shares	Q1 2017 Held for 8y 8m	$51.3M
COOKE & BIELER LP Long Only Manager	Edward W O'Connor Partner	1.27% $123.2M	1.97% 1.9M shares	Q1 2019 Held for 6y 8m	$9.7B
N NFC Investments, LLC RIA/Wealth	Charles Kyle Slatery CEO	0.96% $3.3M	0.05% 52.0K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$345.4M
Polar Capital Holdings Plc Long Only Manager	Gavin Mark Rochussen CEO	0.76% $158.9M	2.54% 2.5M shares	Q4 2020 Held for 4y 11m	$20.8B