ENCORE CAP GROUP INC ECPG
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 292554102
American financial-services company
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryShort-Term Business Credit Institutions
- HeadquartersSan Diego, CA
- Founded1953
- Websiteencorecapital.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($3.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 23.7m as of 2024-07-31, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $41.73. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($73.3m notional), 6 hold puts ($2.3m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 209 |
| Q4 2022 | 197 |
| Q1 2023 | 191 |
| Q2 2023 | 187 |
| Q3 2023 | 186 |
| Q4 2023 | 194 |
| Q1 2024 | 193 |
| Q2 2024 | 176 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 75 | 113 |
| Q1 2023 | 85 | 101 |
| Q2 2023 | 66 | 104 |
| Q3 2023 | 81 | 89 |
| Q4 2023 | 79 | 97 |
| Q1 2024 | 81 | 91 |
| Q2 2024 | 75 | 91 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $390.9k | $18.6m | 47.52 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.0m | $10.9m | 10.64 |
| Q1 2024 | $80.1m | $3.5m | 0.04 |
| Q2 2024 | $73.3m | $2.3m | 0.03 |
Biggest buyers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +338.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +234.3k |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. | Added | +180.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +89.6k |
| No Street GP LP | Added | +85.0k |
| Phase 2 Partners, LLC | New | +75.5k |
| Zimmer Partners, LP | Added | +54.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +47.1k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Added | +37.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +30.1k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -760.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -490.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -153.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | -108.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -75.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -73.1k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | Reduced | -69.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -56.6k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -52.8k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Sold out | -39.8k |
Biggest calls
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $72.8m1.7m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $258.7k6.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $196.1k4.7k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.5m35.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $446.5k10.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $287.9k6.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $100.0k2.4k shares |
| Sigma Planning Corp | Added | $7.3k23.8k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-30 | 15.4% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.9% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution +0.3 pts · filed 2026-10-08 | 5.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (1.2%, 2026-08-07), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. (4.4%, 2026-02-17)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $50.6k | $50.6k |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.1m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $275.0k | $275.0k |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2024.
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.8m $158.9m | Reduced -56.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $107.2m | Added +15.2k |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 2.32% of their portfolio | 2.2m $90.1m | Added +180.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $73.7m | Reduced -73.1k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.3m | Reduced -9.7k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $45.4m | Reduced -24.9k |
| Broad Run Investment Management, LLC 6.14% of their portfolio | 1.1m $44.8m | Reduced -18.6k |
| BloombergSen Inc. 3.58% of their portfolio | 902.5k $37.7m | Added +2.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 898.1k $37.5m | Reduced -18.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 842.7k $35.2m | Reduced -760.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 651.8k $27.2m | Added +338.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 639.9k $26.7m | Added +234.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 556.4k $23.2m | Added +26.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 463.0k $19.3m | Added +23.2k |
| No Street GP LP 1.50% of their portfolio | 425.0k $17.7m | Added +85.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 388.0k $16.2m | Reduced -6.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 369.8k $15.4m | Reduced -5.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 350.6k $14.6m | Added +1.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 315.2k $13.2m | Added +28.6k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 312.6k $13.0m | Added +37.3k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 265.3k $11.1m | Reduced -14.3k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 247.1k $10.3m | Added +23.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 213.4k $8.9m | Reduced -490.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 182.1k $7.6m | Added +1.6k |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 171.5k $7.2m | Reduced -2.3k |
| THIRD AVENUE MANAGEMENT LLC 1.22% of their portfolio | 170.7k $7.1m | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 161.1k $6.7m | Reduced -12.7k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 160.7k $6.7m | Reduced -11.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 144.9k $6.0m | Reduced -11.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.1k $5.4m | Added +89.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.3k $5.1m | Added +47.1k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 120.2k $5.0m | Reduced -418 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.3k $5.0m | Reduced -25.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.8k $4.9m | Reduced -75.9k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 0.12% of their portfolio | 116.3k $4.9m | Unchanged |
| Prospect Capital Advisors, LLC 2.04% of their portfolio | 116.0k $4.8m | Added +12.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.4k $4.1m | Reduced -52.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.2k $3.4m | Reduced -32.5k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 80.5k $3.4m | Reduced -69.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.2k $3.3m | Added +30.1k |
| Phase 2 Partners, LLC 1.89% of their portfolio | 75.5k $3.2m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.0k $3.1m | Added +35 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.1k $3.1m | Added +9.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 72.6k $3.0m | Reduced -8.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.0k $2.8m | Added +18.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.0k $2.7m | Reduced -1.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.3k $2.6m | Reduced -153.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.1k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| Zimmer Partners, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 60.0k $2.5m | Added +54.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.0k $2.4m | Added +3.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.0k $2.4m | Added +22.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.3k $2.3m | Added +25.9k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.4k $2.2m | Added +28.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.2k $2.2m | Reduced -4.5k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.1k $2.2m | Added +3.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.2k $2.1m | Reduced -8.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.3k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| EJF Capital LP 1.29% of their portfolio | 41.8k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.7k $1.4m | Reduced -23.3k |
| SHAKER INVESTMENTS LLC/OH 0.61% of their portfolio | 33.9k $1.4m | Reduced -293 |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.8k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.1k $1.3m | Reduced -1.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.9k $1.3m | Added +5.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.8k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.2k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.5k $1.1m | Reduced -706 |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.4k $1.0m | Reduced -865 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.9k $999.3k | Reduced -2.5k |
| BURNEY CO/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 23.5k $981.2k | Reduced -10.0k |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 23.1k $963.9k | Added +10.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.0k $957.9k | Reduced -548 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.3k $847.8k | Added +1.9k |
| WEXFORD CAPITAL LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 20.0k $834.6k | New |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.7k $821.0k | Reduced -748 |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 19.1k $799.0k | Added +2.6k |
| Salvus Wealth Management, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 18.8k $785.4k | Reduced -393 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.8k $741.0k | Added +808 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.3k $721.5k | Added +1.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.0k $666.1k | Reduced -108.2k |
| KLEIN PAVLIS & PEASLEY FINANCIAL, INC. 0.58% of their portfolio | 15.7k $653.2k | Added +796 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.7k $614.0k | Added +4.0k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.2k $591.4k | Added +1.3k |
| SHEETS SMITH WEALTH MANAGEMENT 0.07% of their portfolio | 14.0k $582.6k | Unchanged |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.9k $580.0k | Reduced -420 |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.6k $567.6k | First filing |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.5k $562.6k | Reduced -280 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.4k $558.6k | Added +1.3k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.1k $547.2k | Unchanged |
| Sigma Planning Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.0k $540.5k | Added +317 |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.3k $511.7k | Reduced -920 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.9k $498.3k | Added +2.2k |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.9k $496.6k | Added +200 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.7k $489.5k | Reduced -1.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.6k $486.0k | Added +790 |
| AXA S.A. 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.6k $484.1k | Reduced -33.1k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.4k $475.3k | First filing |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.3k $471.8k | Added +1.2k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 11.1k $465.0k | Reduced -11.3k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.8k $450.2k | Reduced -118 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.4k $435.0k | New |