ENSIGN GROUP INC ENSG
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 29358P101 · ISIN US29358P1012
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryServices-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities
- HeadquartersSan Juan Capistrano, CA
- 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 ($29.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 57.9m as of 2025-10-29, 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 ≈ $172.79. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($21.1m notional), 2 hold puts ($2.1m).
Trends to Q3 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 313 |
| Q4 2022 | 342 |
| Q1 2023 | 341 |
| Q2 2023 | 341 |
| Q3 2023 | 353 |
| Q4 2023 | 374 |
| Q1 2024 | 407 |
| Q2 2024 | 426 |
| Q3 2024 | 472 |
| Q4 2024 | 496 |
| Q1 2025 | 483 |
| Q2 2025 | 492 |
| Q3 2025 | 505 |
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 2023 | 168 | 170 |
| Q1 2024 | 191 | 196 |
| Q2 2024 | 218 | 186 |
| Q3 2024 | 234 | 206 |
| Q4 2024 | 245 | 219 |
| Q1 2025 | 231 | 252 |
| Q2 2025 | 238 | 232 |
| Q3 2025 | 202 | 254 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $7.9m | $8.9m | 1.14 |
| Q1 2025 | $4.0m | $1.3m | 0.32 |
| Q2 2025 | $9.6m | $1.9m | 0.19 |
| Q3 2025 | $21.1m | $2.1m | 0.10 |
Biggest buyers
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Added | +1.4m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +622.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +506.5k |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. | New | +456.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +339.5k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +136.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +84.7k |
| Hound Partners, LLC | New | +69.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +63.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +60.9k |
Biggest sellers
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -306.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -209.1k |
| AXA S.A. | Sold out | -172.8k |
| Gillson Capital LP | Reduced | -167.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -152.6k |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -122.1k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC | Reduced | -105.8k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -99.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -94.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -90.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $8.3m48.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $5.6m32.4k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Unchanged | $4.0m23.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.9m10.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $915.0k5.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $291.6k1.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.9m11.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $224.6k1.3k 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 2026-07-28 | 9.1% |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 13G · institution new · filed 2026-02-09 | 7.9% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC (4.9%, 2026-07-31; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), WASATCH ADVISORS LP (4.9%, 2026-02-10)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.9m | $1.9m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $15.0m | $15.0m |
| Q2 2024 | 1 | $18 | 3 | $4.1m | $4.1m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $3.6m | $3.6m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $658.9k | $658.9k |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $6.4m | $6.4m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.8m | $1.8m |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $2.2m | $2.2m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-02 | SMITH BARRY M Director | Sold plan | $120.4k700 shares |
| 2025-08-15 | Shaw Daren Director | Sold plan | $166.2k1.0k shares |
| 2025-08-08 | Port Barry Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $383.8k2.4k shares |
| 2025-08-01 | SMITH BARRY M Director | Sold plan | $105.0k700 shares |
| 2025-07-31 | Blouin Ann Scott Director | Sold plan | $63.4k425 shares |
| 2025-07-07 | Snapper Suzanne D. CFO, director | Sold plan | $1.2m8.4k shares |
| 2025-07-01 | SMITH BARRY M Director | Sold plan | $107.4k700 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q3 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.0m $1.2bn | Reduced -152.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.1m $1.0bn | Reduced -58.3k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 3.28% of their portfolio | 3.5m $610.5m | Reduced -25.3k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.8m $487.0m | Added +1.4m |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.6m $450.5m | Reduced -99.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $353.8m | Reduced -31.8k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.0m $348.3m | Added +136.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $250.5m | Added +12.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $209.8m | Added +622.7k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.1m $192.0m | Reduced -88.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $187.5m | Added +8.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 867.2k $149.8m | Added +506.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 847.3k $146.4m | Reduced -41.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 821.9k $142.0m | Reduced -52.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 775.4k $134.0m | Added +5.2k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 2.22% of their portfolio | 763.1k $131.8m | Reduced -105.8k |
| Van Berkom & Associates Inc. 3.74% of their portfolio | 747.9k $129.2m | Reduced -3.3k |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC 2.44% of their portfolio | 677.2k $117.0m | Reduced -122.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 545.1k $94.2m | Reduced -69.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 535.5k $92.5m | Reduced -3.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 534.3k $92.3m | Reduced -209.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 532.1k $91.9m | Reduced -13.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 522.7k $90.3m | Added +4.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 513.3k $88.7m | Added +339.5k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.54% of their portfolio | 498.5k $86.1m | Added +18.6k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 0.99% of their portfolio | 487.3k $84.2m | Reduced -4.7k |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 2.38% of their portfolio | 456.3k $78.8m | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 444.8k $76.9m | Reduced -34.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 443.9k $76.7m | Reduced -55.8k |
| Crow's Nest Holdings LP 15.55% of their portfolio | 432.1k $74.7m | Reduced -7.9k |
| Owls Nest Partners IA, LLC 19.50% of their portfolio | 406.1k $70.2m | Added +1.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 384.8k $66.5m | Added +63.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.04% of their portfolio | 352.1k $60.8m | Added +84.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 344.6k $59.5m | Reduced -90.7k |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 2.58% of their portfolio | 344.1k $59.5m | Unchanged |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 331.6k $57.3m | Added +7.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 330.9k $57.2m | Reduced -16.3k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 299.1k $51.7m | Reduced -18.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 289.5k $50.0m | Reduced -40.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 259.7k $44.9m | Added +60.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 240.9k $41.6m | Reduced -53.7k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.05% of their portfolio | 233.8k $40.4m | Reduced -6.0k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 217.1k $37.5m | Reduced -36.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 188.2k $32.5m | Reduced -24.4k |
| GAGNON SECURITIES LLC 6.34% of their portfolio | 183.0k $31.6m | Reduced -26.0k |
| AXA Investment Managers S.A. 0.08% of their portfolio | 181.6k $31.4m | First filing |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 174.5k $30.2m | Reduced -40.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 171.6k $29.6m | Reduced -32.0k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 169.4k $29.1m | Reduced -77.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 169.3k $29.3m | Added +49.8k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.21% of their portfolio | 164.2k $28.4m | Added +55.9k |
| EULAV Asset Management 0.64% of their portfolio | 159.1k $27.5m | Added +7.4k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 150.5k $26.0m | Added +13.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 147.8k $25.5m | Reduced -4.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 143.0k $24.7m | Added +21.2k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.04% of their portfolio | 138.5k $23.9m | Reduced -998 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 136.2k $23.5m | Added +8.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 129.1k $22.3m | Reduced -94.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 127.2k $22.0m | Reduced -23.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.6k $20.0m | Reduced -5.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.7k $19.7m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 112.9k $19.7m | Reduced -15.7k |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 111.7k $19.3m | Added +1.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 111.4k $19.2m | Added +1.7k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 109.0k $18.8m | Reduced -609 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 107.6k $18.6m | Added +42.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.5k $14.8m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 84.5k $14.6m | Added +3.0k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.11% of their portfolio | 82.4k $14.2m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Creative Planning 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.8k $13.3m | Added +5.6k |
| Onex Canada Asset Management Inc. 1.67% of their portfolio | 76.5k $13.2m | Added +18.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.0k $13.1m | Added +5.5k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.14% of their portfolio | 71.3k $12.3m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 71.2k $12.3m | Reduced -11.3k |
| Bridge City Capital, LLC 3.27% of their portfolio | 70.9k $12.2m | Reduced -1.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.8k $12.2m | Reduced -25.4k |
| Hound Partners, LLC 1.55% of their portfolio | 69.8k $12.1m | New |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.04% of their portfolio | 69.3k $12.0m | Reduced -488 |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.7k $11.2m | Reduced -7.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.5k $10.8m | Added +7.3k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 61.4k $10.6m | Reduced -1.8k |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 61.2k $10.6m | Added +3.9k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.2k $10.7m | Added +2.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 59.6k $10.3m | Reduced -3.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.6k $9.8m | Added +8.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.3k $9.7m | Reduced -71.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.4k $9.4m | Added +1.6k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 54.2k $9.4m | Reduced -19 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.1k $9.3m | Added +7.4k |
| BARD ASSOCIATES INC 2.45% of their portfolio | 53.5k $9.2m | Reduced -31.5k |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 52.8k $9.1m | Reduced -740 |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 48.9k $8.5m | Reduced -24 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.5k $8.4m | Reduced -306.7k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.03% of their portfolio | 47.2k $8.2m | Reduced -7.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 45.0k $7.8m | Unchanged |
| F/m Investments LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 43.6k $7.5m | Reduced -374 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.6k $7.5m | Added +5.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.5k $7.5m | New |
| Gillson Capital LP 0.64% of their portfolio | 42.9k $7.4m | Reduced -167.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.5k $7.3m | Added +355 |