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 ($28.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 58.3m as of 2026-07-23, 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 ≈ $160.36. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($61.2m notional), 6 hold puts ($45.1m).
Trends to Q2 2026
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 |
| Q4 2025 | 565 |
| Q1 2026 | 576 |
| Q2 2026 | 550 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 234 | 206 |
| Q4 2024 | 245 | 219 |
| Q1 2025 | 231 | 252 |
| Q2 2025 | 238 | 232 |
| Q3 2025 | 202 | 254 |
| Q4 2025 | 266 | 216 |
| Q1 2026 | 286 | 251 |
| Q2 2026 | 244 | 311 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $21.1m | $2.1m | 0.10 |
| Q4 2025 | $55.0m | $40.3m | 0.73 |
| Q1 2026 | $59.0m | $48.1m | 0.81 |
| Q2 2026 | $61.2m | $45.1m | 0.74 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +617.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +617.4k |
| Eversept Partners, LP | Added | +587.3k |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. | Added | +394.9k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +344.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +302.0k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | New | +273.2k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +243.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +221.8k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Added | +220.3k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -1.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -962.3k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -753.2k |
| Van Berkom & Associates Inc. | Reduced | -416.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Sold out | -318.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -316.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -274.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -265.3k |
| Candriam S.C.A. | Sold out | -259.9k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -253.7k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $43.0m268.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $7.0m43.6k shares |
| LANDMARK INVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P. | New | $4.0m22.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $3.0m18.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.3m14.4k shares |
| BRANT POINT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $1.6m100 shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Unchanged | $368.7k2.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Unchanged | $35.3m220.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $5.7m35.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.0m18.6k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | New | $529.0k3.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $400.8k2.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $176.3k1.1k 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 since 1 Apr 2026
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 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 7 | $9.7m | $9.7m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 8 | $3.4m | $3.4m |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $478.2k | $478.2k |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $152.7k | $152.7k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | Blouin Ann Scott Director | Sold plan | $68.8k375 shares |
| 2026-07-20 | Agwunobi John O Director | Sold plan | $67.1k392 shares |
| 2026-07-16 | Parkinson Mark Vincent Director | Sold plan | $16.8k100 shares |
| 2026-06-02 | SMITH BARRY M Director | Sold plan | $115.0k700 shares |
| 2026-05-04 | SMITH BARRY M Director | Sold plan | $127.5k700 shares |
| 2026-04-20 | Agwunobi John O Director | Sold plan | $78.4k392 shares |
| 2026-04-16 | Parkinson Mark Vincent Director | Sold plan | $19.7k100 shares |
| 2026-04-02 | SMITH BARRY M Director | Sold plan | $137.7k700 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.8m $937.2m | Reduced -1.5m |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.73% of their portfolio | 5.0m $806.2m | Added +203.1k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.9m $459.5m | Reduced -253.7k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $420.7m | Added +31.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $407.2m | Added +243.9k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 2.39% of their portfolio | 2.3m $365.2m | Added +220.3k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $323.8m | Added +617.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $288.3m | Reduced -265.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $267.4m | Reduced -19.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $172.3m | Added +617.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 963.8k $154.5m | Added +3.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 728.8k $116.8m | Not comparable |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 4.08% of their portfolio | 652.0k $104.5m | Added +394.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 649.4k $104.1m | Reduced -130.8k |
| Van Berkom & Associates Inc. 3.22% of their portfolio | 623.5k $99.9m | Reduced -416.9k |
| Eversept Partners, LP 5.26% of their portfolio | 602.1k $96.5m | Added +587.3k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.26% of their portfolio | 593.1k $95.1m | Added +19.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 588.6k $94.4m | Added +99.4k |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC 1.87% of their portfolio | 568.9k $91.2m | Reduced -24.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 544.9k $87.3m | Reduced -222.3k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.48% of their portfolio | 544.4k $87.3m | Added +15.7k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 504.5k $80.9m | Added +14.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 503.2k $80.7m | Reduced -152.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 446.2k $71.5m | Added +9.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 442.8k $71.0m | Added +66.9k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 1.97% of their portfolio | 440.1k $70.5m | Reduced -129.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 434.3k $69.6m | Reduced -316.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 408.4k $65.5m | Reduced -46.1k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 376.3k $60.3m | Added +344.8k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 366.8k $58.8m | Reduced -32.8k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 360.2k $57.7m | Added +44.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 345.9k $55.5m | Reduced -962.3k |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 1.49% of their portfolio | 341.5k $54.7m | Reduced -600 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 327.5k $52.5m | Added +141.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 313.0k $49.9m | Added +50.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 310.6k $49.8m | Added +302.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 306.4k $49.1m | Reduced -51.5k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 273.2k $43.8m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 259.3k $41.6m | Added +56.4k |
| EULAV Asset Management 1.25% of their portfolio | 243.3k $39.0m | Added +55.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 239.1k $38.3m | Added +174.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 234.0k $37.5m | Reduced -113.9k |
| Crow's Nest Holdings LP 11.15% of their portfolio | 230.0k $36.9m | Reduced -77.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 228.4k $36.6m | Added +163.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 221.8k $35.5m | New |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 208.0k $33.3m | Added +9.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 185.1k $29.7m | Reduced -2.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 182.7k $29.3m | Reduced -96.6k |
| GAGNON SECURITIES LLC 5.37% of their portfolio | 173.9k $27.9m | Reduced -5.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 169.0k $27.1m | Reduced -84.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 162.5k $26.1m | Added +3.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 160.9k $25.8m | Reduced -16.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 159.5k $25.6m | Added +156.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 156.7k $25.1m | Added +143.2k |
| Gillson Capital LP 1.48% of their portfolio | 156.7k $25.1m | Added +103.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 155.2k $24.9m | Added +135.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 148.3k $23.8m | Reduced -5.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.8k $23.7m | Added +15.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 147.5k $23.6m | Added +1.5k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 139.5k $22.4m | Added +20.3k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 139.2k $22.3m | Reduced -44.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.8k $21.4m | Added +46.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 133.6k $21.4m | Reduced -274.3k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.03% of their portfolio | 130.5k $20.9m | Reduced -75.6k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 129.2k $20.7m | Added +128.0k |
| Hound Partners, LLC 2.38% of their portfolio | 128.3k $20.6m | Added +72.6k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.02% of their portfolio | 125.3k $20.1m | Reduced -6.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.2k $19.6m | Added +7.8k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.03% of their portfolio | 120.9k $19.4m | Added +118.5k |
| Owls Nest Partners IA, LLC 6.07% of their portfolio | 116.8k $18.7m | Reduced -108.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 114.3k $18.3m | Reduced -300 |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 111.9k $17.9m | Added +104.9k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.12% of their portfolio | 106.8k $17.1m | Added +12.1k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 105.7k $16.9m | Not comparable |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 104.0k $16.5m | Reduced -3.4k |
| Curi Capital, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 95.9k $15.4m | Added +39.2k |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 93.3k $15.0m | Added +554 |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 93.2k $14.9m | New |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 81.2k $13.0m | Reduced -155.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.6k $12.6m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.9k $12.5m | Reduced -3.9k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.3k $12.4m | Reduced -753.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.5k $11.9m | Reduced -60.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.1k $11.9m | Reduced -5.1k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 73.0k $12.0m | Reduced -42.8k |
| JLB & ASSOCIATES INC 1.54% of their portfolio | 72.1k $11.6m | Added +24.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.1k $11.2m | Reduced -2.8k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.8k $11.2m | Reduced -1.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.1k $13.9m | Reduced -43.6k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 68.7k $11.0m | New |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.4k $11.0m | Reduced -59.7k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.21% of their portfolio | 66.0k $10.6m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.9k $10.6m | Reduced -1.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.7k $10.5m | Added +15.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.2k $10.3m | Added +328 |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 62.9k $10.1m | Reduced -1.3k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.3k $10.0m | Reduced -27.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 60.9k $9.8m | Added +58.1k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.03% of their portfolio | 59.9k $9.6m | Reduced -10.8k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.8k $9.1m | Reduced -2.0k |