ESSENT GROUP LTD ESNT
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP G3198U102
- SectorFinancials
- IndustrySurety Insurance
- 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 ($6.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 106.8m as of 2023-11-03, 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 ≈ $47.32. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($1.8m notional), 5 hold puts ($1.4m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 257 |
| Q4 2022 | 241 |
| Q1 2023 | 245 |
| Q2 2023 | 249 |
| Q3 2023 | 271 |
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 | 112 | 135 |
| Q1 2023 | 130 | 111 |
| Q2 2023 | 114 | 130 |
| Q3 2023 | 139 | 123 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $1.5m | $1.6m | 1.03 |
| Q1 2023 | $1.9m | $2.4m | 1.23 |
| Q2 2023 | $2.2m | $2.6m | 1.18 |
| Q3 2023 | $1.8m | $1.4m | 0.77 |
Biggest buyers
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +349.9k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Added | +329.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +320.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Added | +289.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Added | +216.7k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | New | +197.2k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Added | +193.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +167.5k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury | Added | +132.5k |
| Interval Partners, LP | Added | +125.9k |
Biggest sellers
| COOKE & BIELER LP | Reduced | -967.0k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -466.3k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -313.4k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Reduced | -306.2k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc | Reduced | -260.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -176.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -160.6k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -122.4k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC | Sold out | -117.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -81.0k |
Biggest calls
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.2m25.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $288.5k6.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $283.7k6.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $56.7k1.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Unchanged | $9.5k200 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $9.0k200 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $799.2k16.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $614.8k13.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $14.2k300 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Unchanged | $4.0k100 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 | 12.3% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 7.9% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution new · filed 2025-04-15 | 5.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: FMR LLC (3.2%, 2026-08-06), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), Capital World Investors (4.9%, 2026-02-13)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2023
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 2021 | 1 | $42.6k | 1 | $146.5k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $40.7k | 3 | $1.1m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $100.2k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $251.7k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $235.4k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $157.0k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.7m | $1.7m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-27 | WEINSTOCK DAVID B SVP and CFO | Sold plan | $96.4k2.0k shares |
| 2023-08-23 | Gibbons Mary Lourdes SVP and Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $747.0k15.0k shares |
| 2023-08-16 | WEINSTOCK DAVID B SVP and CFO | Sold plan | $103.8k2.0k shares |
| 2023-08-02 | Bhasin Vijay SVP and Chief Risk Officer | Sold plan | $134.6k2.7k shares |
| 2023-07-28 | Bhasin Vijay SVP and Chief Risk Officer | Sold plan | $67.7k1.4k shares |
| 2023-07-27 | Bhasin Vijay SVP and Chief Risk Officer | Sold plan | $125.3k2.5k shares |
| 2023-07-26 | Bhasin Vijay SVP and Chief Risk Officer | Sold plan | $195.7k3.9k shares |
| 2023-07-25 | Bhasin Vijay SVP and Chief Risk Officer | Sold plan | $184.1k3.7k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.5m $590.3m | Reduced -160.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.4m $539.2m | Reduced -42.1k |
| Capital World Investors 0.10% of their portfolio | 10.5m $497.4m | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.3m $441.2m | Reduced -313.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.9m $185.6m | Reduced -75.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.8m $178.2m | Added +349.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.21% of their portfolio | 3.6m $170.4m | Reduced -306.2k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 1.29% of their portfolio | 2.8m $132.1m | Reduced -967.0k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.84% of their portfolio | 2.4m $113.5m | Reduced -260.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $106.9m | Reduced -39.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $105.1m | Reduced -12.5k |
| Capital International Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $99.7m | Unchanged |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $80.4m | Unchanged |
| RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD 83.47% of their portfolio | 1.7m $78.8m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $69.6m | Added +35.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $68.7m | Added +14.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $66.7m | Reduced -23.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $53.2m | Added +3.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $52.9m | Added +289.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $50.9m | Reduced -22.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $50.0m | Reduced -81.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 916.7k $43.3m | Reduced -49.7k |
| Boston Partners 0.06% of their portfolio | 906.8k $42.9m | Reduced -25.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 890.0k $42.1m | Reduced -73.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 654.3k $30.9m | Added +44.9k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 643.2k $30.4m | Reduced -8.2k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.07% of their portfolio | 615.6k $29.1m | Reduced -27.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 570.8k $27.0m | Added +71.0k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 551.2k $26.1m | Reduced -14.3k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.03% of their portfolio | 509.0k $24.1m | First filing |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 497.5k $23.5m | Added +320.3k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 497.4k $23.5m | Added +15.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 495.7k $23.4m | Added +24.8k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 441.8k $20.9m | Added +66.5k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 413.2k $19.5m | Reduced -466.3k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 369.6k $17.5m | Reduced -14.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 369.6k $17.5m | Reduced -470 |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.19% of their portfolio | 363.1k $17.2m | Added +329.6k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 338.1k $16.0m | Reduced -60.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 326.0k $15.4m | Reduced -5.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 319.5k $15.1m | Added +42.2k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 280.8k $13.3m | Added +13.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 259.0k $12.2m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 257.4k $12.2m | Added +216.7k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 249.3k $11.8m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Goodman Financial Corp 3.42% of their portfolio | 247.1k $11.7m | Reduced -5.7k |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.47% of their portfolio | 242.2k $11.5m | Added +125.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 241.7k $11.4m | Reduced -4.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 235.8k $11.2m | Added +400 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 234.5k $11.1m | Reduced -22.8k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 229.9k $10.9m | Reduced -25.4k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 228.1k $10.8m | Reduced -69.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 227.4k $10.8m | Added +695 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 225.7k $10.7m | Added +11.6k |
| WINMILL & CO. INC 3.89% of their portfolio | 224.5k $10.6m | Reduced -10.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.02% of their portfolio | 221.4k $10.5m | Added +193.7k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.10% of their portfolio | 220.2k $10.4m | Reduced -9.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 208.2k $9.8m | Added +167.5k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 202.7k $9.6m | Reduced -9.1k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 200.9k $9.3m | Reduced -690 |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 197.2k $9.3m | New |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.04% of their portfolio | 189.6k $9.0m | Added +132.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 187.0k $8.8m | Reduced -11.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 160.3k $7.6m | Reduced -743 |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.11% of their portfolio | 155.5k $7.4m | Added +60.1k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.16% of their portfolio | 150.6k $7.1m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Sapience Investments, LLC 1.70% of their portfolio | 149.3k $7.1m | Reduced -2.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 147.4k $7.0m | Added +951 |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.03% of their portfolio | 133.6k $6.3m | Reduced -4.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.3k $6.0m | Added +54.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.9k $6.0m | Added +9.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 118.2k $5.6m | Reduced -12.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.4k $5.5m | Reduced -810 |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 113.6k $5.4m | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.5k $4.5m | Added +8.5k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.01% of their portfolio | 93.6k $4.4m | Added +9.9k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.09% of their portfolio | 91.5k $4.3m | Reduced -989 |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 91.1k $4.3m | Added +88 |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 90.9k $4.3m | Reduced -3.6k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 90.7k $4.3m | Added +66.6k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 90.3k $4.3m | Added +6.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.2k $4.1m | Reduced -15.5k |
| DENALI ADVISORS LLC 1.41% of their portfolio | 85.1k $4.0m | Reduced -15 |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 82.6k $3.9m | Unchanged |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.1k $3.8m | Added +60.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.6k $3.8m | Added +18.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.8k $3.8m | Added +39.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.2k $3.6m | Added +26 |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.29% of their portfolio | 76.5k $3.6m | Reduced -1.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.5k $3.7m | Reduced -1.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.4k $3.6m | Added +119 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.9k $3.5m | Added +3.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 73.3k $3.5m | New |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 73.1k $3.5m | New |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.02% of their portfolio | 67.1k $3.2m | Added +16.4k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.0k $3.0m | New |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 62.3k $2.9m | Reduced -1.8k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.9k $2.7m | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.7k $2.7m | Added +15.6k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 55.9k $2.6m | Added +110 |