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 ($1.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 106.2m as of 2024-08-01, 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 ≈ $56.20. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($375.6k notional), 5 hold puts ($1.1m).
Trends to Q2 2024
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 275 |
| Q1 2024 | 287 |
| Q2 2024 | 289 |
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 126 | 126 |
| Q1 2024 | 136 | 127 |
| Q2 2024 | 139 | 137 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $1.8m | $1.4m | 0.77 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.8m | $1.4m | 0.76 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.8m | $904.6k | 0.49 |
| Q2 2024 | $375.6k | $1.1m | 2.96 |
Biggest buyers
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +483.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +445.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +218.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +177.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +165.3k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | +149.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +137.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +136.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +131.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +118.0k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -519.8k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Sold out | -500.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -457.2k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP | Reduced | -258.1k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Reduced | -258.0k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. | Reduced | -229.1k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. | Sold out | -191.9k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | Sold out | -185.1k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Reduced | -168.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $236.0k4.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $118.0k2.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $16.0k300 shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $5.6k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $432.7k7.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $342.8k6.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $337.1k6.0k shares |
| First Trust Investment Solutions L.P. | New | $99525.0k 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 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 | — | 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 |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $435.7k | $435.7k |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $986.5k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $251.5k | $111.2k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-18 | WEINSTOCK DAVID B SVP and CFO | Sold plan | $111.2k2.0k shares |
| 2024-05-09 | PAULS DOUGLAS J Director · By Douglas J. Pauls Revocable Trust U/A Dated Jan 30 2013 | Sold | $140.3k2.5k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.8m $722.0m | Added +118.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.9m $668.0m | Reduced -29.4k |
| Capital World Investors 0.10% of their portfolio | 10.5m $591.0m | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 9.5m $531.2m | Reduced -146.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.7m $263.0m | Added +445.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.1m $233.0m | Added +3.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.21% of their portfolio | 3.2m $181.7m | Reduced -168.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $152.3m | Added +137.8k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.78% of their portfolio | 2.4m $132.0m | Added +19.5k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 1.26% of their portfolio | 2.3m $130.9m | Reduced -258.1k |
| Capital International Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $118.6m | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $103.8m | Reduced -87.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $103.6m | Reduced -457.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $99.7m | Reduced -519.8k |
| RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD 83.37% of their portfolio | 1.7m $93.6m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $86.5m | Added +25.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $82.9m | Reduced -13.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $74.8m | Added +42.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $70.9m | Added +17.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $64.8m | Reduced -93.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 993.0k $55.8m | Added +131.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 897.5k $50.4m | Reduced -25.9k |
| Boston Partners 0.06% of their portfolio | 827.7k $46.9m | Reduced -41.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 807.3k $45.4m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 760.2k $42.7m | Reduced -75.9k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 740.1k $41.6m | Added +406 |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 695.0k $39.1m | Added +38.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 594.4k $33.4m | Added +218.6k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.04% of their portfolio | 574.1k $32.3m | Added +62.7k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 547.2k $30.7m | Added +483.3k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.07% of their portfolio | 537.0k $30.2m | Reduced -3.1k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 529.2k $29.7m | Reduced -88.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 470.6k $26.4m | Added +20.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 458.4k $25.8m | Reduced -56.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 436.0k $24.5m | Added +177.7k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.05% of their portfolio | 394.2k $22.1m | Added +9.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 361.0k $20.3m | Added +3.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 327.3k $18.4m | Added +50.8k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 314.3k $17.7m | Added +52.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 304.2k $17.1m | Reduced -2.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 297.3k $16.7m | Added +136.4k |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.46% of their portfolio | 280.4k $15.8m | Reduced -19.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 279.9k $15.7m | Reduced -38.2k |
| Goodman Financial Corp 3.26% of their portfolio | 260.7k $14.7m | Added +8.2k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 246.9k $13.9m | Reduced -5.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 239.9k $13.5m | Added +2.9k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 237.6k $13.4m | Added +53.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 237.4k $13.3m | Added +60.3k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 230.0k $12.9m | Reduced -3.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 228.7k $12.9m | Added +11.4k |
| WINMILL & CO. INC 4.30% of their portfolio | 224.5k $12.6m | Unchanged |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 217.7k $12.2m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 217.3k $12.2m | Reduced -24.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 210.3k $11.8m | Reduced -600 |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 208.8k $11.7m | Added +2.7k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.02% of their portfolio | 206.8k $11.6m | Reduced -8.3k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 204.8k $11.5m | Reduced -2.9k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 190.3k $10.7m | First filing |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 182.7k $10.3m | Reduced -87.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 181.8k $10.2m | Added +165.3k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.10% of their portfolio | 156.6k $8.8m | Added +149.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 152.7k $8.6m | Reduced -2.3k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 144.0k $8.1m | Added +19.7k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.16% of their portfolio | 135.8k $7.6m | Reduced -6.7k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.03% of their portfolio | 131.7k $7.4m | Reduced -2.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.4k $7.1m | Reduced -400 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.6k $6.9m | Reduced -9.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 118.5k $6.7m | Reduced -856 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 114.4k $6.4m | Added +4.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 109.4k $6.1m | Added +65.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 104.1k $5.9m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Fairman Group, LLC 5.83% of their portfolio | 102.1k $5.7m | Reduced -440 |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.11% of their portfolio | 93.7k $5.3m | Reduced -38 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.8k $5.1m | Reduced -80.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 84.5k $4.7m | New |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.2k $4.7m | Reduced -178 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.0k $4.6m | Reduced -107.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.6k $4.4m | New |
| Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 78.6k $4.4m | Added +891 |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 70.5k $4.0m | Reduced -49.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.1k $3.8m | Added +4.4k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 66.2k $3.7m | New |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.0k $3.7m | Reduced -11.8k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 63.7k $3.6m | Added +55.9k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.1k $3.6m | Reduced -10.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.9k $3.5m | New |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.4k $3.2m | Reduced -39.4k |
| NFC Investments, LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 56.0k $3.1m | Reduced -20 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.1k $3.1m | Added +9.8k |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 53.8k $3.0m | Reduced -1.3k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.7k $3.0m | First filing |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.02% of their portfolio | 53.0k $3.0m | Reduced -39.6k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.4k $2.9m | Reduced -229.1k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 51.8k $2.9m | Reduced -4.0k |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 51.5k $2.9m | Added +936 |
| GHP Investment Advisors, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 50.6k $2.8m | Added +203 |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.1k $2.8m | Reduced -536 |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.6k $2.7m | Reduced -46.4k |
| Sapience Investments, LLC 1.37% of their portfolio | 47.6k $2.7m | Reduced -39.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.4k $2.7m | Added +9.0k |