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 ($4.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 103.8m as of 2025-02-14, 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 ≈ $54.43. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($2.2m notional), 2 hold puts ($294.0k).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 319 |
| Q4 2024 | 313 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 130 | 111 |
| Q2 2023 | 114 | 130 |
| Q3 2023 | 139 | 123 |
| Q4 2023 | 126 | 126 |
| Q1 2024 | 136 | 127 |
| Q2 2024 | 139 | 137 |
| Q3 2024 | 157 | 123 |
| Q4 2024 | 167 | 138 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $1.8m | $904.6k | 0.49 |
| Q2 2024 | $375.6k | $1.1m | 2.96 |
| Q3 2024 | $2.4m | $938.6k | 0.39 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.2m | $294.0k | 0.13 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +734.1k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP | Added | +700.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +515.2k |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | +500.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +445.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +432.0k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc | Added | +350.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +302.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +282.9k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +239.5k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -5.5m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -945.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -443.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Reduced | -306.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -188.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Sold out | -171.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -102.6k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS | Reduced | -95.2k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | -85.7k |
Biggest calls
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Unchanged | $1.4m25.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $441.0k8.1k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $381.1k7.0k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $294.0k5.4k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.2m | $915.3k |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2024.
Holders, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 14.3m $781.0m | Added +734.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.4m $673.3m | Added +432.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.8m $425.7m | Reduced -1.1m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.2m $281.4m | Added +200.3k |
| Capital World Investors 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.0m $272.0m | Reduced -5.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.5m $245.5m | Added +302.7k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.21% of their portfolio | 3.1m $171.3m | Reduced -45.5k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.82% of their portfolio | 2.7m $147.0m | Added +350.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $142.2m | Reduced -8.4k |
| Capital International Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.4m $129.0m | Added +221.9k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 1.17% of their portfolio | 2.2m $121.3m | Added +700.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $107.0m | Added +445.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.7m $93.0m | Added +515.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $92.9m | Reduced -188.4k |
| RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD 78.42% of their portfolio | 1.7m $90.7m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $85.5m | Added +19.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $79.5m | Added +146.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $78.7m | Reduced -102.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $69.4m | Added +11.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $64.8m | Added +124.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $59.7m | Reduced -945.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $58.1m | Reduced -81.9k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 984.4k $53.6m | Added +233.6k |
| Boston Partners 0.06% of their portfolio | 925.3k $50.9m | Added +36.1k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 846.2k $46.1m | Added +500.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 839.5k $45.7m | Added +91.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 721.5k $39.3m | Added +282.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 708.3k $38.6m | Added +1.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 685.8k $37.3m | Added +80.6k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 566.1k $30.8m | Added +15.1k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.03% of their portfolio | 534.9k $29.1m | Reduced -1.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 516.7k $28.1m | Added +27.1k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.06% of their portfolio | 514.6k $28.0m | Unchanged |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 417.2k $22.7m | Reduced -7.3k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.47% of their portfolio | 375.3k $20.4m | Not comparable |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 350.0k $19.1m | Added +4.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 336.3k $18.3m | Reduced -84.7k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 333.1k $18.1m | Added +13.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 331.2k $18.0m | Added +44.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 316.2k $17.2m | Added +107.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 307.3k $16.7m | Added +199.4k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 266.5k $14.5m | Added +239.5k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 252.1k $13.7m | Added +18.9k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 250.4k $13.6m | Reduced -14.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 243.9k $13.3m | Added +3.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 233.4k $12.7m | Added +6.8k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 230.5k $12.5m | Added +23.4k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 229.9k $12.5m | Added +41.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 226.3k $12.3m | Reduced -1.8k |
| WINMILL & CO. INC 3.96% of their portfolio | 224.5k $12.2m | Unchanged |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.31% of their portfolio | 221.7k $12.1m | Added +33.7k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 220.2k $12.0m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 209.0k $11.4m | Added +700 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 208.4k $11.3m | Added +3.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 204.9k $11.2m | Reduced -21.4k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 204.0k $11.1m | Reduced -2.6k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.11% of their portfolio | 186.5k $10.2m | Reduced -85.7k |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 182.7k $9.9m | New |
| M&G PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 175.8k $9.5m | New |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 171.3k $9.3m | Reduced -9.3k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 163.7k $8.9m | Added +17.7k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.18% of their portfolio | 161.5k $8.8m | Added +17.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 149.1k $8.1m | Added +140.7k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 140.0k $7.6m | Reduced -66.6k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 135.0k $7.3m | Added +20.4k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.03% of their portfolio | 129.1k $7.0m | Added +80 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 125.6k $6.8m | Reduced -225 |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 125.1k $6.8m | Reduced -443.0k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 121.1k $6.6m | Added +8.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 114.2k $6.2m | Added +13.9k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.2k $5.2m | Added +70.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.9k $6.2m | Added +96.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 112.4k $6.1m | Added +26.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 111.3k $6.1m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 106.8k $5.8m | Added +103.4k |
| Prana Capital Management, LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 105.4k $5.7m | New |
| Fairman Group, LLC 4.49% of their portfolio | 100.1k $5.4m | Reduced -2.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 99.2k $5.4m | Reduced -1.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 95.8k $5.2m | New |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.13% of their portfolio | 94.5k $5.1m | Added +379 |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 93.9k $5.1m | First filing |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.3k $4.8m | Added +22.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.1k $4.7m | Added +58.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.1k $4.2m | Added +9.9k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.0k $4.0m | New |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.7k $3.9m | Added +1.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.9k $3.7m | Reduced -55.9k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.7k $3.7m | Added +6.9k |
| EMG Holdings, L.P. 5.01% of their portfolio | 66.8k $3.6m | New |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.9k $3.5m | Added +17 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.8k $3.4m | Added +13.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.3k $3.3m | Added +46.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.6k $3.3m | Added +17.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.2k $3.3m | Added +811 |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 59.4k $3.2m | Added +2.3k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.8k $3.2m | Reduced -306.8k |
| NFC Investments, LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 56.7k $3.1m | Added +175 |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.6k $3.1m | Added +28.3k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.2k $3.1m | Added +8.6k |
| Nebula Research & Development LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 55.3k $3.0m | Added +8.0k |