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 ($4.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 89.9m as of 2026-07-31, 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 ≈ $64.24. Options: 1 managers hold calls ($6.4k notional), 2 hold puts ($5.1m).
Trends to Q2 2026
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 334 |
| Q2 2025 | 337 |
| Q3 2025 | 351 |
| Q4 2025 | 360 |
| Q1 2026 | 372 |
| Q2 2026 | 362 |
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 | 157 | 123 |
| Q4 2024 | 167 | 138 |
| Q1 2025 | 164 | 152 |
| Q2 2025 | 165 | 168 |
| Q3 2025 | 160 | 177 |
| Q4 2025 | 163 | 188 |
| Q1 2026 | 181 | 177 |
| Q2 2026 | 168 | 191 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $1.7m | $4.0m | 2.35 |
| Q4 2025 | $0 | $13.0k | — |
| Q1 2026 | $0 | $5.8k | — |
| Q2 2026 | $6.4k | $5.1m | 801.00 |
Biggest buyers
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +543.1k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +472.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +446.2k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +325.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Added | +323.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +237.4k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +203.8k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | Added | +196.4k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Added | +190.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +170.9k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -2.2m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -682.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Sold out | -491.4k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. | Reduced | -423.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -372.2k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | -366.9k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC | Reduced | -364.1k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP | Reduced | -335.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -205.6k |
| Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P. | Reduced | -200.0k |
Biggest calls
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $6.4k100 shares |
Biggest puts
| BAYVIEW ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $5.1m80.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Unchanged | $6.4k100 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 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 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $756.8k | $387.1k |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $1.8m | $1.4m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $691.1k | $291.6k |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.3m | $2.3m |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 6 | $13.9m | $13.7m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | WEINSTOCK DAVID B SVP and CFO | Sold plan | $377.0k5.5k shares |
| 2026-09-14 | KASMAR ROY JAMES Director | Sold plan | $171.8k2.5k shares |
| 2026-09-14 | KASMAR ROY JAMES Director · By Roy J. Kasmar Living Trust U/A DTD 07/31/1990 | Sold plan | $160.6k2.3k shares |
| 2026-09-03 | CASALE MARK Chairman, CEO and President, director | Sold plan | $55.9k798 shares |
| 2026-08-24 | PAULS DOUGLAS J Director | Sold | $174.2k2.5k shares |
| 2026-08-19 | CASALE MARK Chairman, CEO and President, director | Sold plan | $1.5m21.6k shares |
| 2026-08-18 | CASALE MARK Chairman, CEO and President, director | Sold plan | $1.4m20.2k shares |
| 2026-08-18 | Bhasin Vijay SVP and Chief Risk Officer | Sold plan | $992.2k14.2k shares |
| 2026-08-07 | Bhasin Vijay SVP and Chief Risk Officer | Sold plan | $33.8k483 shares |
| 2026-07-17 | Gibbons Mary Lourdes SVP and Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $313.6k4.7k shares |
| 2026-07-14 | CASALE MARK Chairman, CEO and President, director | Sold plan | $5.1m78.7k shares |
| 2026-07-13 | CASALE MARK Chairman, CEO and President, director | Sold plan | $1.6m23.9k shares |
| 2026-07-07 | CASALE MARK Chairman, CEO and President, director | Sold plan | $1.9m29.3k shares |
| 2026-07-06 | CASALE MARK Chairman, CEO and President, director | Sold plan | $81.0k1.2k shares |
| 2026-06-30 | CASALE MARK Chairman, CEO and President, director | Sold plan | $244.6k3.8k shares |
| 2026-06-26 | WEINSTOCK DAVID B SVP and CFO | Sold plan | $349.3k5.5k shares |
| 2026-04-28 | CASALE MARK Chairman, CEO and President, director | Sold plan | $849.8k13.1k shares |
| 2026-04-28 | Gibbons Mary Lourdes SVP and Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $276.3k4.2k shares |
| 2026-04-20 | Gibbons Mary Lourdes SVP and Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $480.6k7.6k shares |
| 2026-04-17 | Gibbons Mary Lourdes SVP and Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $54.9k872 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 | 12.4m $798.8m | Added +472.4k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.6m $487.2m | Added +203.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.4m $348.1m | Added +53.0k |
| Capital World Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.5m $291.8m | Reduced -156.9k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.0m $256.5m | Reduced -84.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.9m $251.3m | Added +112.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $187.4m | Reduced -2.2m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $183.0m | Added +72.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $170.4m | Not comparable |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.6m $170.0m | Added +543.1k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.43% of their portfolio | 2.4m $152.9m | Reduced -171.0k |
| RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD 25.41% of their portfolio | 1.7m $107.1m | Unchanged |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 1.23% of their portfolio | 1.7m $106.1m | Reduced -335.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $99.5m | Reduced -13.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $91.5m | Added +2.7k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $80.5m | Reduced -423.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $78.4m | Added +10.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $76.9m | Added +29.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $75.1m | Reduced -101.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $71.1m | Added +161.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 940.5k $60.5m | Reduced -71.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 881.3k $56.6m | Reduced -33.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 835.6k $53.7m | Added +33.6k |
| Capital International Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 813.8k $52.3m | Added +23.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 733.0k $47.1m | Reduced -4.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 670.0k $43.1m | Added +37.0k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.08% of their portfolio | 665.2k $42.8m | Added +196.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 638.5k $41.0m | Reduced -21.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 610.7k $39.3m | Added +323.4k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 606.2k $39.0m | Reduced -3.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 604.2k $38.8m | Added +446.2k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.04% of their portfolio | 599.8k $38.6m | Added +190.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 566.5k $37.0m | Reduced -98.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.03% of their portfolio | 511.5k $29.9m | Reduced -103 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 443.7k $28.5m | Added +114.3k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 413.1k $26.6m | Added +325.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 385.0k $24.7m | Reduced -67.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 378.2k $24.3m | Reduced -682.5k |
| Boston Partners 0.02% of their portfolio | 370.3k $23.9m | Reduced -23.6k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 351.8k $22.6m | Reduced -93.1k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.09% of their portfolio | 326.8k $21.0m | Reduced -366.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 322.9k $20.8m | Added +30.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 307.7k $19.8m | Added +289 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 307.6k $19.8m | Reduced -125.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 293.7k $18.9m | Added +170.9k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 292.3k $18.8m | Added +8.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 275.9k $17.7m | Reduced -372.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 237.4k $15.3m | New |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 222.6k $14.3m | Added +11.5k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 217.1k $14.0m | Added +13.4k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 215.8k $13.9m | Added +8.0k |
| WINMILL & CO. INC 3.05% of their portfolio | 214.5k $13.8m | Unchanged |
| Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P. 2.22% of their portfolio | 200.0k $12.9m | Reduced -200.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 185.0k $10.8m | Reduced -11.1k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.07% of their portfolio | 182.5k $11.7m | Added +2.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 182.2k $11.7m | Added +53.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 179.2k $11.5m | Reduced -12.1k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 175.0k $11.3m | Reduced -5.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 162.3k $10.4m | Reduced -15.6k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 155.1k $10.0m | Reduced -20.1k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.29% of their portfolio | 152.2k $9.8m | Added +22.7k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 146.2k $9.4m | Reduced -17.3k |
| Creative Planning 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.0k $9.3m | Added +45.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.0k $9.3m | Added +151 |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 142.6k $9.2m | Reduced -364.1k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 138.1k $8.9m | Added +115.7k |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 131.4k $8.4m | Added +67.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.2k $8.4m | Reduced -89.8k |
| CAPITOLIS LIQUID GLOBAL MARKETS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 128.8k $8.3m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 127.4k $8.2m | Reduced -10.9k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 126.5k $8.1m | Added +2.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.0k $7.7m | Added +15.6k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 115.2k $7.4m | Reduced -8.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.7k $7.3m | Reduced -1.7k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.02% of their portfolio | 111.2k $7.1m | Reduced -15.6k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 109.0k $7.0m | Reduced -1.6k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 105.2k $6.8m | Added +12.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.6k $6.6m | Reduced -12.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.2k $6.4m | New |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 99.5k $6.4m | Added +3.9k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.15% of their portfolio | 97.7k $6.3m | Reduced -4.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.3k $6.2m | Added +29.1k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 96.0k $6.2m | Unchanged |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 95.3k $6.1m | Reduced -21.7k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.2k $5.5m | Reduced -4.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.9k $5.3m | Added +45.7k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 81.8k $5.3m | Added +6.4k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 79.2k $5.1m | Added +10.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.9k $5.1m | Added +47.9k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.1k $5.0m | Reduced -10.2k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.2k $4.8m | Reduced -6.9k |
| Horizon Investments, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 73.9k $4.7m | Added +10.5k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 73.1k $4.7m | Added +20.3k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.08% of their portfolio | 70.6k $4.5m | Added +39.4k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.1k $4.4m | Reduced -1.4k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 68.9k $4.4m | Added +52.0k |
| Fairman Group, LLC 3.24% of their portfolio | 64.2k $4.1m | Reduced -13.8k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.9k $4.1m | Reduced -384 |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.9k $3.6m | Added +27.7k |
| Odyssean, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 50.9k $3.3m | Added +25.8k |