Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) Institutional Ownership

Institutions by Trading Activity

Ownership Statistics

102,163,808Shares Outstanding

2,550,629Shares held by institutions

$158,623,618Value of institutional holdings

89.18%Institutional ownership %

4.24%Shares Changed QoQ

333No. of institutional investors

Shares Owned by Institutions

Shares Purchased/Sold by Institutions

Ownership Summary

A total of 333 institutions have reported a stake in Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT) as of December 2025, according to recent 13F filings with the SEC.

Institutional ownership in Essent edged down to 89.2% in December 2025, compared to 90.7% in September 2025.
Institutional share ownership changed by 4.24% QoQ, while the number of institutional owners saw an increase of 8.82% YoY.
A review of institutional activity for Essent shows 164 of 333 filers increasing their positions, while 135 reduced their stake, and 34 remained unchanged.
The aggregate institutional position in Essent now stands at 91.11Mn shares as of December 2025, after investors increased their holdings (up by 3.70Mn shares quarter on quarter which is down 8.13Mn shares year over year).
With 13.08Mn shares, BlackRock, Inc. commands the largest institutional position in Essent as of December 31, 2025, equating to 12.80% of the company.
Among the most significant buyers of Essent during December 2025 were NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. (2.71Mn), NORGES BANK (2.39Mn), AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (567.10K), AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC (564.55K), Allianz Asset Management GmbH (472.11K).
Leading sellers of Essent stock in December 2025 included Capital Research Global Investors (863.83K), FMR LLC (356.96K), FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP (348.93K), Capital World Investors (246.22K), UBS Group AG (234.02K).
The top 10 institutional holders of Essent for the quarter ending December 2025 included BlackRock, Inc. (13.08Mn), VANGUARD GROUP INC (11.99Mn), DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (5.40Mn), FMR LLC (5.02Mn), Capital World Investors (4.76Mn), STATE STREET CORP (3.78Mn), GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (3.08Mn), NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. (2.71Mn), Polar Capital Holdings Plc (2.45Mn), NORGES BANK (2.39Mn).

333 Institutional Holders

2,550,629 Total Shares Held

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Owner Name	Date	Shares Held	Change (QoQ)	Change (%)	Value (USD)
BlackRock, Inc.	31 Dec, 2025	13,080,498	-36,800	-0.28%	$850,363,221.00
VANGUARD GROUP INC	31 Dec, 2025	11,987,945	85,295	0.72%	$779,336,306.00
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	31 Dec, 2025	5,400,802	-48,685	-0.89%	$351,111,020.00
FMR LLC	31 Dec, 2025	5,019,382	-356,963	-6.64%	$326,310,051.00
Capital World Investors	31 Dec, 2025	4,762,129	-246,219	-4.92%	$309,586,006.00
STATE STREET CORP	31 Dec, 2025	3,782,626	-147,039	-3.74%	$245,908,516.00
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	3,076,950	129,672	4.40%	$206,627,561.00
NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC.	31 Dec, 2025	2,710,049	2,710,049	0.00%	$176,180,000.00
Polar Capital Holdings Plc	31 Dec, 2025	2,450,000	-50,000	-2.00%	$159,274,500.00
NORGES BANK	31 Dec, 2025	2,392,188	2,392,188	0.00%	$155,516,142.00
COOKE & BIELER LP	31 Dec, 2025	1,952,006	13,318	0.69%	$126,899,910.00
Capital International Investors	31 Dec, 2025	1,874,398	-114,112	-5.74%	$121,854,614.00
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	31 Dec, 2025	1,864,067	567,103	43.73%	$121,182,940.00
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD	31 Dec, 2025	1,666,374	0	0.00%	$108,330,974.00
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC	31 Dec, 2025	1,543,477	564,549	57.67%	$100,341,521.00
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	31 Dec, 2025	1,405,033	-53,662	-3.68%	$91,341,195.00
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP	31 Dec, 2025	1,246,680	48,233	4.02%	$81,046,666.00
NORTHERN TRUST CORP	31 Dec, 2025	1,181,792	-121,739	-9.34%	$76,828,300.00
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	31 Dec, 2025	1,157,296	158,792	15.90%	$75,235,813.00
MORGAN STANLEY	31 Dec, 2025	1,046,693	-60,505	-5.46%	$68,045,613.00

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