Encore Capital Group Ownership | Who Owns Encore Capital Group?

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Encore Capital Group Ownership Summary

Encore Capital Group is owned by 56.74% institutional investors, 3.69% insiders, and 39.57% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 16.92% of ECPG shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 6.04% of its assets in Encore Capital Group shares.

ECPG Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Encore Capital Group	56.74%	3.69%	39.57%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	36.95%	15.48%	47.58%
Industry	Mortgage Stocks	33.74%	16.28%	49.98%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	3.98M	16.92%	$166.06M
Blackrock	3.81M	16.01%	$158.87M
Vanguard group	2.45M	10.44%	$102.45M
Turtle creek asset management	1.95M	8.28%	$81.29M
Stephens investment management group	1.31M	5.57%	$54.61M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	1.27M	5.40%	$53.03M
State street	889.60K	3.78%	$37.13M
Goldman sachs group	798.91K	3.40%	$33.35M
Wellington management group llp	747.15K	3.18%	$31.19M
Ubs group	706.74K	3.01%	$29.50M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Phase 2 partners	336.19K	12.05%	$16.06M
Turtle creek asset management	1.95M	2.45%	$81.29M
Third avenue management	171.02K	1.30%	$6.94M
Ejf capital	45.22K	1.10%	$1.89M
Heartland advisors	350.85K	0.77%	$14.64M
Stephens investment management group	1.31M	0.71%	$54.61M
Globeflex capital l p	103.24K	0.66%	$4.31M
Corton capital	4.86K	0.50%	$202.77K
Bloombergsen	191.25K	0.49%	$7.98M
Broad run investment management	35.73K	0.24%	$1.49M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Goldman sachs group	798.91K	0.00%	227.84K
Fmr	260.21K	0.00%	153.47K
Globeflex capital l p	103.24K	0.66%	103.24K
Nuveen	274.44K	0.00%	95.25K
Phase 2 partners	336.19K	12.05%	94.68K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
T. rowe price investment management	89.00	-	-1.13M
Broad run investment management	35.73K	0.24%	-500.37K
Bloombergsen	191.25K	0.49%	-249.82K
Schroder investment management group	-	-	-200.01K
Portolan capital management	-	-	-140.73K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Globeflex capital l p	103.24K	0.66%	103.24K	$4.31M
Norges bank	70.36K	0.00%	70.36K	$3.36M
Tredje ap-fonden	22.12K	0.01%	22.12K	$923.33K
Ep wealth advisors	20.29K	0.01%	20.29K	$785.58K
Brevan howard capital management lp	19.42K	0.00%	19.42K	$810.59K

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Mendota financial group	-1.00
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group	-4.00
Gradient investments	-5.00
Corecap advisors	-5.00
Assetmark	-8.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Sep 30, 2025	107	-44.56%	13,337,313	-41.61%	56	0.60%	56	-45.10%	34	-46.88%
Jun 30, 2025	199	9.94%	24,341,806	-2.73%	103	0.94%	106	37.66%	64	-13.51%
Mar 31, 2025	180	-9.55%	25,014,300	-5.31%	104	0.86%	76	-19.15%	74	15.63%
Dec 31, 2024	86	-52.75%	10,655,430	-58.64%	44	0.38%	36	-55.00%	31	-53.03%
Sep 30, 2024	182	1.11%	25,760,059	0.28%	107	0.92%	80	1.27%	66	11.86%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	1.39M	6.04%	-
Stephens SMID Select Growth	795.56K	3.41%	40.39K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	706.72K	3.07%	-15.67K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	711.67K	3.00%	-
Vanguard Explorer Inv	609.52K	2.61%	29.15K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	564.58K	2.45%	-
Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund	559.14K	2.36%	-75.51K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	538.15K	2.34%	-3.61K
T. Rowe Price US Small-Cap Core Equity	499.75K	2.14%	-77.23K
Stephens Small Cap Growth	439.03K	1.88%	61.57K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Nov 26, 2025	Yung John	President, Intl. and Cabot	Sell	$52.00K
Nov 06, 2025	Bell Ryan B	President, MCM	Sell	$250.00K
Nov 06, 2025	Yung John	President, Intl. and Cabot	Sell	$250.00K
Mar 05, 2025	Gupta Ashwini	-	Buy	$1.40M
Mar 05, 2025	Masih Ashish	President and CEO	Buy	$702.80K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q4	-	3
2025 Q3	-	-
2025 Q2	-	-
2025 Q1	2	-
2024 Q4	-	1

ECPG Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Encore Capital Group?

Encore Capital Group shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 56.74%, followed by 3.69% insiders and 39.57% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Encore Capital Group's industry, Mortgage Stocks, is 33.74%, which Encore Capital Group exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Encore Capital Group?

Encore Capital Group’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (3.98M shares, 16.92%), Blackrock (3.81M shares, 16.01%), and Vanguard group (2.45M shares, 10.44%). Together, they hold 43.37% of Encore Capital Group’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Encore Capital Group?

Yes, BlackRock owns 16.01% of Encore Capital Group, totaling 3.81M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 158.87M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -56.626K shares, a -1.47% change.

Who is Encore Capital Group’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Phase 2 partners is Encore Capital Group’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 12.05% of its assets in 336.19K Encore Capital Group shares, valued at 16.06M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Encore Capital Group shares?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Encore Capital Group shares, with 6.04% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.39M Encore Capital Group shares.

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