Essent Group Ownership | Who Owns Essent Group?


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Essent Group Ownership Summary


Essent Group is owned by 70.27% institutional investors, 5.30% insiders, and 24.43% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 13.11% of ESNT shares. American Funds SMALLCAP World A is the top mutual fund, with 8.28% of its assets in Essent Group shares.

ESNT Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockEssent Group70.27%5.30%24.43%
SectorFinancial Services Stocks 36.95%15.48%47.58%
IndustrySpecialty Insurance Stocks43.00%13.05%43.95%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Blackrock funding, inc. /de13.12M13.11%$833.74M
Blackrock12.85M12.16%$722.03M
Vanguard group11.90M11.90%$756.53M
Dimensional fund advisors lp5.45M5.45%$346.37M
Fmr5.38M5.37%$341.72M
Capital world investors5.01M5.01%$318.33M
State street3.93M3.93%$249.77M
Geode capital management2.95M2.95%$192.91M
Macquarie group2.91M2.91%$185.05M
Polar capital2.50M2.50%$158.90M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Renaissancere1.67M14.29%$105.91M
Fairman group98.04K5.02%$6.23M
Winmill224.50K3.46%$14.27M
Sixth street partners management company400.00K2.18%$25.42M
Sapience investments7.91K1.97%$502.57K
Groesbeck investment management corp /nj/11.06K1.37%$703.00K
Cooke & bieler lp1.94M1.27%$123.22M
Nfc investments51.96K0.96%$3.30M
Polar capital2.50M0.76%$158.90M
Bayview asset management42.30K0.66%$2.69M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Norges bank1.27M0.01%1.27M
Deutsche bank ag\719.61K0.02%380.05K
Wellington management group llp1.20M0.01%372.88K
Cooke & bieler lp1.94M1.27%318.32K
Bank of america corp /de/594.38K0.00%218.63K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Ameriprise financial979.42K0.01%-638.53K
Grantham, mayo, van otterloo---566.12K
Jennison associates378.62K0.01%-562.72K
Caisse de depot et placement du quebec---394.18K
Weiss asset management lp---375.26K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank1.27M0.01%1.27M$69.36M
Advisors preferred46.05K0.42%46.05K$2.86M
Bridgeway capital management35.20K0.05%35.20K$2.24M
Schroder investment management group35.20K0.00%35.20K$2.25B
First trust investment solutions25.00K0.00%25.00K$995.00

Sold Out

HolderChange
Eagle bay advisors-1.00
Harbor investment advisory-2.00
Greenline partners-3.00
Creekmur asset management-4.00
Wetzel investment advisors-5.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Sep 30, 2025243-25.91%70,292,747-24.86%700.85%107-35.15%98-22.22%
Jun 30, 2025333-0.60%96,796,985-0.46%941.05%166-1.78%12911.21%
Mar 31, 20253305.77%97,018,596-2.31%941.06%166-10.27%11536.90%
Dec 31, 2024141-55.66%40,447,502-58.33%380.45%78-53.01%39-61.76%
Sep 30, 202431610.49%96,929,951-2.43%921.04%16620.29%101-0.98%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
American Funds SMALLCAP World A8.39M8.28%-
Capital Group Growth Fnd of Amer Comp5.45M5.13%-
American Funds Growth Fund of Amer A5.45M5.13%-
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF3.30M3.35%-
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF3.18M3.08%2.06K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv3.00M3.05%-77.75K
Polar Capital Global Ins A Inc2.67M2.71%-
iShares Russell 2000 ETF2.40M2.44%-
Vanguard Small Cap Index2.34M2.37%-15.80K
Fidelity Low-Priced Stock1.57M1.59%-4.22K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Nov 14, 2025KASMAR ROY JAMES-Sell$199.68K
Nov 11, 2025Dutt Aditya-Sell$199.84K
Sep 18, 2025Bhasin Vijay SVP and Chief Risk OfficerSell$746.13K
Sep 18, 2025Gibbons Mary Lourdes SVP and Chief Legal OfficerSell$260.00K
Sep 15, 2025WEINSTOCK DAVID B SVP and CFOSell$158.32K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q4-2
2025 Q3-6
2025 Q2-6
2025 Q1--
2024 Q4--

ESNT Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Essent Group?

Essent Group shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 70.27%, followed by 5.30% insiders and 24.43% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Essent Group's industry, Specialty Insurance Stocks, is 43.00%, which Essent Group exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Essent Group?

Essent Group’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (13.12M shares, 13.11%), Blackrock (12.85M shares, 12.16%), and Vanguard group (11.9M shares, 11.90%). Together, they hold 37.17% of Essent Group’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Essent Group?

Yes, BlackRock owns 12.16% of Essent Group, totaling 12.85M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.02% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 722.03M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 118.01K shares, a 0.93% change.

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

Renaissancere is Essent Group’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 14.29% of its assets in 1.67M Essent Group shares, valued at 105.91M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Essent Group shares?

American Funds SMALLCAP World A is the top mutual fund holder of Essent Group shares, with 8.28% of its total shares outstanding invested in 8.39M Essent Group shares.

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