ESNT Essent Group Ltd.: institutional ownership and insider trading
393 funds reported holding $6.42B of Essent Group Ltd. in their latest 13F filings; in Q2 2026 funds net sold $29.2M, with 42 new positions and 50 funds selling out; over the last 12 months insiders bought $0 and sold $16.8M on the open market.
Famous investors holding ESNT
- Two Sigma (Two Sigma Investments): $60.5M, 0.0% of the portfolio
- D. E. Shaw (D. E. Shaw & Co.): $28.5M, 0.0% of the portfolio
- Izzy Englander (Millennium Management): $19.8M, 0.0% of the portfolio
- Ken Griffin (Citadel Advisors): $18.9M, 0.0% of the portfolio
Largest institutional holders of ESNT
- BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) — $799M
- VANGUARD GROUP INC — $779M
- VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC — $487M
- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP — $348M
- Capital World Investors — $292M
- VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC — $256M
- STATE STREET CORP (STT, STT-PG) — $251M
- FMR LLC — $187M
- GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC — $183M
- NORGES BANK — $170M
Recent ESNT insider trades
- Sep 15, 2026: Weinstock David B sold 5,500 shares ($377K)
- Sep 14, 2026: Kasmar Roy James sold 4,837 shares ($332K)
- Sep 3, 2026: Casale Mark sold 798 shares ($55.9K)
- Aug 24, 2026: Pauls Douglas J sold 2,500 shares ($174K)
Members of Congress trading ESNT
- Jun 17, 2025: Lisa C. McClain sold $1.00K–$15.0K
- Jun 11, 2025: Lisa C. McClain bought $1.00K–$15.0K
5%+ owners
- Vanguard Portfolio Management: 7.9% (Schedule 13G, filed Apr 28, 2026)
- Vanguard Capital Management: 5.1% (Schedule 13G, filed Apr 28, 2026)