Essent Group Ltd. - Common Stock (ESNT) Institutional Ownership

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2014 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / Common Stock
Symbol
ESNT on NYSE
Shares outstanding
97,186,306
Price per share
$63.94
All holders as of 31 Dec 2025
Q4 2025
Total 13F shares
92,475,878
Total reported value
$6,017,316,817
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
-2,786,132
Value change
-$175,547,423
Number of holders
355
Price from insider filings
$63.94
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of Essent Group Ltd. - Common Stock (ESNT) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
BlackRock, Inc. 12% $715,898,696 12,715,785 BlackRock, Inc. 31 Mar 2025
VANGUARD GROUP INC 12% $684,555,810 12,159,073 The Vanguard Group 31 Mar 2025
FMR LLC 5.7% $329,709,566 5,856,298 FMR LLC 31 Mar 2025
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 5.2% $303,976,536 5,399,228 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 31 Mar 2025
Capital World Investors 4.9% -4% $304,490,528 -$15,743,243 4,762,129 -4.9% Capital World Investors 31 Dec 2025

As of 31 Dec 2025, 355 institutional investors reported holding 92,475,878 shares of Essent Group Ltd. - Common Stock (ESNT). This represents 95% of the company’s total 97,186,306 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of Essent Group Ltd. - Common Stock (ESNT) together control 76% of the company’s outstanding shares — a level of ownership often associated with strong institutional conviction and long‑term capital commitment.

Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
BlackRock, Inc. 13% 13,080,498 -0.28% 0.01% $850,363,221
VANGUARD GROUP INC 12% 11,987,945 +0.72% 0.01% $779,336,306
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 5.6% 5,400,802 -0.89% 0.07% $351,111,020
FMR LLC 5.2% 5,019,382 -6.6% 0.02% $326,310,051
Capital World Investors 4.9% 4,762,129 -4.9% 0.04% $309,586,006
STATE STREET CORP 3.9% 3,782,626 -3.7% 0.01% $245,908,516
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 3.2% 3,076,950 +4.4% 0.01% $206,627,561
NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 2.8% 2,710,049 0% 0.27% $176,180,000
Polar Capital Holdings Plc 2.5% 2,450,000 -2% 0.73% $159,274,500
NORGES BANK 2.5% 2,392,188 0.02% $155,516,142
COOKE & BIELER LP 2% 1,952,006 +0.69% 1.3% $126,899,910
Capital International Investors 1.9% 1,874,398 -5.7% 0.02% $121,854,614
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.9% 1,864,067 +44% 0.06% $121,182,940
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD 1.7% 1,666,374 0% 15% $108,330,974
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 1.6% 1,543,477 +58% 0.05% $100,341,521
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 1.4% 1,405,033 -3.7% 0.01% $91,341,195
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 1.3% 1,246,680 +4% 0.01% $81,046,666
NORTHERN TRUST CORP 1.2% 1,181,792 -9.3% 0.01% $76,828,300
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.2% 1,157,296 +16% 0.04% $75,235,813
MORGAN STANLEY 1.1% 1,046,693 -5.5% 0% $68,045,613
Invesco Ltd. 1% 988,489 -11% 0.01% $64,261,669
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.98% 954,765 -2.5% 0.01% $62,069,272
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.81% 782,648 -2.7% 0.03% $50,879,947
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.75% 727,345 +7% 0% $47,284,698
Boston Partners 0.73% 711,639 -3.5% 0.05% $45,410,430

Institutional Holders of Essent Group Ltd. - Common Stock (ESNT) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2025 Q4 92,475,878 $6,017,316,817 -$175,547,423 $65.01 355
2025 Q3 92,680,533 $5,895,143,608 -$265,712,350 $63.56 348
2025 Q2 97,203,708 $5,907,209,144 -$4,589,561 $60.73 334
2025 Q1 97,384,685 $5,623,922,812 -$110,233,691 $57.72 330
2024 Q4 99,328,455 $5,407,904,330 -$54,389,751 $54.44 309
2024 Q3 99,984,965 $6,427,201,815 -$101,546,296 $64.29 314
2024 Q2 101,028,768 $5,677,690,697 -$44,370,564 $56.19 284
2024 Q1 101,738,440 $6,053,978,428 +$44,603,425 $59.51 280
2023 Q4 101,141,945 $5,334,643,622 +$28,492,490 $52.74 269
2023 Q3 100,692,900 $4,761,718,442 -$18,802,710 $47.29 267
2023 Q2 101,130,351 $4,732,124,816 -$60,915,053 $46.80 246
2023 Q1 102,480,593 $4,104,690,543 +$24,185,073 $40.05 238
2022 Q4 102,087,328 $3,970,199,685 +$11,259,670 $38.88 237
2022 Q3 102,263,973 $3,567,090,392 -$71,488,185 $34.87 255
2022 Q2 102,398,245 $3,984,240,505 +$2,064,095 $38.90 235
2022 Q1 102,447,494 $4,222,883,960 -$17,361,485 $41.21 239
2021 Q4 102,717,613 $4,676,811,950 -$119,831,245 $45.53 235
2021 Q3 104,697,892 $4,608,477,089 -$154,390,184 $44.01 237
2021 Q2 108,185,339 $4,863,060,449 -$32,439,770 $44.95 236
2021 Q1 109,369,219 $5,194,713,273 +$2,052,125 $47.49 247
2020 Q4 109,405,654 $4,727,818,033 -$81,412,317 $43.20 274
2020 Q3 111,144,556 $4,114,954,473 +$79,591,734 $37.01 239
2020 Q2 109,020,381 $3,950,070,322 +$598,105,039 $36.27 261
2020 Q1 93,451,350 $2,462,980,844 -$76,260,078 $26.34 231
2019 Q4 92,702,955 $4,806,521,078 -$6,705,401 $51.99 305
2019 Q3 91,503,966 $4,354,564,588 +$2,726,228 $47.67 272
2019 Q2 91,522,270 $4,287,619,542 +$127,268,888 $46.99 270
2019 Q1 90,486,555 $3,922,537,766 -$49,477,424 $43.45 268
2018 Q4 91,632,678 $3,124,976,605 -$64,979,915 $34.18 251
2018 Q3 91,894,689 $4,054,589,333 +$123,606,246 $44.25 259
2018 Q2 90,132,454 $3,219,428,743 -$2,247,649 $35.82 228
2018 Q1 89,683,104 $3,804,689,144 +$92,794,437 $42.56 259
2017 Q4 88,171,962 $3,820,601,516 +$50,669,170 $43.42 259
2017 Q3 85,761,573 $3,473,328,272 +$189,407,924 $40.50 243
2017 Q2 81,169,405 $3,014,610,264 +$29,047,651 $37.14 222
2017 Q1 80,448,899 $2,909,228,569 +$256,860,287 $36.17 220
2016 Q4 79,426,130 $2,571,186,997 +$247,724,794 $32.37 205
2016 Q3 72,275,679 $1,922,337,877 +$53,659,918 $26.61 166
2016 Q2 71,506,333 $1,559,571,205 +$26,733,714 $21.81 141
2016 Q1 70,575,789 $1,467,861,794 -$42,348,733 $20.80 135
2015 Q4 72,272,637 $1,582,180,811 -$136,943,519 $21.89 141
2015 Q3 78,363,819 $1,947,287,551 -$12,341,355 $24.85 132
2015 Q2 78,691,079 $2,152,191,283 +$106,426,300 $27.35 129
2015 Q1 75,563,962 $1,806,729,848 +$18,096,234 $23.91 120
2014 Q4 74,593,767 $1,917,755,034 +$155,359,024 $25.71 112
2014 Q3 68,387,233 $1,464,167,277 +$5,673,969 $21.41 83
2014 Q2 68,217,310 $1,370,479,209 +$2,411,332 $20.09 89
2014 Q1 67,879,583 $1,526,628,024 +$15,327,595 $22.46 83