Essent Group Ltd.
Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · ESNT · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
338
Institutional Holders
▲ 22 vs Q4
$5.70B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $290.24M vs Q4
92.15M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 96.28%
98.68M
13F Shares Held
▼ 658,544 vs Q4
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
ESNT largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLACKROCK, INC. surety insurance | 14.21M | 13.81% | 13.81% | $820.27B | May 2, 2025 | ▼ 134.8K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC surety insurance | 12.16M | 11.82% | 11.82% | $701.82B | May 9, 2025 | ▼ 208.0K |
FMR LLC surety insurance | 5.86M | 5.69% | 5.69% | $338.03B | May 12, 2025 | ▼ 1.96M |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP surety insurance | 5.40M | 5.25% | 5.25% | $311.64B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 230.6K |
CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS surety insurance | 5.00M | 4.86% | 4.86% | $288.42B | May 12, 2025 | — held |
STATE STREET CORP surety insurance | 4.37M | 4.25% | 4.25% | $252.28B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 138.3K |
MACQUARIE GROUP LTD surety insurance | 3.12M | 3.04% | 3.04% | $180.29B | Aug 14, 2025 | ▼ 22.6K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC surety insurance | 2.97M | 2.88% | 2.88% | $175.34B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 355.5K |
POLAR CAPITAL HOLDINGS PLC surety insurance | 2.65M | 2.58% | 2.58% | $152.96B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 50.0K |
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS surety insurance | 2.37M | 2.30% | 2.30% | $136.76B | May 12, 2025 | ▼ 1.0K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
15
Increased
+4.16M shares4
New Positions
first time holders29
Decreased
−5.34M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
1.18M
+4.16M / −5.34M
Net new holders
-10
4 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
ESNT insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
27
Buy transactions
23
Sell transactions
1.17
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Connor Martin P. director | May 7, 2026 | Award | 2,443 | — | — | 2.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Karna Anu director | May 6, 2026 | Award | 2,443 | — | — | 5.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Benson David C director | May 6, 2026 | Award | 2,443 | — | — | 5.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
SPIEGEL WILLIAM director | May 6, 2026 | Award | 2,443 | — | — | 5.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
PAULS DOUGLAS J director | May 6, 2026 | Award | 2,443 | — | — | 5.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 100.0% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 3.72%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 0.00%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Essent Group Ltd. is BLACKROCK, INC., holding approximately 14.21 million shares — equal to 13.81% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 338 institutional investors currently hold ESNT stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $5.70 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
ESNT ownershipEssent Group Ltd. (ESNT) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 100.0% of shares. The largest shareholder is BLACKROCK, INC. with a 13.81% stake. Company insiders hold 3.72%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.