Encore Capital Group, Inc.
US ˙ NasdaqGS ˙ US2925541029

SecurityECPG / Encore Capital Group, Inc.
InstitutionDimensional Fund Advisors Lp
Latest Disclosed Ownership1,088,173 shares
Ownership 4.90%
Dimensional Fund Advisors Lp ownership in ECPG / Encore Capital Group, Inc.

2026-01-21 - Dimensional Fund Advisors Lp has filed an SCHEDULE 13G/A form with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosing ownership of 1,088,173 shares of Encore Capital Group, Inc. (US:ECPG). This represents 4.9 percent ownership of the company. In their previous filing dated 2025-10-09 , Dimensional Fund Advisors Lp had reported owning 1,270,515 shares, indicating a decrease of -14.35 percent.

Institutional Ownership: 13D/G Filings

This table shows a history of the 13D/G filings made by the investor and/or investor group. Note that the share values in this table are not directly comparable to any numbers shown in the 13F table (if any).

File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Prev
Shares
Latest
Shares
ΔShares
(Percent)
Ownership
(Percent)
ΔOwnership
(Percent)
2026-01-21 2026-01-21 13G/A 1,270,515 1,088,173 -14.35 4.90 -10.91
2025-10-09 2025-10-09 13G/A 1,609,451 1,270,515 -21.06 5.50 -19.12
2025-01-23 2025-01-23 13G/A 1,892,525 1,609,451 -14.96 6.80 -15.00
2024-02-09 2024-02-09 13G/A 1,921,366 1,892,525 -1.50 8.00 -2.44
2023-02-10 2023-02-10 13G/A 1,780,986 1,921,366 7.88 8.20 13.89
2022-02-08 2022-02-08 13G/A 1,812,722 1,780,986 -1.75 7.20 24.14
2021-02-12 2021-02-12 13G/A 1,866,503 1,812,722 -2.88 5.80 -3.49
2020-02-12 2020-02-12 13G/A 1,546,966 1,866,503 20.66 6.01 19.96
2019-02-08 2019-02-08 13G 1,276,186 1,546,966 21.22 5.01 0.20
2018-02-05 2018-02-05 13G/A 1,306,594 1,276,186 -2.33 5.00 -3.29
2016-02-09 2016-02-09 13G 1,306,594 1,306,594 0.00 5.17

Important Note: One of the primary uses of the 13D/G filings is to evaluate the ability of a firm to control a company (ie, the "beneficial ownership"). To that end, firms are required to report not just direct holdings in companies, but indirect holdings that they control. For investment firms, these indirect holdings can include shares in funds they manage, advisory accounts, and in the case of activist campaigns, pledged votes. Therefore, share counts listed in 13D/G filings can differ significantly than share counts listed in 13F filings.

Institutional Ownership: 13F and NPORT Filings

The Security and Class in the table below are shown exactly as filed by the investor. We do our best to track continuity of investments through acquisitions, and this will be reflected in the table as changes in names. In addition to descriptive data, performance of the investment is shown over time. To calculate quarterly performance, we first calculate cost basis of the shares purchased during the quarter, then use that to calculate gross profit. Quarterly return is Gross Profit / Starting Portfolio value.

Note that cost basis is calculated and stored in thousands, so small quarterly changes in shares frequently result in a cost basis of zero.

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Disclosed Equity Positions (from 13F/NPORT Filings)
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Avg Price
Paid (Est)
Reported
Shares
ΔShares ΔShares
(%)
Reported
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Alloc
(%)
ΔAlloc ΔAlloc (%) Cost Basis
(x1000)
Unrealized
Gain/Loss
(x1000)
2026-05-07 2026-03-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,007,023 -81,150 -7.46 70,611 19.39 0.0032
2026-02-12 2025-12-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,088,173 -182,342 -14.35 59,143 11.52 0.0124
2025-11-12 2025-09-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,270,515 -121,782 -8.75 53,034 -1.60 0.0114
2025-08-12 2025-06-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,392,297 -110,481 -7.35 53,897 4.63 0.0125
2025-05-13 2025-03-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,502,778 -106,673 -6.63 51,515 -33.00 0.0128
2025-02-13 2024-12-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,609,451 -82,304 -4.87 76,883 -3.86 0.0185
2024-11-07 2024-09-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,691,755 -75,535 -4.27 79,969 8.44 0.0194
2024-08-09 2024-06-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,767,290 -73,076 -3.97 73,746 -12.14 0.0193
2024-05-10 2024-03-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,840,366 -52,159 -2.76 83,939 -12.61 0.0227
2024-02-07 2023-12-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,892,525 90 0.00 96,047 6.27 0.0280
2023-11-09 2023-09-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,892,435 -30,364 -1.58 90,382 -3.32 0.0296
2023-08-09 2023-06-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,922,799 -26,409 -1.35 93,487 -4.93 0.0298
2023-05-12 2023-03-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,949,208 27,842 1.45 98,335 106,785.87 0.0331
2023-02-09 2022-12-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,921,366 28,116 1.49 92 -99.89 0.0272
2022-11-10 2022-09-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,893,250 59,170 3.23 86,107 -18.73 0.0331
2022-08-12 2022-06-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,834,080 18,162 1.00 105,954 -6.99 0.0380
2022-05-13 2022-03-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,815,918 34,932 1.96 113,913 2.98 0.0351
2022-02-09 2021-12-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,780,986 10,800 0.61 110,613 26.82 0.0334
2021-11-12 2021-09-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,770,186 18,204 1.04 87,218 5.05 0.0281
2021-08-12 2021-06-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,751,982 39,809 2.33 83,027 20.54 0.0263
2021-05-14 2021-03-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,712,173 -100,549 -5.55 68,882 -2.44 0.0228
2021-03-08 2020-12-31 13F/A-2 ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,812,722 -81,733 -4.31 70,605 -3.42 0.0255
2021-02-11 2020-12-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,812,722 -81,733 70,605 25,498.7731
2020-11-12 2020-09-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,894,455 -200,541 -9.57 73,107 2.09 0.0310
2020-08-13 2020-06-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 2,094,996 213,316 11.34 71,607 62.74 0.0315
2020-05-14 2020-03-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,881,680 15,177 0.81 44,001 -33.33 0.0229
2020-02-14 2019-12-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,866,503 103,203 5.85 66,000 12.32 0.0241
2019-11-12 2019-09-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,763,300 72,169 4.27 58,761 2.59 0.0228
2019-08-13 2019-06-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,691,131 139,340 8.98 57,279 35.55 0.0222
2019-08-12 2019-03-31 13F/A-2 ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,551,791 4,825 0.31 42,256 16.23 0.0168
2019-05-10 2019-03-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,551,791 4,825 42,256
2019-02-26 2018-12-31 13F/A-1 ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,546,966 18,488 1.21 36,354 -33.66 0.0165
2019-02-13 2018-12-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,546,966 18,488 36,354
2018-11-13 2018-09-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,528,478 74,285 5.11 54,798 2.96 0.0209
2018-08-10 2018-06-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,454,193 129,942 9.81 53,224 -11.08 0.0212
2018-05-11 2018-03-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,324,251 37,931 2.95 59,856 10.53 0.0249
2018-02-12 2017-12-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,286,320 -5,249 -0.41 54,155 -5.35 0.0224
2017-11-13 2017-09-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,291,569 34,858 2.77 57,217 13.40 0.0250
2017-08-11 2017-06-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,256,711 -7,731 -0.61 50,457 29.56 0.0233
2017-05-12 2017-03-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,264,442 -11,744 -0.92 38,945 6.51 0.0186
2017-02-09 2016-12-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,276,186 -14,333 -1.11 36,564 26.04 0.0183
2016-11-10 2016-09-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,290,519 -11,317 -0.87 29,010 -5.30 0.0157
2016-08-09 2016-06-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,301,836 -1,271 -0.10 30,632 -8.67 0.0176
2016-05-13 2016-03-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,303,107 -3,487 -0.27 33,541 -11.73 0.0201
2016-02-10 2015-12-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,306,594 30,395 2.38 37,997 -19.53 0.0237
2015-11-13 2015-09-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,276,199 36,631 2.96 47,220 -10.87 0.0310
2015-08-14 2015-06-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,239,568 64,856 5.52 52,979 8.44 0.0324
2015-05-14 2015-03-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,174,712 57,844 5.18 48,856 -1.48 0.0309
2015-02-06 2014-12-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,116,868 43,643 4.07 49,589 4.27 0.0326
2014-11-13 2014-09-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,073,225 -4,936 -0.46 47,556 -2.89 0.0337
2014-08-08 2014-06-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,078,161 65,653 6.48 48,970 5.83 0.0340
2014-05-14 2014-03-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 1,012,508 57,120 5.98 46,271 -3.64 0.0346
2014-02-12 2013-12-31 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 955,388 56,927 6.34 48,017 16.54 0.0374
2013-11-13 2013-09-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 898,461 1,494 0.17 41,203 38.74 0.0357
2013-08-15 2013-06-30 13F ENCORE CAP GROUP COM 292554102 896,967 896,967 29,699 0.0280
Legend
Shares
The total number of shares held by the institution at the end of the reporting period (the effective date). This is provided in the filing.
Value
The total value of the shares as of the effective date. This is provided in the filing.
Avg. Share Price
The weighted average share price of the shares held by the institution. We use FIFO accounting to determine this price
Class
This is the security class as indicated by the filer. There are a variety of values for this field. Common values include "EC" = equity common, "EP" - equity preferred
Allocation (%)
The percent of the institution's portfolio that this position represents. This is provided in NPORT filings. For 13F filings, we calculate it.
Change in Allocation
The change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as current allocation - prior allocation.
Change in Allocation (%)
The percent change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as (current allocation - prior allocation) / prior allocation.
Cost Basis
The total cost of the shares held. This is calculated as reported shares * avg. share price
Unrealized Gain/Loss
This is the market value of the position as of the effective date minus the cost basis.