First Trust Advisors’s Essential Utilities WTRG Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $77M | Sell |
1,911,611
-2,231,098
| -54% | -$87.8M | 0.06% | 419 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $159M | Buy |
4,142,709
+35,662
| +0.9% | +$1.4M | 0.12% | 212 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $164M | Sell |
4,107,047
-51,329
| -1% | -$1.96M | 0.12% | 198 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $154M | Buy |
4,158,376
+375
| +0% | +$14.6K | 0.12% | 193 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $164M | Buy |
4,158,001
+916,612
| +28% | +$33.7M | 0.15% | 170 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $118M | Sell |
3,241,389
-4,641
| -0.1% | -$180K | 0.1% | 234 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $125M | Buy |
3,246,030
+74,774
| +2% | +$2.94M | 0.12% | 199 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $118M | Buy |
3,171,256
+1,430,888
| +82% | +$53.1M | 0.12% | 197 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $64.5M | Buy |
1,740,368
+221,367
| +15% | +$8.03M | 0.07% | 384 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $56.7M | Buy |
1,519,001
+86,193
| +6% | +$3.01M | 0.06% | 402 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $49.2M | Buy |
1,432,808
+131,483
| +10% | +$5.09M | 0.06% | 423 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $51.9M | Sell |
1,301,325
-83,234
| -6% | -$3.49M | 0.06% | 438 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $60.4M | Buy |
1,384,559
+243,635
| +21% | +$11M | 0.07% | 402 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $54.5M | Sell |
1,140,924
-41,766
| -4% | -$1.89M | 0.06% | 431 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $48.9M | Sell |
1,182,690
-23,440
| -2% | -$1.14M | 0.06% | 439 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $55.3M | Sell |
1,206,130
-54,016
| -4% | -$2.51M | 0.07% | 425 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $64.4M | Sell |
1,260,146
-83,990
| -6% | -$4.05M | 0.07% | 426 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $72.2M | Buy |
1,344,136
+123,356
| +10% | +$5.99M | 0.07% | 366 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $56.3M | Buy |
1,220,780
+262,130
| +27% | +$12.7M | 0.06% | 433 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $43.8M | Buy |
958,650
+63,798
| +7% | +$2.99M | 0.05% | 495 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $40M | Sell |
894,852
-876,928
| -49% | -$39.6M | 0.05% | 486 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $83.8M | Sell |
1,771,780
-113,753
| -6% | -$5.05M | 0.11% | 225 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $75.9M | Buy |
1,885,533
+228,223
| +14% | +$9.8M | 0.12% | 211 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $70M | Buy |
1,657,310
+135,747
| +9% | +$5.73M | 0.12% | 208 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $61.9M | Sell |
1,521,563
-17,050
| -1% | -$804K | 0.14% | 200 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $72.2M | Buy |
1,538,613
+156,530
| +11% | +$7.05M | 0.12% | 217 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $62M | Buy |
1,382,083
+225,665
| +20% | +$9.69M | 0.12% | 223 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $47.8M | Buy |
1,156,418
+3,838
| +0.3% | +$149K | 0.09% | 281 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $42M | Buy |
1,152,580
+129,782
| +13% | +$4.57M | 0.08% | 307 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $35M | Buy |
1,022,798
+52,578
| +5% | +$1.82M | 0.08% | 299 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $35.8M | Buy |
970,220
+52,641
| +6% | +$1.95M | 0.07% | 352 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $32.3M | Sell |
917,579
-65,342
| -7% | -$2.24M | 0.07% | 351 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $33.5M | Buy |
982,921
+115,882
| +13% | +$4.03M | 0.08% | 318 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $34M | Buy |
867,039
+6,512
| +0.8% | +$237K | 0.08% | 315 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $28.6M | Sell |
860,527
-19,846
| -2% | -$665K | 0.07% | 332 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $29.3M | Buy |
880,373
+66,291
| +8% | +$2.17M | 0.08% | 319 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $26.2M | Buy |
814,082
+52,770
| +7% | +$1.62M | 0.07% | 352 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $22.9M | Buy |
761,312
+133,115
| +21% | +$3.97M | 0.07% | 394 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $19.1M | Buy |
628,197
+440,013
| +234% | +$14.3M | 0.06% | 472 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $6.71M | Sell |
188,184
-299,595
| -61% | -$9.76M | 0.02% | 839 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $15.5M | Buy |
487,779
+37,278
| +8% | +$1.15M | 0.05% | 483 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $13.4M | Sell |
450,501
-44,554
| -9% | -$1.28M | 0.03% | 569 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $13.1M | Sell |
495,055
-100,537
| -17% | -$2.57M | 0.04% | 544 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $14.6M | Buy |
595,592
+64,551
| +12% | +$1.69M | 0.04% | 585 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $14M | Sell |
531,041
-37,210
| -7% | -$990K | 0.04% | 574 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $15.2M | Sell |
568,251
-10,585
| -2% | -$272K | 0.05% | 505 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $13.6M | Buy |
578,836
+21,014
| +4% | +$513K | 0.05% | 569 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $14.6M | Sell |
557,822
-26,983
| -5% | -$679K | 0.06% | 502 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $14.7M | Buy |
584,805
+33,650
| +6% | +$812K | 0.06% | 478 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $13M | Buy |
551,155
+117,590
| +27% | +$2.87M | 0.06% | 486 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $10.7M | Sell |
433,565
-240,366
| -36% | -$6.13M | 0.06% | 506 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $16.9M | Buy |
+673,931
| New | +$17.1M | 0.11% | 252 |
|
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First Trust Advisors's WTRG Position: Q1 2026 in Review
First Trust Advisors reduced its Essential Utilities (WTRG) stake by 54% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $87.8M and leaving 1,911,611 shares worth $77M. The position accounts for 0.06% of the portfolio, ranked #419.
First Trust Advisors first reported a position in WTRG in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $164M in Q1 2025. 694 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold WTRG as of Q1 2026.
- First Trust Advisors held 1,911,611 shares of Essential Utilities worth $77M as of Q1 2026.
- First Trust Advisors sold 2,231,098 Essential Utilities shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $87.8M.
- Essential Utilities made up 0.06% of First Trust Advisors's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #419 holding.
- First Trust Advisors first reported a position in Essential Utilities in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
- First Trust Advisors's Essential Utilities position peaked at $164M in Q1 2025.
- 694 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Essential Utilities as of Q1 2026.
Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.