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Essential Utilities
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359 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.24B invested in Essential Utilities in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 129 increasing their positions, 110 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 7 (+4)

48% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 27

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 129 | Existing positions reduced: 110

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.01B → $2.24B (+$227M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 348 → 359 (+11)

1.57% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.4% → 47.98% (+1.6%)

47% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $736K | Put options by funds: $1.38M

Holders
359
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+3.16%
% of All Funds
10.02%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+133.33%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
40
Increased
129
Reduced
110
Closed
27
Calls
$736K
Puts
$1.38M
Net Calls
-$645K
Net Calls Change
-$486K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Baillie Gifford & Co
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
+$23.5M
2
BKBG
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Belgium
+$18.6M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$11.4M
4
NG
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
+$9.58M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$9.32M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$12.2M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$9.63M
3
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
-$7.29M
4
WAM
Water Asset Management
New York
-$7M
5
QI
QS Investors
New York
-$6.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
QT
251
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$297K +$287K +11,230 New
PAM
252
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
$293K -$310K -12,120 -52%
CCM
253
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$288K -$267K -10,424 -49%
BCM
254
Blume Capital Management
California
$280K – – –
AT
255
Arden Trust
Delaware
$279K +$270K +10,555 New
NL
256
NWAM LLC
Washington
$275K – – –
BHWM
257
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$265K -$30.7K -1,200 -11%
CAN
258
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$262K +$251K +9,788 New
ACM
259
Azimuth Capital Management
Michigan
$258K -$2.56K -100 -1%
RMDI
260
R.M. Davis Inc
Maine
$256K – – –
SB
261
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$251K – – –
HNB
262
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$243K +$45.7K +1,785 +24%
DIA
263
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
$234K -$5.12K -200 -2%
JMPWA
264
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$231K -$15.9K -623 -7%
OI
265
Oakbrook Investments
Illinois
$230K +$2.56K +100 +1%
LNWWM
266
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$230K +$223K +8,702 New
SCA
267
Stillwater Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$225K – – –
Truist Financial
268
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$222K +$215K +8,395 New
GCP
269
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$221K -$50.8K -1,986 -19%
Fidelity Investments
270
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$219K +$212K +8,291 New
PWLP
271
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership
Massachusetts
$215K +$208K +8,136 New
FNT
272
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$213K +$206K +8,034 New
SM
273
Stratton Management
Pennsylvania
$213K +$206K +8,056 New
WAM
274
World Asset Management
Michigan
$210K +$203K +7,942 New
BUB
275
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$203K +$196K +7,662 New
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11
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WTRG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

359 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essential Utilities (WTRG) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $2.24B — up 11% from $2.01B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new WTRG positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 129 added to existing stakes and 110 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Baillie Gifford & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $23.5M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $12.2M.

  • 359 institutional investors held Essential Utilities (WTRG) as of Q3 2015, up from 348 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.24B of Essential Utilities stock for Q3 2015, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new Essential Utilities positions in Q3 2015 and 27 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Essential Utilities buyer in Q3 2015 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $23.5M added.
  • The largest Essential Utilities seller in Q3 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $12.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.