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Essential Utilities
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578 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.72B invested in Essential Utilities in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 91 funds opening new positions, 168 increasing their positions, 195 reducing their positions, and 103 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 8 (+1)

4.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 70.22% → 74.27% (+4.1%)

4% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.13M | Put options by funds: $6.86M

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 595 → 578 (-17)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.11B → $6.72B (-$387M)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 91 | Existing positions closed: 103

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 168 | Existing positions reduced: 195

Holders
578
Holders Change
-17
Holders Change %
-2.86%
% of All Funds
12.74%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
91
Increased
168
Reduced
195
Closed
103
Calls
$7.13M
Puts
$6.86M
Net Calls
+$267K
Net Calls Change
-$3.04M

Top Buyers

1
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
+$1.02B
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$82.6M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$29.1M
4
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
+$20.3M
5
TIA
Tandem Investment Advisors
South Carolina
+$16.2M

Top Sellers

1
BPSG
Brookfield Public Securities Group
New York
-$172M
2
ZP
Zimmer Partners
New York
-$67.7M
3
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
-$53.3M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$37.6M
5
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
-$32.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PIA
276
Piedmont Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$658K – – –
Neuberger Berman Group
277
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$648K +$4.2K +89 +0.6%
O
278
Ossiam
France
$630K +$730K +15,471 New
SEI Investments
279
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$629K -$29.7K -629 -4%
OMC
280
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$628K +$728K +15,426 New
WTC
281
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$611K -$12K -255 -2%
TPW
282
Tiller Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$603K – – –
Bank Julius Baer & Co
283
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$594K +$689K +14,602 New
HIC
284
Hartline Investment Corp
Illinois
$591K +$685K +14,520 New
WF
285
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$578K – – –
GP
286
Girard Partners
Pennsylvania
$565K +$140K +2,960 +27%
ST
287
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$558K – – –
CAN
288
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$553K -$119K -2,512 -16%
SCM
289
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$547K -$18.9K -400 -3%
BP
290
BBR Partners
New York
$544K – – –
GEA
291
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$532K -$376K -7,966 -38%
RCA
292
Ranch Capital Advisors
Florida
$528K -$11.9K -253 -2%
CSS
293
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$520K +$603K +12,774 New
Aberdeen Group
294
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$519K +$17.8K +377 +3%
FMT
295
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$514K -$115K -2,443 -16%
Natixis Advisors
296
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$508K +$589K +12,476 New
BCM
297
Birch Capital Management
Texas
$502K -$175K -3,712 -23%
PA
298
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$502K +$94 +2 +0%
IFWM
299
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$494K – – –
AF
300
Aldebaran Financial
$491K -$14.2K -300 -2%
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WTRG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

578 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essential Utilities (WTRG) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $6.72B — down 5.4% from $7.11B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 103 funds closed out of WTRG and 91 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 195 trimmed existing stakes and 168 added.

The largest buyer was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.02B. The largest seller was Brookfield Public Securities Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $172M sold.

  • 578 institutional investors held Essential Utilities (WTRG) as of Q1 2020, down from 595 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $6.72B of Essential Utilities stock for Q1 2020, down 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 91 funds opened new Essential Utilities positions in Q1 2020 and 103 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest Essential Utilities buyer in Q1 2020 was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an estimated $1.02B added.
  • The largest Essential Utilities seller in Q1 2020 was Brookfield Public Securities Group, an estimated $172M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.