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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
NHFG
351
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$2K – – –
TWA
352
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$2K – – –
TFO
353
Tarbox Family Office
California
$2K +$486 +19 +44%
TRCT
354
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K +$1.97K +77 New
N
355
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.89K – – –
AW
356
Alpha Windward
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
TCA
357
Tortoise Capital Advisors
Kansas
$1K – – –
Bessemer Group
358
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$1K +$1.02K +40 New
FPTW
359
Franklin, Parlapiano, Turner & Welch
Texas
$1K +$1.38K +54 New
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
360
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
– -$2.68M -109,500 Closed
SCA
361
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
– -$1.57M -63,967 Closed
CG
362
Clinton Group
New York
– -$1.56M -63,722 Closed
11A
363
10-15 Associates
New York
– -$1.03M -42,125 Closed
NI
364
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
– -$820K -33,500 Closed
DCM
365
Dynamic Capital Management
Jersey
– -$769K -31,413 Closed
UOC
366
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
– -$564K -23,021 Closed
DWA
367
Douglass Winthrop Advisors
New York
– -$501K -19,000 Closed
AIM
368
Ada Investment Management
New York
– -$460K -18,797 Closed
MCM
369
Maryland Capital Management
Maryland
– -$459K -18,732 Closed
SG Americas Securities
370
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$424K -17,310 Closed
JPTCCM
371
J.P. Turner & Co Capital Management
Georgia
– -$238K -9,932 Closed
TD Asset Management
372
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$227K -9,250 Closed
Two Sigma Investments
373
Two Sigma Investments
New York
– -$209K -8,536 Closed
DC
374
Deere & Company
Illinois
– -$205K -8,377 Closed
HTC
375
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
– -$201K -8,223 Closed
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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.