Essential Utilities
WTRG
411 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.06B invested in Essential Utilities in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 147 increasing their positions, 128 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
36% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.89M | Put options by funds: $1.39M
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 147 | Existing positions reduced: 128
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.92B → $3.06B (+$146M)
0.76% more ownership
Funds ownership: 51.08% → 51.84% (+0.76%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 426 → 411 (-15)
37% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 30
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$24.1M |
| 2 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
+$18.2M |
| 3 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$17.5M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$16.5M |
| 5 |
IAMU
Impax Asset Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$9.59M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$44.1M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$12.6M |
| 3 |
LM
Luminus Management
Houston,
Texas
|
-$8.82M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$5.99M |
| 5 |
DP
Dearborn Partners
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$4.15M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MWP
426
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$216K | -6,716 | Closed |
|
|
TI
427
Trexquant Investment
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$208K | -6,461 | Closed |
|
|
BCM
428
BlueCrest Capital Management
St Helier,
Jersey
| – | -$202K | -6,271 | Closed |
|
|
ADL
429
Asset Dedication LLC
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$44K | -1,358 | Closed |
|
430
Nomura Asset Management
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$35K | -1,080 | Closed |
|
|
SP
431
Symmetry Partners
Glastonbury,
Connecticut
| – | -$21K | -642 | Closed |
|
432
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$10K | -312 | Closed |
|
|
AII
433
AGF Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$8K | -234 | Closed |
|
434
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$6.16K | -188 | Closed |
|
|
SNT
435
Security National Trust
Wheeling,
West Virginia
| – | -$6K | -187 | Closed |
|
|
HR
436
Howe & Rusling
Rochester,
New York
| – | -$5K | -165 | Closed |
|
|
SF
437
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
| – | -$5K | -155 | Closed |
|
|
EWM
438
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
| – | -$2K | -61 | Closed |
|
WTRG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
411 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essential Utilities (WTRG) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $3.06B — up 5% from $2.92B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of WTRG and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 128 trimmed existing stakes and 147 added.
The largest buyer was Pictet Asset Management (UK), adding an estimated $24.1M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $44.1M.
- 411 institutional investors held Essential Utilities (WTRG) as of Q2 2017, down from 426 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $3.06B of Essential Utilities stock for Q2 2017, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new Essential Utilities positions in Q2 2017 and 30 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest Essential Utilities buyer in Q2 2017 was Pictet Asset Management (UK), an estimated $24.1M added.
- The largest Essential Utilities seller in Q2 2017 was State Street, an estimated $44.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.