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Essential Utilities

348 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.01B invested in Essential Utilities in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 117 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 31

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 343348 (+5)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 117 | Existing positions reduced: 114

0.73% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.67%46.4% (+0.73%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.13B → $2.01B (-$118M)

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $899K | Put options by funds: $1.06M

Holders
348
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+1.46%
% of All Funds
9.38%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
40
Increased
117
Reduced
114
Closed
31
Calls
$899K
Puts
$1.06M
Net Calls
-$159K
Net Calls Change
-$863K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
California Public Employees Retirement System
26
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$13.5M -$81.3K -3,100 -0.6%
Principal Financial Group
27
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$13M +$747K +28,482 +6%
BIM
28
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$12.4M +$250K +9,519 +2%
Goldman Sachs
29
Goldman Sachs
New York
$12.3M +$8.83M +336,662 +202%
Ameriprise
30
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$11.9M +$711K +27,108 +6%
GC
31
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$11.9M -$456K -17,390 -3%
Legal & General Group
32
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$11.6M +$1.7M +64,660 +16%
Bank of America
33
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10.8M -$1.13M -43,018 -9%
Charles Schwab
34
Charles Schwab
California
$10.7M +$1.15M +43,682 +11%
Stifel Financial
35
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$9.8M +$667K +25,431 +7%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
36
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$9.76M +$684K +26,083 +7%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
37
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$9.49M +$9.26M +353,120 +1,027%
Wells Fargo
38
Wells Fargo
California
$9.45M +$205K +7,824 +2%
First Manhattan
39
First Manhattan
New York
$9.35M -$997 -38 -0%
AIG
40
American International Group
New York
$9.2M -$11.3K -431 -0.1%
CS
41
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$8.77M +$348K +13,263 +4%
ARC
42
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$8.23M +$8.82M +336,040 New
MHI
43
Miller Howard Investments
New York
$8M +$117K +4,455 +1%
BlackRock
44
BlackRock
New York
$7.98M +$375K +14,276 +5%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
45
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$7.92M -$295K -11,232 -3%
QI
46
QS Investors
New York
$7.41M -$533K -20,328 -6%
UBS Group
47
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.37M +$127K +4,845 +2%
PNC Financial Services Group
48
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$7.12M -$15.5K -590 -0.2%
RhumbLine Advisers
49
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$7.05M +$144K +5,501 +2%
TCIM
50
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$7.04M +$174K +6,619 +2%

WTRG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

348 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essential Utilities (WTRG) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $2.01B — down 5.6% from $2.13B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new WTRG positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 117 added to existing stakes and 114 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Federated Hermes, adding an estimated $19.1M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $20.3M.

  • 348 institutional investors held Essential Utilities (WTRG) as of Q2 2015, up from 343 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.01B of Essential Utilities stock for Q2 2015, down 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new Essential Utilities positions in Q2 2015 and 31 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Essential Utilities buyer in Q2 2015 was Federated Hermes, an estimated $19.1M added.
  • The largest Essential Utilities seller in Q2 2015 was State Street, an estimated $20.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.