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Essential Utilities

373 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.52B invested in Essential Utilities in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 134 increasing their positions, 116 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

269% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.57M | Put options by funds: $697K

52% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 33

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 134 | Existing positions reduced: 116

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.24B → $2.52B (+$285M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 359373 (+14)

0.16% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.98%48.14% (+0.16%)

43% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 74 (-3)

Holders
373
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+3.9%
% of All Funds
9.78%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-42.86%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
50
Increased
134
Reduced
116
Closed
33
Calls
$2.57M
Puts
$697K
Net Calls
+$1.88M
Net Calls Change
+$2.52M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Retirement Systems of Alabama
26
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$17.2M +$71.3K +2,479 +0.4%
Principal Financial Group
27
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$16.6M +$577K +20,041 +4%
BIM
28
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$15.1M -$55.9K -1,942 -0.4%
Charles Schwab
29
Charles Schwab
California
$14.4M +$570K +19,804 +4%
Legal & General Group
30
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$14M +$161K +5,592 +1%
GC
31
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$13.9M -$1.15M -40,021 -8%
Ameriprise
32
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$13.8M -$475K -16,503 -3%
First Trust Advisors
33
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$13.4M -$1.28M -44,554 -9%
Stifel Financial
34
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$12.8M +$255K +8,860 +2%
Bank of America
35
Bank of America
North Carolina
$12.3M -$69.8K -2,426 -0.6%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
36
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$12.1M
CS
37
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$11.8M +$300K +10,413 +3%
Massachusetts Financial Services
38
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$11.6M +$47.5K +1,650 +0.4%
Wells Fargo
39
Wells Fargo
California
$11.3M +$149K +5,171 +1%
First Manhattan
40
First Manhattan
New York
$11.2M -$94.4K -3,281 -0.9%
Lord, Abbett & Co
41
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$11.2M +$10.8M +374,244 New
WAM
42
Water Asset Management
New York
$10.8M -$5.09M -177,000 -33%
AIG
43
American International Group
New York
$10.8M -$408K -14,189 -4%
TCIM
44
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$10.7M +$2.38M +82,813 +30%
BlackRock
45
BlackRock
New York
$10.3M +$523K +18,156 +6%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
46
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$10.1M +$149K +5,183 +2%
UBS Group
47
UBS Group
Switzerland
$9.99M +$721K +25,052 +8%
Los Angeles Capital Management
48
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$9.74M +$1.1M +38,055 +13%
Royal Bank of Canada
49
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$9.7M +$3.49M +121,183 +59%
RhumbLine Advisers
50
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$9.34M +$151K +5,239 +2%

WTRG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

373 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essential Utilities (WTRG) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $2.52B — up 13% from $2.24B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new WTRG positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 134 added to existing stakes and 116 trimmed.

The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $12.4M. The largest seller was BHF Kleinwort Benson Group, cutting an estimated $19.4M.

  • 373 institutional investors held Essential Utilities (WTRG) as of Q4 2015, up from 359 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.52B of Essential Utilities stock for Q4 2015, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 50 funds opened new Essential Utilities positions in Q4 2015 and 33 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Essential Utilities buyer in Q4 2015 was State Street, an estimated $12.4M added.
  • The largest Essential Utilities seller in Q4 2015 was BHF Kleinwort Benson Group, an estimated $19.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.