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Essential Utilities
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432 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.68B invested in Essential Utilities in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 132 increasing their positions, 133 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 38

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 416 → 432 (+16)

1.59% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.68% → 50.28% (+1.6%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.62B → $2.68B (+$63.7M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 132 | Existing positions reduced: 133

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.15M | Put options by funds: $1.77M

Holders
432
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+3.85%
% of All Funds
10.8%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
59
Increased
132
Reduced
133
Closed
38
Calls
$1.15M
Puts
$1.77M
Net Calls
-$624K
Net Calls Change
-$768K

Top Buyers

1
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$51M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$17M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$13.8M
4
IAMU
Impax Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
+$12M
5
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$10.3M

Top Sellers

1
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$19M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$10.8M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$10M
4
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$9.41M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$6.91M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GC
26
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$17.5M +$1.67M +55,931 +11%
Credit Agricole
27
Credit Agricole
France
$16.7M +$8.42M +282,268 +103%
BlackRock
28
BlackRock
New York
$15.7M +$1.7M +56,857 +12%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
29
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$15M +$209K +7,000 +1%
Ameriprise
30
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$14.9M +$450K +15,075 +3%
California Public Employees Retirement System
31
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$14.6M -$2.33M -78,000 -14%
Legal & General Group
32
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$14.6M +$1.33M +44,559 +10%
PCA
33
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$13.8M +$1.4M +46,838 +11%
Wells Fargo
34
Wells Fargo
California
$13.3M +$114K +3,821 +0.9%
Bank of America
35
Bank of America
North Carolina
$12.8M +$2.42M +81,042 +24%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
36
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$11.4M -$292K -9,800 -3%
Baillie Gifford & Co
37
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$11.3M +$77.5K +2,598 +0.7%
UBS Group
38
UBS Group
Switzerland
$11.1M -$435K -14,582 -4%
RhumbLine Advisers
39
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$11M +$711K +23,827 +7%
First Manhattan
40
First Manhattan
New York
$10.7M -$257K -8,612 -2%
TCIM
41
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$10.6M -$681K -22,834 -6%
RT
42
Rockland Trust
Massachusetts
$10.6M +$3.17M +106,457 +43%
Lord, Abbett & Co
43
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$10.5M +$14.9K +500 +0.1%
AIG
44
American International Group
New York
$10.3M -$12.1K -405 -0.1%
Massachusetts Financial Services
45
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$10.3M -$237K -7,942 -2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
46
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$9.22M +$581K +19,490 +7%
Royal Bank of Canada
47
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$9.05M -$1.99M -66,672 -18%
WAM
48
Water Asset Management
New York
$8.9M +$4.92M +165,015 +126%
NFA
49
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$8.83M -$152K -5,099 -2%
Swiss National Bank
50
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$8.76M +$137K +4,600 +2%
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WTRG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

432 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essential Utilities (WTRG) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $2.68B — up 2.4% from $2.62B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 59 funds opened new WTRG positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 132 added to existing stakes and 133 trimmed.

The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $51M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, cutting an estimated $19M.

  • 432 institutional investors held Essential Utilities (WTRG) as of Q4 2016, up from 416 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.68B of Essential Utilities stock for Q4 2016, up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 59 funds opened new Essential Utilities positions in Q4 2016 and 38 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Essential Utilities buyer in Q4 2016 was State Street, an estimated $51M added.
  • The largest Essential Utilities seller in Q4 2016 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $19M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.