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Essential Utilities
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578 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.72B invested in Essential Utilities in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 91 funds opening new positions, 168 increasing their positions, 195 reducing their positions, and 103 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 8 (+1)

4.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 70.22% → 74.27% (+4.1%)

4% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.13M | Put options by funds: $6.86M

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 595 → 578 (-17)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.11B → $6.72B (-$387M)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 91 | Existing positions closed: 103

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 168 | Existing positions reduced: 195

Holders
578
Holders Change
-17
Holders Change %
-2.86%
% of All Funds
12.74%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
91
Increased
168
Reduced
195
Closed
103
Calls
$7.13M
Puts
$6.86M
Net Calls
+$267K
Net Calls Change
-$3.04M

Top Buyers

1
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
+$1.02B
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$82.6M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$29.1M
4
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
+$20.3M
5
TIA
Tandem Investment Advisors
South Carolina
+$16.2M

Top Sellers

1
BPSG
Brookfield Public Securities Group
New York
-$172M
2
ZP
Zimmer Partners
New York
-$67.7M
3
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
-$53.3M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$37.6M
5
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
-$32.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Swiss National Bank
26
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$34.1M +$7.42M +157,300 +23%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
27
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$34M -$2.3M -48,809 -6%
UBS AM
28
UBS AM
Illinois
$31.7M -$3.35M -71,004 -8%
PCA
29
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$30M -$4.04M -85,568 -10%
Goldman Sachs
30
Goldman Sachs
New York
$29M -$2.27M -48,020 -6%
Allianz Asset Management
31
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$28.2M -$1.13M -24,014 -3%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
32
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$26.3M -$368K -7,800 -1%
FAM
33
Fenimore Asset Management
New York
$24.5M -$2.21M -46,772 -7%
RhumbLine Advisers
34
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$24M +$2.59M +54,953 +10%
Bank of America
35
Bank of America
North Carolina
$23.9M -$2.28M -48,299 -8%
SAM
36
Storebrand Asset Management
Norway
$23.7M +$27.5M +583,152 New
GF
37
Gabelli Funds
New York
$23.5M +$330K +7,000 +1%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
38
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$20.8M -$1.62M -34,298 -6%
California Public Employees Retirement System
39
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$19.8M -$298K -6,324 -1%
Ameriprise
40
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$19.7M -$1.91M -40,576 -8%
AllianceBernstein
41
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$19.7M +$173K +3,670 +0.8%
N
42
Nuveen
North Carolina
$19.4M +$1.51M +32,079 +7%
Deutsche Bank
43
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$19.1M +$2.3M +48,819 +12%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
44
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$18.4M +$1.2M +25,381 +6%
Wells Fargo
45
Wells Fargo
California
$17.8M -$1.27M -26,875 -6%
CC
46
Carlson Capital
Texas
$17.5M -$24.5M -518,889 -55%
AIG
47
American International Group
New York
$17.1M +$206K +4,356 +1%
Janus Henderson Group
48
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$15.9M +$15.1M +319,024 +445%
PPA
49
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$15.4M +$1.07M +22,780 +6%
TIA
50
Tandem Investment Advisors
South Carolina
$14M +$16.2M +343,110 New
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WTRG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

578 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essential Utilities (WTRG) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $6.72B — down 5.4% from $7.11B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 103 funds closed out of WTRG and 91 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 195 trimmed existing stakes and 168 added.

The largest buyer was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.02B. The largest seller was Brookfield Public Securities Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $172M sold.

  • 578 institutional investors held Essential Utilities (WTRG) as of Q1 2020, down from 595 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $6.72B of Essential Utilities stock for Q1 2020, down 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 91 funds opened new Essential Utilities positions in Q1 2020 and 103 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest Essential Utilities buyer in Q1 2020 was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an estimated $1.02B added.
  • The largest Essential Utilities seller in Q1 2020 was Brookfield Public Securities Group, an estimated $172M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.