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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
Capital World Investors
51
Capital World Investors
California
$8.68M – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
52
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$8.5M -$135K -4,520 -2%
Federated Hermes
53
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$8.46M -$9.41M -315,582 -53%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
54
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$8.26M – – –
Los Angeles Capital Management
55
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$8.23M -$444K -14,874 -5%
PNC Financial Services Group
56
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$8.16M -$67.2K -2,252 -0.8%
AQR Capital Management
57
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$8.01M +$1.37M +45,779 +21%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
58
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$7.25M -$30K -1,007 -0.4%
ProShare Advisors
59
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$7.09M +$2.81M +94,173 +66%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
60
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$6.88M +$15.3K +514 +0.2%
TA
61
Teachers Advisors
New York
$6.83M +$1.42M +47,468 +26%
Citadel Advisors
62
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$6.36M +$2.15M +72,006 +52%
BRCM
63
Bright Rock Capital Management
Massachusetts
$6.29M +$2.48M +83,000 +66%
KBC Group
64
KBC Group
Belgium
$6.18M -$131K -4,380 -2%
PPA
65
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$6.18M +$1.26M +42,401 +26%
CS
66
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$6M -$3.02M -101,415 -34%
AllianceBernstein
67
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$5.98M -$238K -7,995 -4%
CT
68
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$5.75M +$2.19M +73,299 +62%
WFG
69
Wills Financial Group
Virginia
$5.71M +$252K +8,454 +5%
LA
70
Legacy Advisors
Pennsylvania
$5.69M +$5.65M +189,517 New
JHIU
71
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$5.59M -$5.54M -185,600 -50%
NC
72
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$5.23M +$26.6K +893 +0.5%
MHI
73
Miller Howard Investments
New York
$5.2M +$951K +31,887 +23%
RJA
74
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$5.11M +$295K +9,905 +6%
AG
75
Aperio Group
California
$5.03M -$481K -16,143 -9%
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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.