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Essential Utilities
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416 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.62B invested in Essential Utilities in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 129 increasing their positions, 140 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.77M | Put options by funds: $1.63M

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 32

0.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.61% → 48.68% (+0.07%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 416 → 416 (0)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 129 | Existing positions reduced: 140

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.06B → $2.62B (-$442M)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

Holders
416
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
11.1%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
34
Increased
129
Reduced
140
Closed
32
Calls
$1.77M
Puts
$1.63M
Net Calls
+$144K
Net Calls Change
-$1.27M

Top Buyers

1
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$17.4M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$14.9M
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$14.3M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$11.5M
5
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
+$9.36M

Top Sellers

1
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$17.8M
2
WI
WBI Investments
New Jersey
-$13.4M
3
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$12.2M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$11.8M
5
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
-$11.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NC
76
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$5.28M -$600K -18,500 -10%
MLICM
77
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$5.07M -$6.36K -196 -0.1%
PPA
78
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$4.98M +$364K +11,224 +7%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
79
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$4.97M -$295K -9,110 -5%
FNBTCON
80
First National Bank & Trust Co of Newtown
Pennsylvania
$4.91M -$67.5K -2,083 -1%
M
81
MOTCO
Texas
$4.88M -$295K -9,113 -5%
RJA
82
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.88M +$112K +3,453 +2%
FNFDCM
83
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$4.88M -$4.86K -150 -0.1%
LG
84
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$4.74M -$159K -4,909 -3%
CCB
85
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$4.63M -$257K -7,919 -5%
CG
86
Clinton Group
New York
$4.6M +$3.85M +118,760 +370%
HPC
87
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$4.48M – – –
ProShare Advisors
88
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$4.33M +$1.81M +55,816 +65%
PP
89
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$4.33M +$4.32M +133,236 +1,537%
MHI
90
Miller Howard Investments
New York
$4.3M -$1.98M -61,006 -30%
Citadel Advisors
91
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$4.26M +$2.02M +62,189 +80%
UBS AM
92
UBS AM
Illinois
$4.23M +$117K +3,600 +3%
MAM
93
Magellan Asset Management
Australia
$4.23M -$151K -4,642 -3%
BBA
94
BLB&B Advisors
Pennsylvania
$4.19M +$42.9K +1,324 +1%
MOACM
95
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$4.14M +$127K +3,932 +3%
TPSF
96
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$4.12M -$14.8K -456 -0.3%
WAM
97
Water Asset Management
New York
$4M -$7.68M -237,000 -64%
Prudential Financial
98
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$3.99M -$611K -18,860 -13%
DP
99
Dearborn Partners
Illinois
$3.94M – – –
Baird Financial Group
100
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$3.92M -$96.3K -2,971 -2%
2 3
4
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WTRG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

416 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essential Utilities (WTRG) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $2.62B — down 14% from $3.06B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new WTRG positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 129 added to existing stakes and 140 trimmed.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $17.4M. The largest seller was Pictet Asset Management (UK), cutting an estimated $17.8M.

  • 416 institutional investors held Essential Utilities (WTRG) as of Q3 2016, unchanged from Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.62B of Essential Utilities stock for Q3 2016, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Essential Utilities positions in Q3 2016 and 32 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Essential Utilities buyer in Q3 2016 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $17.4M added.
  • The largest Essential Utilities seller in Q3 2016 was Pictet Asset Management (UK), an estimated $17.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.