Essential Utilities
WTRG
416 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.06B invested in Essential Utilities in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 146 increasing their positions, 132 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
249% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.98M | Put options by funds: $567K
85% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 20
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.68B → $3.06B (+$373M)
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 146 | Existing positions reduced: 132
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 404 → 416 (+12)
0.06% less ownership
Funds ownership: 48.67% → 48.61% (-0.06%)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$17.8M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$14.9M |
| 3 |
WI
WBI Investments
Red Bank,
New Jersey
|
+$12.2M |
| 4 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$9.93M |
| 5 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$9.41M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$22.4M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$14.1M |
| 3 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$14.1M |
| 4 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$13.9M |
| 5 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$9.76M |
WTRG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
416 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essential Utilities (WTRG) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $3.06B — up 14% from $2.68B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new WTRG positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 146 added to existing stakes and 132 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $17.8M. The largest seller was Pictet Asset Management (UK), cutting an estimated $22.4M.
- 416 institutional investors held Essential Utilities (WTRG) as of Q2 2016, up from 404 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $3.06B of Essential Utilities stock for Q2 2016, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Essential Utilities positions in Q2 2016 and 20 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest Essential Utilities buyer in Q2 2016 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $17.8M added.
- The largest Essential Utilities seller in Q2 2016 was Pictet Asset Management (UK), an estimated $22.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.