We are live on ! Find out more
WTRG icon

Essential Utilities
WTRG

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
BRCM
101
Bright Rock Capital Management
Massachusetts
$3.86M +$51.9K +1,600 +1%
DPIM
102
Duff & Phelps Investment Management
Illinois
$3.78M +$1.77M +54,440 +78%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
103
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$3.69M -$3.36M -103,677 -46%
CFB
104
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$3.68M -$27.4K -846 -0.7%
Comerica Bank
105
Comerica Bank
Texas
$3.67M +$29.8K +920 +0.7%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
106
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$3.64M -$869K -26,800 -18%
CT
107
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$3.6M +$265K +8,188 +7%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
108
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$3.34M +$207K +6,384 +6%
CT
109
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$3.29M +$18.9K +582 +0.5%
PVH
110
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$3.28M – – –
T. Rowe Price Associates
111
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$3.23M +$964K +29,730 +39%
Canada Life
112
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$3.23M -$989K -30,517 -22%
Brown Advisory
113
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$3.11M +$73.8K +2,277 +2%
BA
114
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$3.01M -$2.96M -91,268 -48%
M&T Bank
115
M&T Bank
New York
$2.98M -$207K -6,377 -6%
BCM
116
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$2.97M +$3.16M +97,563 New
Truist Financial
117
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$2.82M -$42.3K -1,304 -1%
JG
118
Jefferies Group
New York
$2.71M +$2.25M +69,357 +355%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
119
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$2.65M +$414K +12,776 +17%
Bank of Montreal
120
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.57M +$213K +6,581 +8%
Allianz Asset Management
121
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$2.5M -$12.2M -375,456 -82%
MSA
122
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$2.5M +$39.1K +1,206 +1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
123
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.5M +$2.66M +82,029 New
LTFS
124
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.43M -$749K -23,104 -22%
Nisa Investment Advisors
125
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$2.43M – – –
3 4
5
6 7

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.