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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
T. Rowe Price Associates
101
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$3.34M +$152K +5,090 +5%
CT
102
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$3.26M +$16.7K +560 +0.5%
Two Sigma Advisers
103
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$3.22M -$5.41M -181,509 -63%
BA
104
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$3.13M +$158K +5,284 +5%
PVH
105
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$3.05M -$179K -6,000 -6%
Brown Advisory
106
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$3.04M -$26.8K -900 -0.9%
SBL
107
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$3.04M +$2.98M +100,025 +9,262%
UBS AM
108
UBS AM
Illinois
$3.02M -$1.15M -38,480 -28%
Canada Life
109
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$2.99M -$189K -6,353 -6%
M&T Bank
110
M&T Bank
New York
$2.96M +$15.4K +518 +0.5%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
111
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$2.9M -$5.11M -171,447 -64%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
112
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$2.66M +$7.78K +261 +0.3%
SG Americas Securities
113
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.64M -$19M -636,697 -88%
Janney Montgomery Scott
114
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.61M +$144K +4,842 +6%
Bank of Montreal
115
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.56M +$58.6K +1,965 +2%
MSA
116
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$2.49M +$21.7K +728 +0.9%
Allianz Asset Management
117
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$2.47M – – –
MERSOM
118
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$2.45M +$57.6K +1,930 +2%
RCM
119
Radnor Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.43M +$2.41M +80,849 New
Nisa Investment Advisors
120
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$2.4M – – –
GT
121
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$2.31M +$328K +10,987 +17%
DILIC
122
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$2.3M +$2.28M +76,570 New
LMGAM
123
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.28M -$80.6K -2,703 -3%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
124
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$2.25M – – –
ASRS
125
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$2.21M -$35.8K -1,200 -2%
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5
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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.