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Essential Utilities

636 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.81B invested in Essential Utilities in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 246 increasing their positions, 175 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 246 | Existing positions reduced: 175

28% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.8M | Put options by funds: $11.6M

18% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 65 | Existing positions closed: 55

0.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.23%72.08% (+0.84%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 634636 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 66 (0)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.5B → $7.81B (-$683M)

Holders
636
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.32%
% of All Funds
10.96%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
65
Increased
246
Reduced
175
Closed
55
Calls
$14.8M
Puts
$11.6M
Net Calls
+$3.2M
Net Calls Change
+$1.29M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Janney Montgomery Scott
101
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$6.79M +$264K +5,454 +3%
Stifel Financial
102
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$6.44M -$416K -8,588 -5%
WFG
103
Wills Financial Group
Virginia
$6.43M +$3.92K +81 +0.1%
MIM
104
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$6.33M +$158K +3,256 +2%
SEI Investments
105
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$6.21M +$3.18M +65,677 +78%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
106
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$5.86M -$1.29M -26,693 -16%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
107
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$5.72M
HPC
108
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$5.59M -$4.84K -100 -0.1%
PAG
109
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$5.48M -$148K -3,045 -2%
MSV
110
MN Services Vermogensbeheer
Netherlands
$5.42M -$533K -11,000 -8%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
111
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$5.31M -$2.79M -57,624 -31%
FNBTCON
112
First National Bank & Trust Co of Newtown
Pennsylvania
$5.31M
YCM
113
Yousif Capital Management
Michigan
$5.02M -$349K -7,213 -6%
GC
114
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$4.97M +$1.89M +38,941 +48%
FTC
115
Farmers Trust Company
Ohio
$4.91M -$31.8K -656 -0.5%
FNC
116
First National Corp
Massachusetts
$4.9M +$346K +7,139 +6%
Russell Investments Group
117
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$4.75M +$1.14M +23,562 +26%
Man Group
118
Man Group
United Kingdom
$4.71M +$5.51M +113,716 New
ECM
119
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$4.61M -$3.05M -62,869 -36%
AIP
120
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$4.59M +$108K +2,232 +2%
Brown Advisory
121
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$4.56M +$169K +3,480 +3%
BS
122
Boenning & Scattergood
Pennsylvania
$4.55M -$356K -7,353 -6%
T. Rowe Price Associates
123
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$4.49M -$11.4M -235,333 -68%
Vontobel Holding
124
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$4.46M +$25.4K +525 +0.5%
Comerica Bank
125
Comerica Bank
Texas
$4.43M +$78.7K +1,625 +2%

WTRG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

636 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essential Utilities (WTRG) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $7.81B — down 8% from $8.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 65 funds opened new WTRG positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 246 added to existing stakes and 175 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Duff & Phelps Investment Management, adding an estimated $46.4M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $59.4M.

  • 636 institutional investors held Essential Utilities (WTRG) as of Q3 2022, up from 634 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $7.81B of Essential Utilities stock for Q3 2022, down 8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 65 funds opened new Essential Utilities positions in Q3 2022 and 55 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Essential Utilities buyer in Q3 2022 was Duff & Phelps Investment Management, an estimated $46.4M added.
  • The largest Essential Utilities seller in Q3 2022 was Millennium Management, an estimated $59.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.