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Essential Utilities
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337 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.15B invested in Essential Utilities in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 116 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

144% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.81M | Put options by funds: $1.15M

124% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 21

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.88B → $2.15B (+$270M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 319 → 337 (+18)

0.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.46% → 45.94% (+0.48%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 116

Holders
337
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+5.64%
% of All Funds
8.99%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
47
Increased
90
Reduced
116
Closed
21
Calls
$2.81M
Puts
$1.15M
Net Calls
+$1.66M
Net Calls Change
+$2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$22.1M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$10.2M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$9.55M
4
QI
QS Investors
New York
+$9.23M
5
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$7.81M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Baillie Gifford & Co
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
-$21.4M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$8.21M
3
RS
Robeco Schweiz
Switzerland
-$7.93M
4
WAM
Water Asset Management
New York
-$7.55M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$5.43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
US Bancorp
126
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.53M +$273K +10,636 +23%
LMGAM
127
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.52M -$14.3K -558 -1%
UAS
128
United Asset Strategies
New York
$1.5M +$1.45M +56,243 New
FWIA
129
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$1.47M -$2.06K -80 -0.1%
BFA
130
Benedict Financial Advisors
Georgia
$1.43M +$1.38M +53,793 New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
131
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$1.39M -$2.47K -96 -0.2%
OPERF
132
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$1.39M – – –
OC
133
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.33M -$98.8K -3,843 -7%
SLA
134
Silver Lake Advisory
Utah
$1.32M +$5.78K +225 +0.5%
LSERS
135
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$1.28M – – –
SAM
136
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.23M +$544K +21,159 +85%
Credit Agricole
137
Credit Agricole
France
$1.22M – – –
WEC
138
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$1.22M -$514 -20 -0%
KeyBank National Association
139
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$1.15M -$176K -6,860 -14%
LTFS
140
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.14M +$234K +9,095 +27%
HPIA
141
Hamilton Point Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$1.14M +$37.4K +1,454 +4%
LPL Financial
142
LPL Financial
California
$1.13M -$51.3K -1,997 -5%
IRF
143
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$1.12M +$96.7K +3,762 +10%
PA
144
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$1.1M +$271K +10,530 +34%
TRSOTSOK
145
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$1.03M – – –
COPPSERS
146
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$1.01M +$342K +13,302 +54%
FANJ
147
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$1.01M -$31.4K -1,222 -3%
SG Americas Securities
148
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.01M +$577K +22,436 +146%
CAM
149
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
$1M – – –
CHAM
150
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$993K – – –
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6
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WTRG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

337 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essential Utilities (WTRG) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.15B — up 14% from $1.88B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new WTRG positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 90 added to existing stakes and 116 trimmed.

The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $22.1M. The largest seller was Baillie Gifford & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $21.4M sold.

  • 337 institutional investors held Essential Utilities (WTRG) as of Q4 2014, up from 319 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.15B of Essential Utilities stock for Q4 2014, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new Essential Utilities positions in Q4 2014 and 21 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest Essential Utilities buyer in Q4 2014 was State Street, an estimated $22.1M added.
  • The largest Essential Utilities seller in Q4 2014 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $21.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.