Essential Utilities
WTRG
359 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.24B invested in Essential Utilities in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 129 increasing their positions, 110 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
133% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 7 (+4)
48% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 27
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 129 | Existing positions reduced: 110
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.01B → $2.24B (+$227M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 348 → 359 (+11)
1.57% more ownership
Funds ownership: 46.4% → 47.98% (+1.6%)
47% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $736K | Put options by funds: $1.38M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$23.5M |
| 2 |
BKBG
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Brussels,
Belgium
|
+$18.6M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$11.4M |
| 4 |
NG
NatWest Group
Edinburgh, Scotland,
United Kingdom
|
+$9.58M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$9.32M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$12.2M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$9.63M |
| 3 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$7.29M |
| 4 |
WAM
Water Asset Management
New York
|
-$7M |
| 5 |
QI
QS Investors
New York
|
-$6.71M |
WTRG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
359 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essential Utilities (WTRG) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $2.24B — up 11% from $2.01B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new WTRG positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 129 added to existing stakes and 110 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Baillie Gifford & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $23.5M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $12.2M.
- 359 institutional investors held Essential Utilities (WTRG) as of Q3 2015, up from 348 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $2.24B of Essential Utilities stock for Q3 2015, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 40 funds opened new Essential Utilities positions in Q3 2015 and 27 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest Essential Utilities buyer in Q3 2015 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $23.5M added.
- The largest Essential Utilities seller in Q3 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $12.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.