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Essential Utilities
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348 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.01B invested in Essential Utilities in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 117 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 31

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 343 → 348 (+5)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 117 | Existing positions reduced: 114

0.73% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.67% → 46.4% (+0.73%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.13B → $2.01B (-$118M)

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $899K | Put options by funds: $1.06M

Holders
348
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+1.46%
% of All Funds
9.38%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
40
Increased
117
Reduced
114
Closed
31
Calls
$899K
Puts
$1.06M
Net Calls
-$159K
Net Calls Change
-$863K

Top Buyers

1
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
+$19.1M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$9.26M
3
WAM
Water Asset Management
New York
+$9.26M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$8.83M
5
ARC
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
+$8.82M

Top Sellers

1
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$20.3M
2
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
-$15.2M
3
NG
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
-$9.89M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$7.04M
5
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$5.41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
11A
151
10-15 Associates
New York
$1.03M -$37.4K -1,425 -3%
IRF
152
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$1.01M -$18K -685 -2%
OC
153
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1M -$235K -8,968 -18%
CSS
154
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$998K +$821K +31,303 +332%
PP
155
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$972K +$1.04M +39,696 New
RB
156
Rodgers Brothers
Pennsylvania
$951K -$29.4K -1,122 -3%
CAM
157
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
$918K – – –
GWCM
158
Godshalk Welsh Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$916K – – –
FANJ
159
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$902K -$14.1K -536 -1%
EIP
160
Energy Income Partners
Connecticut
$901K +$179K +6,810 +23%
CHAM
161
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$884K -$26.2K -1,000 -3%
WSCM
162
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$884K – – –
CYG
163
Clean Yield Group
Vermont
$866K -$1.02M -38,974 -52%
RA
164
Rational Advisors
New York
$839K +$898K +34,250 New
ProShare Advisors
165
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$833K -$44K -1,677 -5%
FNB
166
Farmers National Bank
Kentucky
$827K +$54.4K +2,072 +7%
NI
167
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$820K +$879K +33,500 New
TFA
168
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$816K -$34.4K -1,310 -4%
CGT
169
Capital Guardian Trust
California
$792K – – –
PA
170
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$787K -$198K -7,535 -19%
URS
171
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$771K -$2.62K -100 -0.3%
DCM
172
Dynamic Capital Management
Jersey
$769K +$824K +31,413 New
SAM
173
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$761K – – –
EGM
174
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$744K +$797K +30,400 New
ST
175
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$706K – – –
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7
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WTRG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

348 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essential Utilities (WTRG) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $2.01B — down 5.6% from $2.13B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new WTRG positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 117 added to existing stakes and 114 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Federated Hermes, adding an estimated $19.1M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $20.3M.

  • 348 institutional investors held Essential Utilities (WTRG) as of Q2 2015, up from 343 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.01B of Essential Utilities stock for Q2 2015, down 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new Essential Utilities positions in Q2 2015 and 31 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Essential Utilities buyer in Q2 2015 was Federated Hermes, an estimated $19.1M added.
  • The largest Essential Utilities seller in Q2 2015 was State Street, an estimated $20.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.