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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
MSS
151
Mitchell Sinkler & Starr
Pennsylvania
$1.57M -$74.6K -2,500 -5%
Macquarie Group
152
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1.55M +$230K +7,700 +18%
SCM
153
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.54M +$1.53M +51,387 New
Barclays
154
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.48M +$1.04M +34,994 +243%
SLA
155
Silver Lake Advisory
Utah
$1.45M +$36.9K +1,237 +3%
TAM
156
Trillium Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.43M +$1.42M +47,594 New
IA
157
Independence Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.41M -$143K -4,791 -9%
TAM
158
TPH Asset Management
Texas
$1.38M +$1.37M +45,924 New
WSFS
159
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$1.36M -$48K -1,610 -3%
TRSOTSOK
160
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$1.32M -$53.7K -1,800 -4%
LSERS
161
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$1.32M -$59.6K -2,000 -4%
CIM
162
Calvert Investment Management
Maryland
$1.27M -$4.91M -164,801 -80%
LPL Financial
163
LPL Financial
California
$1.26M -$17K -569 -1%
Victory Capital Management
164
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$1.26M +$144K +4,813 +13%
PA
165
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$1.22M +$31.6K +1,060 +3%
Creative Planning
166
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.22M +$142K +4,773 +13%
CGT
167
Capital Guardian Trust
California
$1.16M +$186K +6,250 +19%
FBT
168
First Bankers Trust
Kentucky
$1.16M +$8.68K +291 +0.8%
CAM
169
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
$1.13M – – –
US Bancorp
170
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.11M -$8.71K -292 -0.8%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
171
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$1.1M -$2.46M -82,600 -69%
HighTower Advisors
172
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.1M +$98.4K +3,298 +10%
MFIMFI
173
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Illinois
$1.09M -$890K -29,840 -45%
FNB
174
Farmers National Bank
Kentucky
$1.07M +$12.5K +418 +1%
FMT
175
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$1.07M +$355K +11,909 +50%
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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.