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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
JG
176
Jefferies Group
New York
$1.06M -$1.6M -53,718 -60%
WSCM
177
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$1.04M – – –
PM
178
Parametrica Management
Hong Kong
$1.03M +$1.02M +34,189 New
AL
179
Agran Libbie
California
$1.02M – – –
RB
180
Rodgers Brothers
Pennsylvania
$1M – – –
ISL
181
Ingalls & Snyder LLC
New York
$997K -$746 -25 -0.1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
182
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$993K +$17.3K +579 +2%
FANJ
183
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$971K -$34.1K -1,143 -3%
URS
184
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$968K -$2.98K -100 -0.3%
SIAP
185
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$963K +$956K +32,050 New
GWCM
186
Godshalk Welsh Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$961K -$18.6K -625 -2%
TFA
187
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$946K -$6.77K -227 -0.7%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
188
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$932K -$4.59M -154,030 -83%
NMIMC
189
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$918K +$865 +29 +0.1%
VKH
190
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$896K +$450K +15,073 +102%
SAM
191
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$875K -$421K -14,113 -33%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
192
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$841K -$192K -6,439 -19%
AB
193
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$821K +$95.3K +3,194 +13%
SAM
194
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$809K -$17.6K -590 -2%
CYG
195
Clean Yield Group
Vermont
$803K -$70.3K -2,357 -8%
SLG
196
Stanley-Laman Group
Pennsylvania
$801K +$795K +26,655 New
COPPSERS
197
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$789K +$835 +28 +0.1%
RIL
198
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$789K +$20.9K +700 +3%
WEC
199
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$786K -$112K -3,752 -13%
CHAM
200
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$785K -$96.9K -3,250 -11%
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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.