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Essential Utilities
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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
359
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+3.16%
% of All Funds
10.02%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+133.33%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
40
Increased
129
Reduced
110
Closed
27
Calls
$736K
Puts
$1.38M
Net Calls
-$645K
Net Calls Change
-$486K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Baillie Gifford & Co
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
+$23.5M
2
BKBG
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Belgium
+$18.6M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$11.4M
4
NG
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
+$9.58M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$9.32M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$12.2M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RFS
201
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$560K +$90.4K +3,531 +20%
Envestnet Asset Management
202
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$553K +$535K +20,896 New
AB
203
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$552K +$5.02K +196 +0.9%
MCM
204
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$549K – – –
HFS
205
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$548K -$628K -24,540 -54%
CSS
206
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$518K -$542K -21,157 -52%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
207
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$518K +$23.7K +925 +5%
VKH
208
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$512K +$495K +19,340 New
PNC
209
Park National Corp
Ohio
$510K +$5.12K +200 +1%
ADBIC
210
A.D. Beadell Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$499K – – –
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
211
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$495K +$225K +8,800 +89%
PIM
212
Penobscot Investment Management
Massachusetts
$494K – – –
MC
213
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$489K +$53.9K +2,107 +13%
CM
214
CoreCommodity Management
Connecticut
$485K +$95.3K +3,722 +25%
WF
215
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$477K – – –
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
216
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$477K +$21.2K +828 +5%
Chevy Chase Trust
217
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$468K -$684K -26,741 -60%
CAM
218
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$465K +$23.5K +920 +6%
SCM
219
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$448K – – –
RMA
220
Roffman Miller Associates
Pennsylvania
$440K -$9.73K -380 -2%
JG
221
Jefferies Group
New York
$429K -$99.8K -3,898 -19%
FTC
222
Farmers Trust Company
Ohio
$424K – – –
WTC
223
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$424K – – –
GP
224
Girard Partners
Pennsylvania
$412K +$83.2K +3,250 +26%
RIL
225
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$408K +$20.5K +800 +5%
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9
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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.