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Essential Utilities

343 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.13B invested in Essential Utilities in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 129 increasing their positions, 110 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

142% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.2M | Put options by funds: $497K

47% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 17

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 129 | Existing positions reduced: 110

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 337343 (+6)

0.27% less ownership

Funds ownership: 45.94%45.67% (-0.27%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.15B → $2.13B (-$23.1M)

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 53 (-2)

Holders
343
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+1.78%
% of All Funds
9.14%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
25
Increased
129
Reduced
110
Closed
17
Calls
$1.2M
Puts
$497K
Net Calls
+$704K
Net Calls Change
-$954K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$340M +$8.44M +317,047 +3%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$252M -$13M -487,454 -5%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$145M -$412K -15,474 -0.3%
PAMU
4
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$141M +$22.3M +838,874 +19%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$133M +$4.66M +175,001 +4%
Bank of New York Mellon
6
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$55.4M +$2.26M +85,058 +4%
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$45.2M +$928K +34,876 +2%
Invesco
8
Invesco
Georgia
$40.4M -$838K -31,472 -2%
Norges Bank
9
Norges Bank
Norway
$34.3M -$2.63M -98,740 -7%
O
10
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$29.9M +$1.73M +65,044 +6%
RA
11
Royce & Associates
New York
$27.9M -$2.37M -89,000 -8%
Geode Capital Management
12
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$26.8M +$756K +28,417 +3%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$25.5M -$2M -75,002 -7%
IAMU
14
Impax Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$24.7M +$95.8K +3,600 +0.4%
FAM
15
Fenimore Asset Management
New York
$23.4M -$76.1K -2,858 -0.3%
Renaissance Technologies
16
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$20.1M -$3.56M -133,900 -15%
Deutsche Bank
17
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$19.2M -$5.71M -214,706 -23%
GF
18
Gabelli Funds
New York
$19.1M -$79.8K -3,000 -0.4%
JP Morgan Chase
19
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$17M +$2.82M +105,925 +20%
RS
20
Robeco Schweiz
Switzerland
$15.7M -$6.8M -255,612 -30%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
21
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$15.6M +$1.77M +66,450 +13%
California Public Employees Retirement System
22
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$15.4M
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
23
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$15.2M -$11.3M -425,400 -42%
BG
24
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$15M +$526K +19,766 +4%
First Trust Advisors
25
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$14M -$990K -37,210 -7%

WTRG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

343 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essential Utilities (WTRG) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $2.13B — down 1.1% from $2.15B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new WTRG positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 129 added to existing stakes and 110 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Pictet Asset Management (UK), adding an estimated $22.3M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $13M.

  • 343 institutional investors held Essential Utilities (WTRG) as of Q1 2015, up from 337 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.13B of Essential Utilities stock for Q1 2015, down 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Essential Utilities positions in Q1 2015 and 17 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Essential Utilities buyer in Q1 2015 was Pictet Asset Management (UK), an estimated $22.3M added.
  • The largest Essential Utilities seller in Q1 2015 was State Street, an estimated $13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.