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Essential Utilities

373 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.52B invested in Essential Utilities in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 134 increasing their positions, 116 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

269% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.57M | Put options by funds: $697K

52% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 33

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 134 | Existing positions reduced: 116

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.24B → $2.52B (+$285M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 359373 (+14)

0.16% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.98%48.14% (+0.16%)

43% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 74 (-3)

Holders
373
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+3.9%
% of All Funds
9.78%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-42.86%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
50
Increased
134
Reduced
116
Closed
33
Calls
$2.57M
Puts
$697K
Net Calls
+$1.88M
Net Calls Change
+$2.52M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$404M +$8.47M +294,309 +2%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$288M +$12.4M +429,280 +5%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$182M +$10.9M +378,870 +7%
BIT
4
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$156M +$4.52M +156,967 +3%
PAMU
5
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$148M +$67K +2,328 +0%
Bank of New York Mellon
6
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$66.8M -$8.66M -301,005 -12%
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$44M -$5.92M -205,526 -12%
Renaissance Technologies
8
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$41.5M +$12.3M +426,100 +44%
Norges Bank
9
Norges Bank
Norway
$40.2M -$985K -34,211 -2%
IAMU
10
Impax Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$37.5M +$1.63M +56,500 +5%
Invesco
11
Invesco
Georgia
$33M -$6.33M -219,886 -17%
Geode Capital Management
12
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$32.3M -$151K -5,235 -0.5%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$27.7M +$589K +20,457 +2%
Baillie Gifford & Co
14
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$27.5M +$82K +2,850 +0.3%
FAM
15
Fenimore Asset Management
New York
$26.1M -$255K -8,875 -1%
Federated Hermes
16
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$25.3M -$900K -31,286 -4%
Deutsche Bank
17
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$25.2M +$3.96M +137,647 +19%
RA
18
Royce & Associates
New York
$21.9M -$8.31M -288,800 -28%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
19
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$21.8M +$909K +31,583 +5%
BG
20
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$21.5M +$1.62M +56,452 +8%
GF
21
Gabelli Funds
New York
$21.3M -$144K -5,000 -0.7%
Allianz Asset Management
22
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$20M +$4.53M +157,518 +31%
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$18.9M +$5.64M +195,980 +45%
RS
24
Robeco Schweiz
Switzerland
$18M -$1.75M -60,768 -9%
California Public Employees Retirement System
25
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$17.8M +$1.19M +41,200 +7%

WTRG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

373 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essential Utilities (WTRG) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $2.52B — up 13% from $2.24B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new WTRG positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 134 added to existing stakes and 116 trimmed.

The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $12.4M. The largest seller was BHF Kleinwort Benson Group, cutting an estimated $19.4M.

  • 373 institutional investors held Essential Utilities (WTRG) as of Q4 2015, up from 359 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.52B of Essential Utilities stock for Q4 2015, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 50 funds opened new Essential Utilities positions in Q4 2015 and 33 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Essential Utilities buyer in Q4 2015 was State Street, an estimated $12.4M added.
  • The largest Essential Utilities seller in Q4 2015 was BHF Kleinwort Benson Group, an estimated $19.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.