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Essential Utilities

595 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.96B invested in Essential Utilities in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 194 increasing their positions, 184 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 (+2)

87% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.27M | Put options by funds: $2.82M

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 42

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 588595 (+7)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 194 | Existing positions reduced: 184

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.99B → $7.96B (-$27.8M)

1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.32%70.32% (-1%)

Holders
595
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+1.19%
% of All Funds
10.42%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
55
Increased
194
Reduced
184
Closed
42
Calls
$5.27M
Puts
$2.82M
Net Calls
+$2.45M
Net Calls Change
+$1.41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$1.13B +$754K +15,561 +0.1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.09B -$88M -1,817,213 -7%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
3
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$998M
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$552M +$6.9M +142,412 +1%
Impax Asset Management Group
5
Impax Asset Management Group
United Kingdom
$255M +$56.7M +1,171,223 +27%
PAMS
6
Pictet Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
$203M +$214M +4,415,290 New
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$166M +$16.6M +342,951 +11%
Norges Bank
8
Norges Bank
Norway
$159M -$16.1M -332,527 -9%
Amundi
9
Amundi
France
$142M +$12.5M +257,761 +9%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$130M +$242K +4,991 +0.2%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$129M +$954K +19,705 +0.7%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$114M -$1.97M -40,702 -2%
Legal & General Group
13
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$113M -$2.01M -41,491 -2%
Jennison Associates
14
Jennison Associates
New York
$108M +$12M +247,490 +12%
Cohen & Steers
15
Cohen & Steers
New York
$97.7M -$876K -18,079 -0.8%
Bank of Montreal
16
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$84M +$21.4M +441,729 +33%
Franklin Resources
17
Franklin Resources
California
$83M -$2.07M -42,746 -2%
NI
18
Nuance Investments
Missouri
$75.6M -$61.5M -1,269,200 -44%
Morgan Stanley
19
Morgan Stanley
New York
$66.5M +$8.07M +166,585 +13%
Charles Schwab
20
Charles Schwab
California
$61.1M +$2.69M +55,596 +4%
Principal Financial Group
21
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$59.5M +$2.09M +43,157 +3%
DPIM
22
Duff & Phelps Investment Management
Illinois
$57.6M -$10.7M -220,536 -15%
AAMU
23
AEGON Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$57.3M +$302K +6,240 +0.5%
First Trust Advisors
24
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$56.3M +$12.7M +262,130 +27%
Citadel Advisors
25
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$50.8M +$43.6M +899,850 +442%

WTRG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

595 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essential Utilities (WTRG) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $7.96B — down 0.35% from $7.99B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new WTRG positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 194 added to existing stakes and 184 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Impax Asset Management Group, adding an estimated $56.7M. The largest seller was Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking, cutting an estimated $117M.

  • 595 institutional investors held Essential Utilities (WTRG) as of Q3 2021, up from 588 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $7.96B of Essential Utilities stock for Q3 2021, down 0.35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new Essential Utilities positions in Q3 2021 and 42 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Essential Utilities buyer in Q3 2021 was Impax Asset Management Group, an estimated $56.7M added.
  • The largest Essential Utilities seller in Q3 2021 was Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking, an estimated $117M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.