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Essential Utilities

636 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.81B invested in Essential Utilities in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 246 increasing their positions, 175 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 246 | Existing positions reduced: 175

28% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.8M | Put options by funds: $11.6M

18% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 65 | Existing positions closed: 55

0.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.23%72.08% (+0.84%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 634636 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 66 (0)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.5B → $7.81B (-$683M)

Holders
636
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.32%
% of All Funds
10.96%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
65
Increased
246
Reduced
175
Closed
55
Calls
$14.8M
Puts
$11.6M
Net Calls
+$3.2M
Net Calls Change
+$1.29M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$1.14B +$25.9M +535,454 +2%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.09B +$30.7M +633,910 +2%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
3
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$896M
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$550M +$7.25M +149,565 +1%
PAMS
5
Pictet Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
$241M +$1.32M +27,268 +0.5%
Amundi
6
Amundi
France
$230M +$31M +640,755 +13%
Norges Bank
7
Norges Bank
Norway
$205M +$16.5M +340,603 +7%
Impax Asset Management Group
8
Impax Asset Management Group
United Kingdom
$186M -$8.66M -178,714 -4%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$145M -$10.2M -211,513 -6%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$130M -$6.43M -132,735 -4%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$128M +$4M +82,534 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$118M +$12M +248,024 +10%
Legal & General Group
13
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$101M -$12.7M -261,510 -10%
DPIM
14
Duff & Phelps Investment Management
Illinois
$95.5M +$46.4M +957,048 +71%
Franklin Resources
15
Franklin Resources
California
$93.1M +$97.4K +2,010 +0.1%
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$73.1M +$17.6M +364,084 +26%
Cohen & Steers
17
Cohen & Steers
New York
$70.3M +$28.9M +596,655 +54%
Charles Schwab
18
Charles Schwab
California
$66M +$3.81M +78,642 +5%
Morgan Stanley
19
Morgan Stanley
New York
$62.2M -$9.48M -195,703 -12%
TIA
20
Tandem Investment Advisors
South Carolina
$62.1M +$6.32M +130,425 +10%
UBS AM
21
UBS AM
Illinois
$55.1M +$233K +4,807 +0.4%
AAMU
22
AEGON Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$54.2M -$7.98M -164,649 -11%
Millennium Management
23
Millennium Management
New York
$50.2M -$59.4M -1,225,608 -50%
First Trust Advisors
24
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$48.9M -$1.14M -23,440 -2%
BC
25
Brookfield Corp
Ontario, Canada
$48.8M -$202K -4,161 -0.4%

WTRG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

636 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essential Utilities (WTRG) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $7.81B — down 8% from $8.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 65 funds opened new WTRG positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 246 added to existing stakes and 175 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Duff & Phelps Investment Management, adding an estimated $46.4M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $59.4M.

  • 636 institutional investors held Essential Utilities (WTRG) as of Q3 2022, up from 634 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $7.81B of Essential Utilities stock for Q3 2022, down 8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 65 funds opened new Essential Utilities positions in Q3 2022 and 55 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Essential Utilities buyer in Q3 2022 was Duff & Phelps Investment Management, an estimated $46.4M added.
  • The largest Essential Utilities seller in Q3 2022 was Millennium Management, an estimated $59.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.