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Essential Utilities

656 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.15B invested in Essential Utilities in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 99 funds opening new positions, 219 increasing their positions, 201 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

39% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 99 | Existing positions closed: 71

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.81B → $9.15B (+$1.34B)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 636656 (+20)

1.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.08%73.66% (+1.6%)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 219 | Existing positions reduced: 201

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 65 (-1)

77% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.35M | Put options by funds: $10.2M

Holders
656
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+3.14%
% of All Funds
10.54%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
99
Increased
219
Reduced
201
Closed
71
Calls
$2.35M
Puts
$10.2M
Net Calls
-$7.85M
Net Calls Change
-$11.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$1.41B +$87.2M +1,926,283 +7%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.28B +$21.6M +477,107 +2%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
3
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$1.03B
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$706M +$67.6M +1,494,016 +11%
Amundi
5
Amundi
France
$289M +$23.4M +516,365 +9%
PAMS
6
Pictet Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
$271M -$5.96M -131,760 -2%
Impax Asset Management Group
7
Impax Asset Management Group
United Kingdom
$212M -$2.6M -57,424 -1%
Norges Bank
8
Norges Bank
Norway
$206M -$28.6M -631,399 -13%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$187M +$18.2M +402,426 +11%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$160M +$9.73M +214,867 +7%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$156M +$7.25M +160,209 +5%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$135M -$802K -17,725 -0.6%
Legal & General Group
13
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$122M +$5.23M +115,513 +5%
DPIM
14
Duff & Phelps Investment Management
Illinois
$118M +$7.39M +163,350 +7%
Franklin Resources
15
Franklin Resources
California
$110M +$2.37M +52,391 +2%
ZP
16
Zimmer Partners
New York
$98.1M +$43M +949,400 +86%
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$96M +$23M +507,479 +34%
Cohen & Steers
18
Cohen & Steers
New York
$79.8M -$1.28M -28,327 -2%
Charles Schwab
19
Charles Schwab
California
$78.6M +$2.39M +52,728 +3%
TIA
20
Tandem Investment Advisors
South Carolina
$74.1M +$2.33M +51,507 +3%
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$71.6M -$12.1M -266,505 -15%
UBS AM
22
UBS AM
Illinois
$66.3M +$2.6M +57,474 +4%
Citadel Advisors
23
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$64.3M +$53.1M +1,171,953 +667%
AAMU
24
AEGON Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$62.4M
Macquarie Group
25
Macquarie Group
Australia
$59M +$19.6M +432,924 +37%

WTRG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

656 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essential Utilities (WTRG) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $9.15B — up 17% from $7.81B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 99 funds opened new WTRG positions and 71 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 219 added to existing stakes and 201 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $87.2M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $36.2M.

  • 656 institutional investors held Essential Utilities (WTRG) as of Q4 2022, up from 636 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $9.15B of Essential Utilities stock for Q4 2022, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 99 funds opened new Essential Utilities positions in Q4 2022 and 71 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest Essential Utilities buyer in Q4 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $87.2M added.
  • The largest Essential Utilities seller in Q4 2022 was Millennium Management, an estimated $36.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.