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Institutional Cluster ·Filed Oct 19, 2026

WTRG

Essential Utilities, Inc.
NEUTRAL
Impact 3/10
Horizonweeks Processed8d 11h ago
Institutional cluster: 3 buyers, 2 sellers (mixed)
Actionable Insight • Neutral

The cluster is dominated by a single fund's massive increase, which may reflect a specific thesis (e.g., regulatory tailwinds or dividend stability) but lacks broad conviction. Monitor next 13F for whether Assenagon holds or exits — a quick reversal would negate the signal.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencemedium
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+5d
WTRG ▲ +6.12% at T+5d
NEUTRAL call +6.12% · α vs SPY +6.26% · entry $40.29 → $42.76
Next anchor: T+20d in 19d
Entry = T+0 close
Oct 19, 2026
via day close
T+1d
+1.49%
call +1.49% · α +1.15%
$40.89
settled 8d ago
T+5d
+6.12%
call +6.12% · α +6.26%
$42.76
settled yesterday
T+20d
Pending
in 19d
T+60d
Pending
in 3mo

Executive Summary

A mixed institutional cluster in WTRG shows one large active manager (Assenagon Asset Management) more than doubling its position to $126.7M, while two smaller sellers trimmed modestly. The net buying is heavily concentrated in a single fund, reducing the signal's breadth.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
mixed
Buy Value
$127.8M
Sell Value
$5.7M
Net Flow
$115.9M

Institutional Positions

Net institutional flow: $115.9M

▲ Buyers (3)

InstitutionActionChangePosition ValueValue Δ
Assenagon Asset ManagementDOUBLED+1224%$126.7M$117.4M
Ifm Investors PtyADD+33.2%$1.1M$282.0K
Mather GroupADD+34%$7.0K$2.0K

▼ Sellers (2)

InstitutionActionChangePrev ValueValue Δ
Pensiondanmark PensionsforsikringsaktieselskabTRIM-32.2%$5.3M-$1.6M
Td Waterhouse CanadaTRIM-39%$398.0K-$151.0K

Key Facts

  • 3 institutional buyers added a net $117.7M, led by Assenagon's $117.4M increase to a $126.7M position
  • 2 sellers trimmed a combined $1.8M, with Pensiondanmark reducing by $1.6M
  • Assenagon's move is a 1224% increase, suggesting a conviction bet, but it is the only large active buyer

Financial Impact

3 institutions accumulated $117.7M in net new positions while 2 reduced holdings by $1.8M, for a net institutional inflow of approximately $115.9M

institutional ownershipfloat

Risk Factors

  • 13F data is 45+ days stale; positions may have already been unwound
  • Single-fund concentration reduces the cluster's reliability as a consensus signal

Investment Themes

Traditional Energy

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 institutional 13F filing from SEC EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
INST-CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)inst-cluster-WTRG-2026-Q3
22 reports for WTRG
Performance horizon
80% Hit rate @ T+20 4 of 5 directional calls Went positive at some point 4 of 5 best @ T+60▲ +10.16%Jun 23, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for WTRG — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 27, 2026
today
425
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$42.48awaiting T+20——
Oct 26, 2026
1d ago
425
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$42.79awaiting T+20——
Oct 19, 2026
8d ago
Institutional Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$40.29awaiting T+20——
Oct 8, 2026
19d ago
425
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$38.98awaiting T+20——
Oct 8, 2026
19d ago
425
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$38.98awaiting T+20——
Oct 8, 2026
19d ago
425
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$38.98awaiting T+20——
Oct 8, 2026
19d ago
425
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$38.98awaiting T+20——
Sep 17, 2026
5w ago
425
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$41.60 $40.29▼ −3.16%▼ −4.36%—
Sep 17, 2026
5w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$41.60 $40.29▼ −3.16%▼ −4.36%—
Sep 9, 2026
6w ago
425
BULLISH ★ 5/10
$41.80 $38.72▼ −7.37%▼ −9.49%—
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Report published Oct 19, 2026