Ticker · CUSIP 29670G102

WTRG

ESSENTIAL UTILS INC

Utilities·Utilities - Regulated Water

···Share

Holders (tracked)

Combined shares

8,620,241

Combined value

$330.67M

Last close

$39.00

Quarter

2025Q4

Price is +1.7% vs the avg quarter-end implied price across tracked holders.

Price · 1Y$39.00-0.13 (-0.33%)H $41.65 · L $35.76 · Avg Vol 2.1M

Congress buyCongress sell

Tracked holders · last 8 quarters

+2 vs previous quarter over the last 8.

SEC event timeline

21 events

Wellington Management opened position2026-02-17
+501,215 shares · 2025Q4
Position
Ken Griffin (Citadel Advisors) trimmed2026-02-17
−1,097,813 shares · 2025Q4
Position
AQR Capital Management trimmed2026-02-17
−560,420 shares · 2025Q4
Position
Izzy Englander (Millennium Mgmt) added2026-02-17
+1,221,746 shares · 2025Q4
Position
Steve Cohen (Point72) exited2026-02-17
−85,250 shares · 2025Q4
Position
T. Rowe Price added2026-02-17
+17,424 shares · 2025Q4
Position
Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates) opened position2026-02-13
+72,909 shares · 2025Q4
Position
Renaissance Technologies exited2026-02-12
−305,317 shares · 2025Q4
Position
Norges Bank (Norway SWF) opened position2026-02-10
+4,019,193 shares · 2025Q4
Position
Mario Gabelli (GAMCO) opened position2026-02-05
+58,487 shares · 2025Q4
Position
Paul Tudor Jones (Tudor Investment) exited2025-12-09
−229,143 shares · 2025Q3
Position
AQR Capital Management added2025-11-14
+873,990 shares · 2025Q3
Position
Steve Cohen (Point72) trimmed2025-11-14
−1,067,402 shares · 2025Q3
Position
Two Sigma Investments exited2025-11-14
−27,255 shares · 2025Q3
Position
D.E. Shaw & Co. exited2025-11-14
−23,421 shares · 2025Q3
Position
T. Rowe Price added2025-11-14
+17,167 shares · 2025Q3
Position
Izzy Englander (Millennium Mgmt) trimmed2025-11-14
−762,350 shares · 2025Q3
Position
Jeremy Grantham (GMO) exited2025-11-13
−18,930 shares · 2025Q3
Position
Renaissance Technologies added2025-11-13
+172,848 shares · 2025Q3
Position
Norges Bank (Norway SWF) exited2025-11-13
−2,755,714 shares · 2025Q3
Position
Norges Bank (Norway SWF) added2025-11-12
+627,507 shares · 2024Q3
Position

Insider activity

No insider transactions in the last 30 days.

View full insider history for WTRG →

Follow-the-investor returns

If you'd copied each holder of WTRG…

Cost basis inferred from each manager's quarter-over-quarter position changes. Sorted by % return on the position they're still holding.

Investor	First in	Cost basis	Return	Position value today
Izzy Englander (Millennium Mgmt)	2020Q1	$38.33	+1.7%	$49.0M
Mario Gabelli (GAMCO)	2025Q4	$38.36	+1.7%	$2.3M
Ken Griffin (Citadel Advisors)	2020Q1	$38.39	+1.6%	$324K
Ken Griffin (Citadel Advisors)	2020Q1	$38.39	+1.6%	$324K
Ken Griffin (Citadel Advisors)	2020Q1	$38.39	+1.6%	$324K
AQR Capital Management	2020Q1	$38.59	+1.1%	$40.2M
Wellington Management	2021Q2	$38.73	+0.7%	$19.5M
T. Rowe Price	2020Q1	$39.89	-2.2%	$9.2M
Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates)	2020Q1	$43.20	-9.7%	$2.8M
Norges Bank (Norway SWF)	2020Q1	$4669.68	-99.2%	$156.7M

Who moved on this name in 2025Q4

Position changes reported for the latest quarter, grouped by direction.

New positions4

Norges Bank (Norway SWF)
+4,019,193
$154.2M
Wellington Management
+501,215
$19.2M
Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates)
+72,909
$2.8M
Mario Gabelli (GAMCO)
+58,487
$2.2M

Added to2

Izzy Englander (Millennium Mgmt)
+1,221,746
$46.9M
T. Rowe Price
+17,424
$668

Trimmed2

Ken Griffin (Citadel Advisors)
−1,097,813
$42.1M
AQR Capital Management
−560,420
$21.5M

Exited2

Renaissance Technologies
−305,317
$12.2M
Steve Cohen (Point72)
−85,250
$3.4M

Institutional ownership over time

Distinct super-investors holding this ticker · combined dollar value, by quarter.

Quarter	Holders	Shares	Combined value	Δ holders
2022Q1	12	34,373,561	$217.78B	—
2022Q2	13	36,273,722	$213.14B	+1
2022Q3	13	35,799,267	$1.48B	—
2022Q4	10	36,719,320	$1.75B	-3
2023Q1	12	34,903,773	$1.52B	+2
2023Q2	11	35,410,997	$1.41B	-1
2023Q3	11	37,991,267	$1.30B	—
2023Q4	9	36,763,135	$1.37B	-2
2024Q1	9	34,525,276	$1.28B	—
2024Q2	7	33,476,435	$1.25B	-2
2024Q3	11	5,415,176	$208.8M	+4
2024Q4	8	3,552,204	$129.0M	-3
2025Q1	8	1,689,151	$66.8M	—
2025Q2	13	8,909,595	$330.8M	+5
2025Q3	8	4,778,467	$189.9M	-5
2025Q4	10	8,620,241	$330.7M	+2

Congress members trading this stock

Date	Member	Type	Amount range	Filing
2025-10-31	Lisa McClain	Sell	$1K – $15K	PDF ↗
2025-10-30	Lisa McClain	Sell	$1K – $15K	PDF ↗
2025-10-30	Lisa McClain	Buy	$1K – $15K	PDF ↗
2025-09-25	Lisa McClain	Buy	$1K – $15K	PDF ↗
2025-04-11	Dan Newhouse	Sell (P)	$1K – $15K	PDF ↗

Who owns WTRG

10 super-investors · 2025Q4

Tracked stake

8.62M

Combined value

$331M

% of shares outstanding

—

shares-out unknown

Quarter action mix

New4Added2Trim4

#	Manager	Shares	Value	% of book	Last action	8Q trend
1	Norges Bank Norway SWF	4.02M	$154M	0.0%	New+4.02M
2	Ken Griffin Citadel Advisors	1.41M	$54M	0.0%	Trim−1.10M
3	Izzy Englander Millennium Mgmt	1.26M	$48M	0.0%	Added+1.22M
4	AQR Capital Management	1.03M	$40M	0.0%	Trim−560.4K
5	Wellington Management	501.2K	$19M	0.0%	New+501.2K
6	T. Rowe Price	236.5K	$9M	0.0%	Added+17.4K
7	Ray Dalio Bridgewater Associates	72.9K	$3M	0.0%	New+72.9K
8	Mario Gabelli GAMCO	58.5K	$2M	0.0%	New+58.5K	—
9	Ken Griffin Citadel Advisors	28.0K	$1M	0.0%	Trim−1.10M
10	Ken Griffin Citadel Advisors	8.3K	$318K	0.0%	Trim−1.10M

Recent moves

20 transactions

ADDIzzy Englander (Millennium Mgmt)
+1,221,746 · 2025Q4
SOLDSteve Cohen (Point72)
−85,250 · 2025Q4
TRIMKen Griffin (Citadel Advisors)
−1,097,813 · 2025Q4
TRIMAQR Capital Management
−560,420 · 2025Q4
NEWWellington Management
+501,215 · 2025Q4
ADDT. Rowe Price
+17,424 · 2025Q4
NEWRay Dalio (Bridgewater Associates)
+72,909 · 2025Q4
SOLDRenaissance Technologies
−305,317 · 2025Q4
NEWNorges Bank (Norway SWF)
+4,019,193 · 2025Q4
NEWMario Gabelli (GAMCO)
+58,487 · 2025Q4
SOLDPaul Tudor Jones (Tudor Investment)
−229,143 · 2025Q3
TRIMSteve Cohen (Point72)
−1,067,402 · 2025Q3
SOLDD.E. Shaw & Co.
−23,421 · 2025Q3
ADDT. Rowe Price
+17,167 · 2025Q3
ADDAQR Capital Management
+873,990 · 2025Q3
TRIMIzzy Englander (Millennium Mgmt)
−762,350 · 2025Q3
SOLDTwo Sigma Investments
−27,255 · 2025Q3
ADDRenaissance Technologies
+172,848 · 2025Q3
SOLDNorges Bank (Norway SWF)
−2,755,714 · 2025Q3
SOLDJeremy Grantham (GMO)
−18,930 · 2025Q3

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