Who owns Essential Utilities, Inc.?
Institutional ownership of WTRG from SEC Form 13F filings across 426 reporting managers. All positions are from one synchronized reporting period — 2026-06-30 books, filed up to 45 days after quarter end — so every row is comparable.
426
13F holders
$6.53B
value, 2026 filers
61.2%
of shares outstanding (173.7M sh)
50
new positions (2026 filers)
Top institutional holders
ordered by shares owned · positions as of 2026-06-30· % of fund = share of the manager's own book · % of co. = share of WTRG's shares outstanding
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | % of fund | % of co. | Δ shares QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 33.4M | $1.28B | 0.0% | 11.8% | +5.9% |
| 2 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 16.3M | $626.0M | 0.0% | 5.8% | -0.9% |
| 3 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 12.8M | $489.7M | 0.0% | 4.5% | -49.5% |
| 4 | NORGES BANKNEW | 6.5M | $248.6M | 0.0% | 2.3% | new |
| 5 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 5.3M | $202.3M | 0.0% | 1.9% | +1.1% |
| 6 | NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | 5.1M | $197.0M | 0.2% | 1.8% | -31.6% |
| 7 | Amundi | 4.3M | $166.0M | 0.0% | 1.5% | -4.5% |
| 8 | MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | 4.2M | $159.1M | 0.1% | 1.5% | +2.2% |
| 9 | Legal & General Group Plc | 3.5M | $134.2M | 0.0% | 1.2% | +2.8% |
| 10 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 3.4M | $130.2M | 0.0% | 1.2% | +19.7% |
| 11 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 3.3M | $126.4M | 0.0% | 1.2% | +3.1% |
| 12 | MORGAN STANLEY | 3.3M | $125.5M | 0.0% | 1.2% | +1.8% |
| 13 | Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | 3.2M | $123.7M | 0.2% | 1.1% | +4.6% |
| 14 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 2.8M | $106.3M | 0.0% | 1% | +25.6% |
| 15 | Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 2.5M | $96.7M | 0.1% | 0.9% | -30.0% |
| 16 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 2.4M | $92.5M | 0.0% | 0.9% | -4.3% |
| 17 | Invesco Ltd. | 2.4M | $92.0M | 0.0% | 0.8% | -43.8% |
| 18 | NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. | 2.2M | $85.9M | 0.1% | 0.8% | -4.7% |
| 19 | FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 2.1M | $80.2M | 0.0% | 0.7% | +9.5% |
| 20 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 2.1M | $79.9M | 0.0% | 0.7% | +62.8% |
| 21 | Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P.NEW | 2.0M | $76.3M | 13.2% | 0.7% | new |
| 22 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 2.0M | $76.3M | 0.0% | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 23 | FIL Ltd | 2.0M | $74.7M | 0.1% | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 24 | Empower Advisory Group, LLC | 1.9M | $71.7M | 0.2% | 0.7% | +3.5% |
| 25 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 1.8M | $68.7M | 0.0% | 0.6% | +1.9% |
Source: SEC Form 13F-HR filings (institutional managers over $100M in US-listed positions). 13Fs disclose long positions only, up to 45 days after quarter end; each manager's latest filed quarter is shown per row and dollar values are the manager's filed marks. Aggregates labeled "2026 filers" count only managers whose latest book is a 2026 quarter. Related: valuation · options positioning · supply chain. Research, not investment advice.