Essential Utilities Ownership | Who Owns Essential Utilities?

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Essential Utilities Ownership Summary

Essential Utilities is owned by 79.64% institutional investors, 0.22% insiders, and 20.14% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 11.81% of WTRG shares. iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.43% of its assets in Essential Utilities shares.

WTRG Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Essential Utilities	79.64%	0.22%	20.14%
Sector	Utilities Stocks	65.34%	6.66%	28.01%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	33.43M	11.81%	$1.28B
Blackrock	30.83M	11.28%	$1.15B
Vanguard group	30.94M	10.98%	$1.19B
State street	13.12M	4.63%	$502.60M
Vanguard capital management	12.78M	4.51%	$489.69M
Norges bank	6.49M	2.29%	$248.62M
Geode capital management	5.28M	1.86%	$202.33M
Nordea investment management ab	5.12M	1.81%	$196.99M
Amundi	4.33M	1.53%	$166.05M
Millennium management	4.15M	1.47%	$159.10M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Kintayl capital lp	462.71K	7.04%	$17.73M
Nexpoint asset management	1.78M	4.56%	$68.21M
Olympiad research lp	37.81K	3.01%	$1.45M
Wills financial group	156.79K	2.46%	$5.69M
Antipodes partners	3.27M	2.29%	$125.13M
Wills financial group	152.31K	2.12%	$5.83M
Aqr arbitrage	3.86M	2.10%	$147.80M
A. d. beadell investment counsel	80.22K	1.97%	$3.07M
John g ullman & associates	380.23K	1.77%	$14.57M
Nuance investments	238.90K	1.56%	$9.15M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	6.49M	0.02%	6.49M
Sixth street partners management company	1.99M	0.01%	1.99M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	33.43M	0.02%	1.86M
Nexpoint asset management	1.78M	4.56%	1.78M
Sg americas securities	1.25M	0.03%	1.22M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Nordea investment management ab	5.12M	0.16%	-2.37M
Invesco	2.40M	0.01%	-1.87M
Qube research	1.77M	0.06%	-1.50M
Assenagon asset management	244.23K	0.01%	-1.50M
Cohen & steers	-	-	-1.49M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	6.49M	0.02%	6.49M	$248.62M
Sixth street partners management company	1.99M	0.01%	1.99M	$76.32M
Nexpoint asset management	1.78M	4.56%	1.78M	$68.21M
Algert global	321.50K	0.15%	321.50K	$12.32M
Ing groep nv	258.00K	0.05%	258.00K	$9.88M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Activest wealth management	-1.00
High note wealth	-3.00
Curio wealth	-5.00
Whipplewood advisors	-8.00
Claris advisors, llc / mo /	-9.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2026	695	-0.86%	225,536,074	4.11%	79	1.36%	337	7.32%	232	-6.45%
Mar 31, 2026	424	-38.90%	75,361,805	-66.57%	26	0.42%	170	-45.86%	146	-37.61%
Dec 31, 2025	557	-18.45%	181,396,748	-20.20%	64	0.98%	229	-35.85%	196	8.29%
Sep 30, 2025	529	-22.55%	174,646,994	-20.66%	62	1.01%	262	-26.82%	140	-30.35%
Jun 30, 2025	676	-0.59%	219,762,210	-0.03%	78	1.23%	356	-0.28%	199	-0.50%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	9.74M	3.43%	299.00
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest	9.02M	3.18%	19.10K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	9.00M	3.17%	-3.02K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor	9.00M	3.17%	-3.02K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	7.82M	2.84%	5.28K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	6.52M	2.30%	15.48K
Pictet Water Segregated Accounts	4.15M	1.51%	4.15M
Vanguard MStar Small Cap Value Index	4.14M	1.46%	11.14K
Vanguard Morn Small Cap Value Index	4.13M	1.46%	-67.02K
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv	4.13M	1.46%	-67.02K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Aug 07, 2026	Arnold Colleen	President - Aqua	Sell	$112.92K
Mar 14, 2025	Franklin Chris	Chief Executive Officer	Sell	$303.38K
Jul 01, 2024	RUBIN ROBERT A	Chief Accounting Officer	Sell	$87.66K
May 01, 2024	RUBIN ROBERT A	Chief Accounting Officer	Sell	$73.96K
May 01, 2024	RUBIN ROBERT A	Chief Accounting Officer	Sell	$73.96K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	-	-
2026 Q1	-	-
2025 Q3	-	-
2025 Q2	-	-
2025 Q1	-	1

WTRG Ownership FAQ

Who owns the most shares of Essential Utilities?

Essential Utilities’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (33.43M shares, 11.81%), Blackrock (30.83M shares, 11.28%), and Vanguard group (30.94M shares, 10.98%). Together, they hold 34.06% of Essential Utilities’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Essential Utilities?

Yes, BlackRock owns 11.28% of Essential Utilities, totaling 30.83M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.03% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 1.15B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -202K shares, a -0.65% change.

Who is Essential Utilities’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Kintayl capital lp is Essential Utilities’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 7.04% of its assets in 462.71K Essential Utilities shares, valued at 17.73M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Essential Utilities shares?

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Essential Utilities shares, with 3.43% of its total shares outstanding invested in 9.74M Essential Utilities shares.

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