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Essential Utilities, Inc.

WTRG
Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Water Supply
SEC CIK
0000078128

In the last 90 days, Essential Utilities, Inc. insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 1 sale; 702 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $8.58B in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q1 2026

Institutional positions in Essential Utilities, Inc. as of Mar 31, 2026. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
698
+17 vs. Q4 2025
Shares held
216.6M
+26.6M (+14.0%) vs. Q4 2025
Total value
$8.72B
+$1.43B (+19.7%) vs. Q4 2025
New holders
91
220 more added
Sold out
74
250 more reduced

14 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 2025: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting WTRG on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ1 2026: 698 institutions
Q1 2021: 598 institutionsQ2 2021: 589 institutionsQ3 2021: 597 institutionsQ4 2021: 648 institutionsQ1 2022: 642 institutionsQ2 2022: 636 institutionsQ3 2022: 637 institutionsQ4 2022: 657 institutionsQ1 2023: 650 institutionsQ2 2023: 626 institutionsQ3 2023: 584 institutionsQ4 2023: 623 institutionsQ1 2024: 592 institutionsQ2 2024: 601 institutionsQ3 2024: 629 institutionsQ4 2024: 622 institutionsQ1 2025: 677 institutionsQ2 2025: 683 institutionsQ3 2025: 679 institutionsQ4 2025: 695 institutionsQ1 2026: 698 institutionsQ2 2026: 702 institutions
Value heldQ1 2026: $8.72B
Q1 2021: $7.74BQ2 2021: $7.96BQ3 2021: $7.96BQ4 2021: $9.44BQ1 2022: $9.19BQ2 2022: $8.55BQ3 2022: $7.82BQ4 2022: $9.21BQ1 2023: $8.33BQ2 2023: $7.63BQ3 2023: $6.85BQ4 2023: $7.63BQ1 2024: $7.90BQ2 2024: $8.01BQ3 2024: $8.09BQ4 2024: $7.90BQ1 2025: $8.79BQ2 2025: $8.20BQ3 2025: $9.07BQ4 2025: $8.66BQ1 2026: $8.72BQ2 2026: $8.58B
Institutions holding WTRG and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026702$8.58B
Q1 2026698$8.72B
Q4 2025695$8.66B
Q3 2025679$9.07B
Q2 2025683$8.20B
Q1 2025677$8.79B
Q4 2024622$7.90B
Q3 2024629$8.09B
Q2 2024601$8.01B
Q1 2024592$7.90B
Q4 2023623$7.63B
Q3 2023584$6.85B
Q2 2023626$7.63B
Q1 2023650$8.33B
Q4 2022657$9.21B
Q3 2022637$7.82B
Q2 2022636$8.55B
Q1 2022642$9.19B
Q4 2021648$9.44B
Q3 2021597$7.96B
Q2 2021589$7.96B
Q1 2021598$7.74B

Institutions, Q1 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Essential Utilities, Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding WTRG in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Bernardo Wealth Planning LLC10,796$434.7K0.09%−307−2.8%Reduced
Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC10,809$435.3K0.02%+20.0%Added
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC10,810$435.3K0.01%+343+3.3%Added
CIBC Asset Management Inc10,871$437.8K0.00%−9,375−46.3%Reduced
Independent Advisor Alliance10,889$438.5K0.00%+96+0.9%Added
Hantz Financial Services, Inc.10,897$439.0K0.01%+2,298+26.7%Added
Farmers Trust Co10,912$439.4K0.07%−827−7.0%Reduced
Coastal Bridge Advisors, LLC10,944$440.7K0.03%+87+0.8%Added
Quaker Wealth Management, LLC10,963$441.5K0.14%−301−2.7%Reduced
HBK Sorce Advisory LLC11,829$443.2K0.01%+3,225+37.5%Added
EagleClaw Capital Managment, LLC11,052$445.1K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Atomi Financial Group, Inc.11,186$450.5K0.01%−427−3.7%Reduced
Empowered Funds, LLC11,197$450.9K0.00%+11,197New
Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC11,224$452.0K0.00%−519−4.4%Reduced
WealthTrust Axiom LLC11,420$459.9K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Godshalk Welsh Capital Management, Inc.11,436$460.5K0.27%−7,275−38.9%Reduced
Nomura Holdings Inc11,624$468.1K0.00%−3,274−22.0%Reduced
ELCO Management Co., LLC11,743$472.9K0.23%+3,573+43.7%Added
Raiffeisen Bank International AG11,585$475.6K0.01%−25,327−68.6%Reduced
Mitchell Sinkler & Starr11,912$479.7K0.22%−125−1.0%Reduced
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)12,068$486.0K0.01%+3,666+43.6%Added
Korea Investment CORP12,119$488.0K0.00%−138,929−92.0%Reduced
Quantbot Technologies LP12,211$491.7K0.02%+12,211New
Compass Ion Advisors, LLC12,257$493.6K0.05%+12,257New
Pullen Investment Management, LLC12,381$498.6K0.25%+620+5.3%Added
Versor Investments LP12,413$499.9K1.22%−24,878−66.7%Reduced
Ieq Capital, LLC12,469$502.1K0.00%+283+2.3%Added
Clean Yield Group12,729$512.6K0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Alan B. Lancz & Associates, Inc.12,784$514.8K0.50%00.0%Unchanged
Schroder Investment Management Group12,903$529.7K0.00%+394+3.1%Added
AG2R la Mondiale Gestion D'Actifs13,247$533.5K0.02%−4,349−24.7%Reduced
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC13,471$542.5K0.00%+13,471New
Red Door Wealth Management, LLC13,523$544.6K0.06%−14−0.1%Reduced
First Citizens Bank & Trust Co13,525$544.7K0.01%+259+2.0%Added
Dark Forest Capital Management LP13,552$545.7K0.05%+13,552New
Peoples Bank13,577$546.7K0.55%−226−1.6%Reduced
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions, Inc.13,631$548.9K0.00%+277+2.1%Added
Merit Financial Group, LLC13,849$557.7K0.00%+5,677+69.5%Added
Machina Capital S.A.S.14,019$564.5K0.11%+14,019New
Alpine Woods Capital Investors, LLC14,077$566.9K0.14%−68,856−83.0%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.14,125$568.8K0.00%+229+1.6%Added
First Business Financial Services, Inc.14,146$569.7K0.05%+14,146New
US Bancorp14,186$571.3K0.00%−51−0.4%Reduced
Ingalls & Snyder LLC14,210$572.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Kathmere Capital Management, LLC14,299$575.8K0.04%−233−1.6%Reduced
D.A. Davidson & Co.14,328$577.0K0.00%−866−5.7%Reduced
Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC14,413$580.4K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
Truist Financial Corp14,477$583.0K0.00%+152+1.1%Added
Equitable Holdings, Inc.14,516$584.6K0.00%+14,516New
Holocene Advisors, LP14,539$585.5K0.00%−109,605−88.3%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc14,370$587.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
First Pacific Financial14,693$591.7K0.08%−247−1.7%Reduced
Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc.14,713$592.5K0.02%+195+1.3%Added
Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH14,725$593.0K0.03%−3,892−20.9%Reduced
Brevan Howard Capital Management LP14,832$597.3K0.01%−3,871−20.7%Reduced
Meeder Advisory Services, Inc.15,034$605.4K0.03%−277−1.8%Reduced
Blossom Wealth Management15,069$606.8K0.90%−805−5.1%Reduced
Chesapeake Capital Corp15,204$612.3K0.44%00.0%Unchanged
Loudon Investment Management, LLC15,463$622.7K0.34%00.0%Unchanged
Everett Harris & Co16,000$644.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Wealthspire Advisors, LLC16,487$663.9K0.01%−2,918−15.0%Reduced
Greenland Capital Management LP16,610$668.9K0.13%−431,757−96.3%Reduced
Everence Capital Management Inc16,832$678.0K0.04%+862+5.4%Added
Prudential Financial Inc16,967$683.3K0.00%−1,571−8.5%Reduced
HSBC Holdings PLC17,090$690.6K0.00%−75,738−81.6%Reduced
Smithfield Trust Co17,269$696.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Belpointe Asset Management LLC17,346$698.6K0.03%+184+1.1%Added
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co17,868$719.5K0.00%−24,251−57.6%Reduced
Kiker Wealth Management, LLC17,945$722.6K0.35%+17,945New
HB Wealth Management, LLC18,204$733.1K0.00%+3,106+20.6%Added
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.18,229$734.1K0.01%−70−0.4%Reduced
DnB Asset Management AS18,562$747.5K0.00%−48,618−72.4%Reduced
Skopos Labs, Inc.18,564$747.6K0.02%+6,960+60.0%Added
Lido Advisors, LLC18,640$750.6K0.00%−5,272−22.0%Reduced
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC18,797$757.0K0.01%+6,495+52.8%Added
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC18,732$761.3K0.01%+2,992+19.0%Added
Costello Asset Management, INC18,970$763.9K0.26%−84−0.4%Reduced
Penobscot Investment Management Company, Inc.18,975$764.1K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC19,240$774.5K0.05%−493−2.5%Reduced
Schnieders Capital Management, LLC.19,321$778.1K0.12%+2,250+13.2%Added
Federated Hermes, Inc.19,365$779.8K0.00%−50−0.3%Reduced
Virtue Capital Management, LLC19,155$783.2K0.12%+13,671+249.3%Added
Quadrant Capital Group LLC19,457$783.5K0.02%−6,753−25.8%Reduced
Haverford Trust Co19,514$785.8K0.01%−2,577−11.7%Reduced
Fiduciary Trust Co19,898$801.3K0.01%−66−0.3%Reduced
Koss-Olinger Consulting, LLC19,901$801.4K0.07%−642−3.1%Reduced
Rothschild Investment LLC19,915$802.0K0.04%+2,223+12.6%Added
Summit Financial, LLC20,027$806.5K0.01%+11+0.1%Added
IFM Investors Pty Ltd20,049$807.4K0.01%−53,437−72.7%Reduced
Aigen Investment Management, LP20,239$815.0K0.21%+20,239New
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC20,359$819.9K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Blair William & Co20,477$824.6K0.00%+411+2.0%Added
Holos Integrated Wealth LLC20,455$827.8K0.42%00.0%Unchanged
CWM Advisors, LLC20,673$832.5K0.05%+11,714+130.8%Added
Securian Asset Management, Inc20,858$840.0K0.03%+309+1.5%Added
Aspire Private Capital, LLC21,176$852.8K0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Ethic Inc.22,513$906.6K0.01%+743+3.4%Added
QRG Capital Management, Inc.22,871$921.0K0.01%+3,030+15.3%Added
Kingdom Financial Group LLC.23,137$931.7K0.27%−132−0.6%Reduced
Lloyd Advisory Services, LLC.23,137$931.7K0.27%+23,137New