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$WTRG
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Ownership

13F as of Q2 2026 · 283.8M shares outstanding

Who owns WTRG?

By type of holder
Institutions 78.4% Insiders 0.3% Everyone else 21.3%
Concentration Top 10 holders own 42.4%
BlackRock, Inc. 11.8% · Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 5.8%
Institutional ownership
78.4%
+2.3 pts vs last qtr
Institutional holders
695
+2 vs last qtr
Net shares bought
+6.5M
by institutions in Q2 2026
New / sold out
80 / 78
positions opened vs closed

How is ownership changing?

Institutions, last 8 quarters

Biggest buyers in Q2 2026
  • Norges Bank NEW +6.5M
  • BlackRock, Inc. +1.9M

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Biggest sellers in Q2 2026
  • Nordea Investment Management AB −2.4M
  • Invesco Ltd. −1.9M

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Who is planning to sell?

No insider has filed a notice of proposed sale (Form 144) for Essential Utilities Inc in the last 12 months.

Is your stake being diluted?

Diluted share count, FY2016–FY2025
+9.6%
+1.03% a year
Each share's claim on the business
−8.8%
shrank without buying or selling a share
Spent on buybacks vs paid in stock
$28.8M vs $91.1M
over 10 fiscal years
Diluted shares, split-adjusted
172.5M219.0M265.5M2016: 177.8M shares'162017: 178.2M shares'172018: 178.4M shares'182019: 215.9M shares'192020: 254.6M shares'202021: 258.2M shares'212022: 262.9M shares'222023: 193.0M shares'232024: 195.0M shares'242025: 195.0M shares'25
Buybacks Stock-based comp
$0$6.4M$12.9M2016 buybacks: $3.0M2016 stock comp: $5.4M'162017 buybacks: $2.2M2017 stock comp: $6.3M'172018 buybacks: $2.6M2018 stock comp: $7.6M'182019 buybacks: $1.9M2019 stock comp: $7.4M'192020 buybacks: $4.4M2020 stock comp: $8.2M'202021 buybacks: $3.3M2021 stock comp: $10.1M'212022 buybacks: $1.2M2022 stock comp: $12.2M'222023 buybacks: $4.0M2023 stock comp: $11.3M'232024 buybacks: $4.0M2024 stock comp: $9.8M'242025 buybacks: $2.3M2025 stock comp: $12.9M'25

How patient are the owners?

Institutional shares by how long they've been held
5+ years70% 3–5 years3% 1–3 years9% Under 1 year17%
Quarterly turnover
11.0%
of institutional shares changed hands
Top 10 managers, median time held
5 years

Super Investors

Investment managers reporting WTRG on Form 13F
B
BlackRock, Inc.
Shares
33.4M
% of company
11.78%
Change vs last qtr
+1.9M (+5.9%)
Held since
≤2021
VP
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC
Shares
16.3M
% of company
5.76%
Change vs last qtr
−148.6K (−0.9%)
Held since
≤2021

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Institutional Funds

Mutual funds and ETFs reporting WTRG on Form N-PORT; together they hold 31.8% of the company
IC
Position value
$372M
% of company
3.42%
% of the fund
0.30%
As of
June 30, 2026
VT
Position value
$345M
% of company
3.17%
% of the fund
0.02%
As of
June 30, 2026

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Insiders and 5%+ holders

From Forms 3/4/5 and Schedules 13D/G
CP
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
5%+ holder13D · 4.2%
Shares
11.7M
% of company
4.11%
Change vs last qtr
—
Held since
—
CI
CPP Investment Board PMI-2 Inc.
5%+ holder13D · 4.2%
Shares
11.7M
% of company
4.11%
Change vs last qtr
—
Held since
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