Quick Takeaways
- WTRG - Essential Utilities, Inc. has 21 insiders with reported activity on this page.
- No net insider buy/sell flow is currently reported for the last year.
- Recent transaction rows are available for direct filing-level review.
- Info
- Insider Trading
- Financials
- Holders
Insider Transactions Reported by 21 Insiders of Essential Utilities, Inc.
- Symbol
- WTRG on NYSE
- Location
- Bryn Mawr, PA
What Changed
- No meaningful buy/sell imbalance is currently visible in the one-year window.
- Activity will update as new Forms 3/4/5 are filed.
Why This Matters
- This page gives a plain-language issuer insider context before you inspect transaction-level evidence.
- Use the filing links below to verify timestamps, codes, and ownership impacts directly from SEC forms.
Source Evidence
Filed on Form 4
See Original Filing
Issuer insider activity is sourced from SEC Forms 3, 4, and 5.
Insider trading overview
Last 12 monthsInsider buy and sell flow is broadly balanced over the last 12 months. No Buy or Sell transactions have been reported since 26 Apr 2025.
Buys
$0
Shares: 0
Insiders: 0
Sells
$0
Shares: 0
Insiders: 0
Net
$0
Shares: 0
Insiders: 0
| Window (months) | Buy shares | Sell shares | Buy $ | Sell $ | Net $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-3 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 3-6 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 6-9 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 9-12 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Essential Utilities, Inc. executives and other stock owners filed with the SEC include:
| Name | Relationship | Holdings Value | Past Year Net Change | Change % | Valuation | Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Franklin | Chief Executive Officer, Director | $16,860,199 | Mixed | 22 Feb 2026 | ||
| Daniel Schuller | Executive Vice President | $4,102,738 | Mixed | 22 Feb 2026 | ||
| Christopher Paul Luning | EVP, General Counsel | $3,882,258 | Mixed | 22 Feb 2026 | ||
| Robert A. Rubin | Chief Accounting Officer | $2,642,521 | Mixed | 31 Jul 2025 | ||
| Matthew Rhodes | EVP, Strategy & Corp Dev | $1,749,964 | Mixed | 26 Feb 2024 | ||
| Daniel J. Hilferty III | Director | $1,285,189 | Mixed | 23 Jun 2025 | ||
| Richard Scott Fox | Chief Operating Officer | $1,186,784 | Mixed | 28 Feb 2022 | ||
| Michael Huwar | President - Peoples | $1,174,421 | Mixed | 22 Feb 2026 | ||
| Ruff Ellen T. | Director | $1,124,532 | Mixed | 20 Jun 2023 | ||
| Elizabeth B. Amato | Director | $859,537 | Mixed | 23 Jun 2025 | ||
| Lee C. Stewart | Director | $849,846 | Mixed | 20 Jun 2023 | ||
| David Alan Ciesinski | Director | $491,474 | Mixed | 23 Jun 2025 | ||
| Colleen Arnold | President - Aqua | $435,473 | Mixed | 22 Feb 2026 | ||
| Wilbert Bryan Lewis | Director | $386,660 | Mixed | 23 Jun 2025 | ||
| Christopher C. Womack | Director | $335,571 | Mixed | 20 Mar 2023 | ||
| Christopher L. Bruner | Director | $256,963 | Mixed | 23 Jun 2025 | ||
| Tamara Louise Linde | Director | $256,963 | Mixed | 23 Jun 2025 | ||
| Francis Osarume Idehen | Director | $241,399 | Mixed | 31 Mar 2022 | ||
| Bradley John Palmer | Chief Accounting Officer | $175,893 | Mixed | 22 Feb 2026 | ||
| Roderick K. West | Director | $149,894 | Mixed | 21 Jun 2024 | ||
| Edwina Kelly | Director | Mixed | 05 May 2021 |
Top shareholders of Essential Utilities, Inc. (13F + 13D/G + 3/4/5)
Grouped by holder across the latest SEC ownership disclosures. Ownership % is shown only when it is directly reported or safely comparable across share classes.
Methodology: rows are grouped by holder and ranked by the holder's primary source value. — indicates unavailable or non-comparable values; "mixed-class rows" means the latest filing spans non-comparable classes.
| Holder | Source | Role / Reporting | Ownership % | Shares | Holdings Value | 12M Net Δ | As of | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. |
13F
13D/G
|
Company |
11%
from 13D/G
|
34,344,919
|
$1,317,471,076 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC |
13F
|
Company |
11%
|
30,935,627
|
$1,186,690,652 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| STATE STREET CORP |
13F
|
Company |
4.9%
|
13,833,175
|
$530,640,593 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB |
13F
|
Company |
2.7%
|
7,625,755
|
$292,905,249 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| Amundi |
13F
|
Individual |
2.2%
|
6,335,695
|
$243,022,562 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC |
13F
|
Company |
1.8%
|
5,233,715
|
$200,197,270 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA |
13F
|
Company |
1.6%
|
4,539,977
|
$174,162,642 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| Legal & General Group Plc |
13F
|
Company |
1.5%
|
4,149,063
|
$159,158,055 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP |
13F
|
Company |
1.5%
|
4,142,709
|
$158,914,333 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| NORGES BANK |
13F
|
Company |
1.4%
|
4,019,193
|
$154,176,243 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| Invesco Ltd. |
13F
|
Company |
1.4%
|
3,962,841
|
$152,014,581 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. |
13F
|
Company |
1.4%
|
3,940,005
|
$151,138,590 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO |
13F
|
Company |
1.3%
|
3,738,180
|
$143,396,613 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| MORGAN STANLEY |
13F
|
Company |
1.2%
|
3,420,270
|
$131,201,650 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd |
13F
|
Company |
1.2%
|
3,274,915
|
$125,635,159 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP |
13F
|
Company |
1.1%
|
3,243,647
|
$124,426,298 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP |
13F
|
Company |
1%
|
2,975,636
|
$114,145,397 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP |
13F
|
Company |
0.98%
|
2,775,238
|
$106,459,580 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp |
13F
|
Company |
0.97%
|
2,747,272
|
$105,385,367 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp |
13F
|
Company |
0.9%
|
2,558,690
|
$98,151,348 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.88%
|
2,485,693
|
$95,351,184 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.8%
|
2,281,749
|
$87,527,891 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO |
13F
|
Company |
0.77%
|
2,188,681
|
$83,957,803 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.7%
|
1,971,886
|
$75,641,547 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC |
13F
|
Company |
0.68%
|
1,919,953
|
$73,649,397 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc |
13F
|
Company |
0.62%
|
1,748,362
|
$67,067,166 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| FIL Ltd |
13F
|
Company |
0.61%
|
1,718,667
|
$65,928,066 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.6%
|
1,688,534
|
$64,772,172 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC |
13F
|
Company |
0.56%
|
1,574,767
|
$60,408,078 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK |
13F
|
Company |
0.55%
|
1,551,534
|
$59,516,829 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.5%
|
1,409,160
|
$54,055,378 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC |
13F
|
Company |
0.48%
|
1,369,736
|
$52,543,072 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ |
13F
|
Company |
0.47%
|
1,341,066
|
$51,443,288 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH |
13F
|
Company |
0.47%
|
1,329,363
|
$50,994,365 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.44%
|
1,255,212
|
$48,149,932 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| Magnetar Financial LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.42%
|
1,199,090
|
$45,997,092 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. |
13F
|
Company |
0.4%
|
1,136,823
|
$43,608,530 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| UBS Group AG |
13F
|
Company |
0.39%
|
1,105,002
|
$42,387,877 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.36%
|
1,031,286
|
$39,560,145 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.33%
|
948,884
|
$36,399,190 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.33%
|
942,477
|
$36,153,418 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| CITIGROUP INC |
13F
|
Company |
0.32%
|
899,141
|
$34,491,048 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM |
13F
|
Company |
0.3%
|
861,994
|
$33,066,090 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS |
13F
|
Company |
0.3%
|
857,683
|
$32,900,707 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| ProShare Advisors LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.29%
|
829,432
|
$31,817,011 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.29%
|
813,647
|
$31,211,000 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK PLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.28%
|
801,918
|
$30,753,555 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM |
13F
|
Company |
0.27%
|
766,353
|
$29,397,301 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. |
13F
|
Company |
0.27%
|
756,872
|
$29,034,434 | — | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| Swiss National Bank |
13F
|
Company |
0.26%
|
747,000
|
$28,654,920 | — | 31 Dec 2025 |
Recent Insider Transactions by Companies or Individuals for Essential Utilities, Inc.
Showing up to 300 most recent insider transactions from the last 12 months.
| Insider | Symbol | Class | Transaction | % | Value $ | * Price $ | Shares | Shares Owned | Date | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Paul Luning | WTRG | Common Stock | Tax liability | -3.84% | -3,382 | 84,691 | 22 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Christopher Paul Luning | WTRG | Common Stock | Award | 5.77% | 4,804 | 88,073 | 22 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Daniel Schuller | WTRG | Common Stock | Tax liability | -5.31% | -4,683 | 83,502 | 22 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Daniel Schuller | WTRG | Common Stock | Award | 8.2% | 6,682 | 88,185 | 22 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Michael Huwar | WTRG | Common Stock | Tax liability | -8.3% | -1,939 | 21,423 | 22 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Michael Huwar | WTRG | Common Stock | Award | 12.5% | 2,598 | 23,362 | 22 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Colleen Arnold | WTRG | Common Stock | Tax liability | -51.6% | -2,053 | 1,925 | 22 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Colleen Arnold | WTRG | Common Stock | Award | 14.2% | 2,747 | 22,157 | 22 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Colleen Arnold | WTRG | Common Stock | Tax liability | -8.69% | -1,925 | 20,232 | 22 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Colleen Arnold | WTRG | Common Stock | Award | 14.2% | 2,747 | 22,157 | 22 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Bradley John Palmer | WTRG | Common Stock | Tax liability | -6.51% | -158 | 2,270 | 22 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Bradley John Palmer | WTRG | Common Stock | Award | 11.3% | 246 | 2,428 | 22 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Chris Franklin | WTRG | Common Stock | Tax liability | -4.94% | -17,964 | 345,456 | 22 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Chris Franklin | WTRG | Common Stock | Award | 7.49% | 25,332 | 363,420 | 22 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Christopher Paul Luning | WTRG | Common Stock | Award | 5.75% | 4,531 | 83,269 | 17 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Chris Franklin | WTRG | Common Stock | Award | 3.07% | 10,068 | 338,088 | 17 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Chris Franklin | WTRG | Common Stock | Tax liability | -1.77% | -5,917 | 328,020 | 05 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Daniel Schuller | WTRG | Common Stock | Tax liability | -1.95% | -1,624 | 81,503 | 05 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Colleen Arnold | WTRG | Common Stock | Tax liability | -3.21% | -643 | 19,410 | 05 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Christopher Paul Luning | WTRG | Common Stock | Tax liability | -1.39% | -1,112 | 78,724 | 05 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Bradley John Palmer | WTRG | Common Stock | Tax liability | -3.92% | -89 | 2,182 | 05 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Michael Huwar | WTRG | Common Stock | Tax liability | -3.04% | -652 | 20,763 | 05 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Bradley John Palmer | WTRG | Common Stock | Award | 69.7% | 933 | 2,271 | 23 Jan 2026 | Direct | ||
| Bradley John Palmer | WTRG | Stock Options (Right to Buy) | Award | 2,242 | 2,242 | 23 Jan 2026 | Direct | |||
| Colleen Arnold | WTRG | Common Stock | Award | 23.6% | 3,833 | 20,053 | 23 Jan 2026 | Direct | ||
| Colleen Arnold | WTRG | Stock Options (Right to Buy) | Award | 9,207 | 9,207 | 23 Jan 2026 | Direct | |||
| Michael Huwar | WTRG | Common Stock | Award | 20.6% | 3,650 | 21,415 | 23 Jan 2026 | Direct | ||
| Michael Huwar | WTRG | Stock Options (Right to Buy) | Award | 8,769 | 8,769 | 23 Jan 2026 | Direct | |||
| Daniel Schuller | WTRG | Common Stock | Award | 12.4% | 9,183 | 83,127 | 23 Jan 2026 | Direct | ||
| Daniel Schuller | WTRG | Stock Options (Right to Buy) | Award | 22,060 | 22,060 | 23 Jan 2026 | Direct | |||
| Christopher Paul Luning | WTRG | Common Stock | Award | 8.64% | 6,351 | 79,836 | 23 Jan 2026 | Direct | ||
| Christopher Paul Luning | WTRG | Stock Options (Right to Buy) | Award | 15,258 | 15,258 | 23 Jan 2026 | Direct | |||
| Chris Franklin | WTRG | Common Stock | Award | 12.4% | 36,788 | 333,937 | 23 Jan 2026 | Direct | ||
| Chris Franklin | WTRG | Stock Options (Right to Buy) | Award | 88,375 | 88,375 | 23 Jan 2026 | Direct | |||
| Daniel J. Hilferty III | WTRG | Common Stock | Award | 11.7% | 3,608 | 34,345 | 23 Jun 2025 | Direct | ||
| Elizabeth B. Amato | WTRG | Common Stock | Award | 18.6% | 3,608 | 22,970 | 23 Jun 2025 | Direct | ||
| David Alan Ciesinski | WTRG | Common Stock | Award | 37.9% | 3,608 | 13,134 | 23 Jun 2025 | Direct | ||
| Wilbert Bryan Lewis | WTRG | Common Stock | Award | 53.6% | 3,608 | 10,333 | 23 Jun 2025 | Direct | ||
| Tamara Louise Linde | WTRG | Common Stock | Award | 110.7% | 3,608 | 6,867 | 23 Jun 2025 | Direct | ||
| Christopher L. Bruner | WTRG | Common Stock | Award | 110.7% | 3,608 | 6,867 | 23 Jun 2025 | Direct |
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.