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.
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 17 May 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
|
31,569,405
|
$1,271,299,941 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC |
13D/G
13F
|
Vanguard Portfolio Management · Company |
5.8%
|
16,523,287
|
$665,392,767 | $0 | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC |
13D/G
13F
|
Vanguard Capital Management · Company |
5.3%
|
14,971,772
|
$602,913,258 | $0 | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| STATE STREET CORP |
13F
|
Company |
4.4%
|
12,431,482
|
$500,615,780 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB |
13F
|
Company |
2.6%
|
7,486,456
|
$301,928,771 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC |
13F
|
Company |
1.8%
|
5,224,043
|
$210,421,757 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| Invesco Ltd. |
13F
|
Company |
1.5%
|
4,269,638
|
$171,938,322 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC |
13F
|
Company |
1.4%
|
4,062,482
|
$163,596,150 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA |
13F
|
Company |
1.3%
|
3,605,451
|
$145,203,642 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| Legal & General Group Plc |
13F
|
Company |
1.2%
|
3,408,848
|
$137,274,309 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd |
13F
|
Company |
1.2%
|
3,278,684
|
$132,032,605 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| MORGAN STANLEY |
13F
|
Company |
1.1%
|
3,219,049
|
$129,631,151 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP |
13F
|
Company |
1.1%
|
3,201,847
|
$128,938,378 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC |
13F
|
Company |
1.1%
|
3,137,219
|
$126,335,809 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. |
13F
|
Company |
1.1%
|
3,088,625
|
$124,378,929 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd |
13F
|
Company |
1.1%
|
3,018,815
|
$121,567,680 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP |
13F
|
Company |
1%
|
2,881,490
|
$116,048,685 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC |
13F
|
Company |
1%
|
2,839,278
|
$114,337,709 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp |
13F
|
Company |
0.89%
|
2,523,064
|
$101,603,780 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp |
13F
|
Company |
0.88%
|
2,481,448
|
$99,927,911 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. |
13F
|
Company |
0.83%
|
2,353,605
|
$94,780,000 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.81%
|
2,310,349
|
$93,037,755 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO |
13F
|
Company |
0.77%
|
2,191,979
|
$89,980,758 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO |
13F
|
Company |
0.77%
|
2,188,784
|
$88,142,332 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC |
13F
|
Company |
0.7%
|
1,985,831
|
$79,969,414 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| FIL Ltd |
13F
|
Company |
0.69%
|
1,952,782
|
$78,638,531 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP |
13F
|
Company |
0.67%
|
1,911,611
|
$76,980,585 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.64%
|
1,808,639
|
$72,833,889 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO |
13F
|
Company |
0.62%
|
1,760,933
|
$70,912,772 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. |
13F
|
Company |
0.62%
|
1,744,679
|
$70,258,223 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ |
13F
|
Company |
0.54%
|
1,532,975
|
$61,734,000 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP |
13F
|
Company |
0.52%
|
1,488,543
|
$59,943,627 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL |
13F
|
Company |
0.49%
|
1,385,895
|
$55,809,992 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC |
13F
|
Company |
0.48%
|
1,366,817
|
$55,041,721 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc |
13F
|
Company |
0.48%
|
1,347,114
|
$54,248,281 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
13F
|
Company |
0.45%
|
1,282,008
|
$51,626,462 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| Magnetar Financial LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.42%
|
1,203,685
|
$48,472,395 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. |
13F
|
Company |
0.42%
|
1,189,930
|
$47,918,481 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.41%
|
1,157,398
|
$46,608,440 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.38%
|
1,084,137
|
$43,658,197 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| UBS Group AG |
13F
|
Company |
0.38%
|
1,076,752
|
$43,360,803 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.32%
|
913,537
|
$36,788,135 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| CITIGROUP INC |
13F
|
Company |
0.31%
|
879,718
|
$35,426,244 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. |
13F
|
Company |
0.32%
|
907,990
|
$34,830,496 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| Nuveen, LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.3%
|
855,135
|
$34,436,286 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS |
13F
|
Company |
0.29%
|
829,387
|
$33,399,405 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.28%
|
799,191
|
$32,183,000 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP |
13F
|
Company |
0.27%
|
766,587
|
$30,912,836 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.26%
|
748,814
|
$30,154,740 | — | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| FMR LLC |
13F
|
Company |
0.26%
|
724,972
|
$29,194,628 | — | 31 Mar 2026 |
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.