American Water Works

AWK • NYSE

American Water Works is a regulated water company in the utilities sector on NYSE, led by M. Susan Hardwick, with a market cap of $25.2B. As of Q3 2025, 91% of shares are held by 1,090 institutional investors, with VANGUARD GROUP INC as the largest holder at 13.44%.

President and Chief Executive OfficerM. Susan Hardwick

Market Cap$25.2B

Regulated Water

Utilities

Employees6.5K

Websiteamwater.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in AWK as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $27.2B

All Institutions

Institutions: 1,090
Value Held: $24.8B
Shares Held: 178.5M
Avg Position: $22.8M
Median Position: $784.8K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 60
Value Held: $622.7M
Shares Held: 4.5M
Avg Position: $10.4M
Median Position: $1.8M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

89.11%

$24.2B

Hedge Funds

2.29%

$622.7M

Retail & Other

8.6%

$2.3B

Based on market cap of $27.2B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in AWK as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$3.7B 0.05% of portfolio	13.44% 26.2M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$6.69T
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$2.9B 0.05% of portfolio	10.61% 20.7M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$5.67T
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$1.6B 0.06% of portfolio	5.92% 11.6M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$2.88T
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC Long Only Manager	Christopher Arthur Fisher CCO	$876.8M 1.85% of portfolio	3.23% 6.3M shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$47.4B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$693.9M 0.04% of portfolio	2.57% 5.0M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.57T
GQG Partners LLC Long Only Manager	Timothy Jacob Carver CEO	$550.3M 0.85% of portfolio	2.03% 4.0M shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$65.1B
A Amundi Institution	-	$541.6M 0.17% of portfolio	2.00% 3.9M shares	Q2 2021 Held for 4y 5m	$311.18B
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ Long Only Manager	Robert W Sharps President	$502.7M 0.06% of portfolio	1.85% 3.6M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$912.31B
Invesco Ltd. ETF Provider	Brian Christopher Hartigan CEO	$471.0M 0.07% of portfolio	1.73% 3.4M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$633.08B
NORTHERN TRUST CORP Institution	Michael G. O'Grady CEO	$468.8M 0.06% of portfolio	1.73% 3.4M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$782.01B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for AWK in Q3 2025

Net Flow: +$591.9M
Buyers: 406
Sellers: 463
Total Bought: +$1.8B
Total Sold: −$1.2B
Avg Position: $22.8M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
GQG Partners LLC Long Only Manager	+$345.2M +2.5M shares	$550.3M 4.0M shares
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC Long Only Manager	+$286.5M +2.1M shares	$361.4M 2.6M shares
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	+$197.8M +1.4M shares	$203.2M 1.5M shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$148.0M +1.1M shares	$155.3M 1.1M shares
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	+$83.2M +597.9K shares	$3.7B 26.2M shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	+$67.0M +481.1K shares	$319.2M 2.3M shares
Y Yaupon Capital Management LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$63.3M +454.7K shares	$82.9M 595.2K shares
COHEN & STEERS INC Institution	+$60.1M +432.0K shares	$99.5M 714.5K shares
$DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ logo$ DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ Institution	+$44.3M +318.5K shares	$308.3M 2.2M shares
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$39.7M +285.6K shares	$96.6M 693.7K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA Long Only Manager	−$124.6M −895.0K shares	$364.2M 2.6M shares
R ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Institution	−$112.1M −805.3K shares	$200.0M 1.4M shares
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	−$50.9M −365.9K shares	$380.9M 2.7M shares
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC Institution	−$50.2M −360.9K shares	$15.5M 111.3K shares
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC Institution	−$47.3M −339.7K shares	$35.0M 251.7K shares
VESTOR CAPITAL CORP RIA/Wealth	−$44.5M −319.6K shares	$139.2K 1.0K shares
A AXA Institution	−$41.4M −297.3K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	−$40.4M −289.9K shares	$60.9M 437.6K shares
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC Long Only Manager	−$39.9M −286.6K shares	$876.8M 6.3M shares
J O Hambro Investment Management Ltd RIA/Wealth	−$38.9M −279.5K shares	Sold Off 0 shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited AWK in Q3 2025

New Positions: 41
New Value: $41.0M
Exited Positions: 85
Exited Value: $124.7M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
Ghisallo Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$13.9M 100.0K shares
C Covalis Capital LLP Institution	$10.4M 75.0K shares
N Nordwand Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$3.8M 27.5K shares
Fortress Investment Group LLC RIA/Wealth	$3.3M 24.0K shares
B BLI - Banque de Luxembourg Investments Institution	$1.9M 14.0K shares
P Polymer Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$1.3M 9.0K shares
Streettalk Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$649.9K 4.7K shares
Demars Financial Group, LLC RIA/Wealth	$621.4K 4.5K shares
V Vise Technologies, Inc. Institution	$523.0K 3.8K shares
T TEMA ETFS LLC Institution	$513.2K 3.7K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
A AXA Institution	$41.4M 297.3K shares
J O Hambro Investment Management Ltd RIA/Wealth	$38.9M 279.5K shares
S Sienna Gestion Institution	$7.4M 58.5K shares
Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. RIA/Wealth	$3.3M 23.5K shares
N NICOLA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD. RIA/Wealth	$2.7M 19.5K shares
A Andra AP-fonden Institution	$2.4M 17.0K shares
I INCEPTIONR LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$2.2M 16.1K shares
I Ilex Capital Partners LLP Institution	$2.0M 14.7K shares
E Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co Institution	$2.0M 14.6K shares
Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. RIA/Wealth	$1.9M 14.0K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in AWK as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 14
Call Value: $55.7M
Put Positions: 13
Put Value: $44.4M

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$29.9M 2.1K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$5.7M 407.0 contracts
CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. Hedge Fund•Quant Macro	$3.6M 262.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$3.5M 253.0 contracts
UBS Group AG Institution	$2.9M 208.6 contracts
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$2.7M 194.0 contracts
V Volterra Technologies LP Hedge Fund•Quant	$2.6M 189.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$2.5M 179.0 contracts
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$1.2M 87.0 contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$584.6K 42.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$22.0M 1.6K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$7.4M 534.0 contracts
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$2.9M 210.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$2.6M 189.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$2.2M 161.0 contracts
V Volterra Technologies LP Hedge Fund•Quant	$1.9M 135.0 contracts
CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. Hedge Fund•Quant Macro	$1.9M 135.0 contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$1.6M 115.0 contracts
Walleye Trading Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$1.1M 80.0 contracts
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$696.0K 50.0 contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with AWK as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
S Soapstone Management L.P. Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Jed Franco Nussdorf Managing Partner	13.70% $20.2M	0.07% 145.0K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$147.3M
Y Yaupon Capital Management LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Steven James Pattyn CIO	4.28% $82.9M	0.31% 595.2K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$1.9B
D DUDLEY & SHANLEY, LLC RIA/Wealth	Henry Claypool Dudley Chairman	3.79% $23.5M	0.09% 169.2K shares	Q1 2023 Held for 2y 8m	$621.5M
MEKETA INVESTMENT GROUP INC /ADV Fund of Funds	Peter Scott Woolley CEO	3.76% $1.1M	0.00% 8.2K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$30.5M
M Montanaro Asset Management Ltd Institution	-	3.39% $13.6M	0.05% 97.5K shares	Q2 2022 Held for 3y 5m	$400.4M
Partners Group Holding AG Private Equity	Charles Harry Dallara Chairman	2.95% $50.2M	0.18% 360.7K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.7B
C Clean Yield Group Institution	-	2.44% $8.6M	0.03% 61.9K shares	Q4 2013 Held for 11y 11m	$353.8M
OSTERWEIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	Catherine Halberstadt CEO	2.43% $41.5M	0.15% 298.1K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$1.7B
Foresight Group Ltd Liability Partnership Real Assets	FORESIGHT GROUP SARL Related Person	2.30% $15.4M	0.06% 110.8K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$669.9M
M Mirova US LLC Long Only Manager	Zineb Bennani CEO	2.29% $226.4M	0.83% 1.6M shares	Q4 2019 Held for 5y 11m	$9.9B

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in AWK

Engineers Gate Manager LP

Hedge Fund • Quant

Portfolio ManagerRobert Gregory Eisner

Portfolio Value: $8.8B
Positions: 2,112
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in American Water Works

Market Value: $3.1M
Shares Held: 22.2K
Portfolio Weight: 0.04%
Owned Since: 2025-Q3

Top Holding	Sector	Market Value	Weight
1 Invesco QQQ Trust QQQ	ETF ETF	$155.2M	1.77%
2 SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY	ETF ETF	$115.3M	1.32%
3 Sabra Healthcare SBRA	REIT - Healthcare Facilities Real Estate	$112.9M	1.29%