ALGONQUIN PWR UTILS CORP AQN
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 015857105 · ISIN CA0158571053
- SectorUtilities
- IndustryElectric Services
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($12.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $5.93. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($4.2m notional), 4 hold puts ($1.6m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 260 |
| Q4 2022 | 264 |
| Q1 2023 | 280 |
| Q2 2023 | 278 |
| Q3 2023 | 265 |
| Q4 2023 | 256 |
| Q1 2024 | 237 |
| Q2 2024 | 259 |
| Q3 2024 | 238 |
| Q4 2024 | 224 |
| Q1 2025 | 233 |
| Q2 2025 | 235 |
| Q3 2025 | 244 |
| Q4 2025 | 246 |
| Q1 2026 | 251 |
| Q2 2026 | 240 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 122 | 139 |
| Q4 2024 | 107 | 125 |
| Q1 2025 | 122 | 93 |
| Q2 2025 | 109 | 116 |
| Q3 2025 | 115 | 101 |
| Q4 2025 | 113 | 112 |
| Q1 2026 | 124 | 107 |
| Q2 2026 | 124 | 98 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $2.0m | $3.5m | 1.70 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5m | $3.7m | 2.37 |
| Q1 2026 | $6.8m | $1.7m | 0.25 |
| Q2 2026 | $4.2m | $1.6m | 0.38 |
Biggest buyers
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. | Added | +6.9m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +4.3m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +4.1m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +3.6m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +3.1m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Added | +2.7m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +2.6m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | Added | +2.2m |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | Added | +2.0m |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | Added | +1.6m |
Biggest sellers
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC | Reduced | -13.0m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -8.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -3.8m |
| CIDEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -3.5m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -2.7m |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | Reduced | -2.2m |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Reduced | -2.1m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -2.1m |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO | Reduced | -1.8m |
| Man Group plc | Reduced | -1.3m |
Biggest calls
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Added | $1.4m247.1k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | $1.0m175.0k shares |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Reduced | $793.2k1.3k shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Reduced | $293.8k50.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $250.2k42.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $176.8k30.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $133.6k22.8k shares |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Reduced | $52.9k9.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Added | $1.3m223.1k shares |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Reduced | $282.8k481 shares |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Reduced | $1.8k300 shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $1.2k200 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Starboard Value LP 13D · may seek influence -1.3 pts · filed 2026-04-01 | 7.4% |
| FIL Ltd 13G · institution +0.1 pts · filed 2026-08-06 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. (2.0%, 2026-10-08)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
None reported since 1 Apr 2026.
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 3.92% of their portfolio | 88.4m $519.2m | Added +6.9m |
| Starboard Value LP 7.41% of their portfolio | 57.2m $335.1m | Unchanged |
| FIL Ltd 0.17% of their portfolio | 39.3m $231.3m | Added +1.2m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.5m $132.4m | Added +146.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 20.7m $121.3m | Added +499.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.19% of their portfolio | 14.8m $87.1m | Added +2.2m |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.50% of their portfolio | 13.6m $79.8m | Added +265.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 13.5m $79.1m | Added +660.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.1m $71.2m | Reduced -8.4m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 11.6m $67.9m | Reduced -2.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.4m $66.6m | Added +4.3m |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.0m $64.7m | Not comparable |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.03% of their portfolio | 10.9m $64.2m | Added +3.6m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.1m $53.4m | Added +1.3m |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.9m $46.7m | Added +11.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.9m $46.1m | Added +152.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.7m $45.2m | Reduced -25.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.5m $44.1m | Added +4.1m |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.8m $40.2m | Added +57.4k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 6.6m $38.7m | Reduced -13.0m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.4m $37.6m | Reduced -188.1k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 0.97% of their portfolio | 6.3m $36.8m | Reduced -85.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.5m $32.4m | Reduced -95.6k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.2m $30.6m | Added +472.4k |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.28% of their portfolio | 5.2m $30.4m | Added +309.3k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.9m $28.9m | Reduced -688.1k |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.8m $28.7m | Added +516.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.7m $27.6m | Added +2.0m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.6m $27.1m | Added +2.6m |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.5m $26.3m | Added +1.6m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.5m $26.3m | Added +14.5k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.4m $26.1m | Added +697.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.7m $22.0m | Added +3.1m |
| INTACT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 0.62% of their portfolio | 3.7m $21.8m | Added +412.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.7m $21.6m | Added +131.2k |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.5m $20.7m | Reduced -1.3m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.5m $20.3m | Added +2.7m |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.1m $18.4m | Reduced -60.2k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.0m $17.4m | Added +279.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $16.8m | Added +181.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $16.2m | Added +576.7k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $15.3m | Added +35.5k |
| RWC Asset Management LLP 0.51% of their portfolio | 2.3m $13.6m | Added +86.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $13.7m | Reduced -187.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $13.4m | Added +753.3k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.2m $12.7m | Unchanged |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.0m $11.9m | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $11.7m | Reduced -325.8k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.8m $10.4m | Added +774.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $10.4m | Added +581.8k |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $8.8m | Added +64.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $8.4m | Reduced -11.2k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $8.4m | Reduced -1.8m |
| Krilogy Financial LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.4m $8.1m | Added +235 |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.4m $8.0m | Reduced -25.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $6.6m | Added +857.4k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $6.5m | Added +81.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $6.4m | Reduced -856.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $6.2m | Added +46.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $6.2m | Added +42.1k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 982.3k $8.2m | Added +66.1k |
| Greenland Capital Management LP 1.08% of their portfolio | 975.0k $5.7m | Added +46.0k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 972.6k $5.7m | Added +356.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 869.4k $5.2m | Added +48.2k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 847.5k $5.0m | Reduced -2.1m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 740.8k $4.3m | Added +169.5k |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 739.9k $4.3m | Reduced -200.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 736.7k $4.3m | Added +423.1k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 725.9k $4.3m | Unchanged |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.07% of their portfolio | 705.5k $4.1m | Added +285.7k |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 703.5k $4.2m | Unchanged |
| CWA Asset Management Group, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 701.6k $4.1m | Added +82.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 615.2k $3.6m | Reduced -96.6k |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 607.4k $3.6m | Reduced -35.1k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 596.2k $3.5m | New |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 595.6k $3.5m | Added +39.6k |
| Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 592.5k $3.5m | Added +29.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 523.1k $3.1m | Reduced -26.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 447.3k $2.6m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 350.2k $2.1m | Added +156.4k |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 341.9k $2.0m | Added +340.3k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 327.9k $1.9m | Added +27.0k |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.00% of their portfolio | 327.6k $1.9m | Added +47.8k |
| HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 300.0k $1.8m | Unchanged |
| Horizon Investments, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 292.8k $30.2m | Added +68.8k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 289.1k $1.7m | Added +75.1k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 263.2k $1.5m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 259.0k $1.5m | Reduced -3.8m |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 256.0k $1.5m | Reduced -2.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 251.2k $1.5m | Reduced -2.7m |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 250.0k $1.5m | Reduced -45.0k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 248.8k $1.5m | Reduced -630 |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 238.2k $1.4m | Reduced -5.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 234.1k $1.4m | Added +39.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 223.4k $1.3m | Added +28.6k |
| 111 Capital 0.22% of their portfolio | 219.0k $1.3m | Added +196.0k |
| Tacita Capital Inc 0.67% of their portfolio | 210.8k $1.2m | Added +150.3k |
| NATIXIS 0.01% of their portfolio | 203.0k $1.2m | Unchanged |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 198.7k $1.2m | Added +140.4k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 187.5k $1.1m | Reduced -2.2m |