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 ($13.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $6.13. Options: 10 managers hold calls ($6.8m notional), 4 hold puts ($1.7m).
Trends to Q1 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 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 137 | 107 |
| 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 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $25.5m | $13.4m | 0.53 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.0m | $3.5m | 1.70 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5m | $3.7m | 2.37 |
| Q1 2026 | $6.8m | $1.7m | 0.25 |
Biggest buyers
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | New | +12.8m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | New | +12.7m |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC | Added | +3.7m |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | Added | +3.5m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +3.4m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Added | +3.2m |
| Man Group plc | Added | +3.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +3.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +2.7m |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | Added | +2.5m |
Biggest sellers
| FIL Ltd | Reduced | -10.9m |
| Starboard Value LP | Reduced | -6.3m |
| Corvex Management LP | Sold out | -6.2m |
| Callodine Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -5.7m |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Reduced | -4.7m |
| Packer & Co Ltd | Reduced | -4.2m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -3.4m |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Reduced | -2.3m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Reduced | -2.0m |
Biggest calls
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $3.1m500.0k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $1.2m190.0k shares |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | $1.0m1.7k shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Added | $469.1k76.4k shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | New | $353.7k57.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $316.8k51.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $183.7k30.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $144.9k23.6k shares |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Added | $96.8k15.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $614100 shares |
Biggest puts
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Added | $996.5k162.3k shares |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | $679.6k1.1k shares |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Reduced | $14.1k2.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $4.3k700 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 in Q1 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 in Q1 2026.
Holders, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 4.00% of their portfolio | 81.5m $499.1m | Reduced -255.0k |
| Starboard Value LP 7.69% of their portfolio | 57.2m $351.1m | Reduced -6.3m |
| FIL Ltd 0.18% of their portfolio | 38.1m $233.4m | Reduced -10.9m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.4m $137.1m | First filing |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 20.6m $126.2m | Added +2.4m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 20.2m $123.5m | Reduced -561.6k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.35% of their portfolio | 19.6m $120.6m | Added +3.7m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 13.6m $83.5m | Added +1.6m |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.48% of their portfolio | 13.3m $81.5m | Added +226.7k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 12.8m $78.8m | New |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.19% of their portfolio | 12.7m $76.5m | New |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.08% of their portfolio | 7.9m $48.6m | Reduced -2.3m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.8m $47.8m | Added +2.1m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.7m $47.6m | Added +3.2m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.7m $47.4m | Added +144.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.3m $44.9m | Added +3.4m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.1m $43.5m | Added +3.0m |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.8m $41.5m | First filing |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.6m $40.1m | Reduced -363.1k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 1.12% of their portfolio | 6.4m $39.1m | Reduced -70.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.6m $34.5m | Reduced -1.2m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.6m $34.3m | Added +179.5k |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.31% of their portfolio | 4.9m $29.9m | Added +1.4m |
| Man Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.8m $29.7m | Added +3.0m |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.7m $28.9m | First filing |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.5m $27.4m | Added +18.0k |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.2m $26.5m | Added +3.5m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.1m $25.2m | Added +1.0m |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.7m $23.0m | Reduced -4.7m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.6m $21.8m | Added +849.2k |
| CIDEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.18% of their portfolio | 3.5m $21.6m | Added +1.0m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.4m $20.9m | Reduced -1.9m |
| INTACT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 0.58% of their portfolio | 3.3m $20.2m | Reduced -764.5k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.2m $19.7m | Added +267.1k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.2m $19.7m | Reduced -84.9k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.0m $18.3m | Reduced -2.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $18.0m | Added +2.7m |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.9m $17.7m | Reduced -138.3k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.7m $16.4m | Reduced -1.0m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $16.3m | Reduced -69.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $16.3m | Added +2.5m |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $15.7m | Added +135.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5m $15.5m | Reduced -56.2k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.4m $14.6m | Reduced -176.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $14.2m | Added +150.1k |
| RWC Asset Management LLP 0.57% of their portfolio | 2.2m $13.7m | Reduced -99.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.2m $13.4m | New |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.2m $13.3m | Reduced -15.5k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.0m $12.3m | Added +1.1m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $12.2m | Reduced -627.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $12.0m | Added +712.8k |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $9.5m | Added +281.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $9.4m | Reduced -781.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $8.8m | Unchanged |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.4m $8.5m | Added +892.0k |
| Krilogy Financial LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.4m $8.9m | Reduced -210.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $7.3m | Reduced -3.4m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $6.2m | Reduced -529.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $6.2m | Added +432.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $6.2m | Reduced -852.4k |
| Anson Funds Management LP 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.0m $6.1m | New |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 993.6k $6.1m | Reduced -118.3k |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 940.1k $5.8m | Added +4.8k |
| Greenland Capital Management LP 1.13% of their portfolio | 929.0k $5.7m | Added +397.3k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 916.2k $5.6m | Added +30.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 821.2k $5.1m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 802.4k $4.9m | Added +578.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 750.0k $4.6m | Added +388.7k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 725.9k $4.5m | Reduced -142.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 711.8k $4.4m | Added +71.4k |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 703.5k $4.3m | Added +349.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 671.9k $4.1m | Added +236.9k |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 642.5k $3.9m | Reduced -42.5k |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. 0.57% of their portfolio | 622.3k $3.8m | Added +420.6k |
| CWA Asset Management Group, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 619.5k $3.8m | Added +120.9k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 616.4k $3.8m | Added +567.4k |
| K2 PRINCIPAL FUND, L.P. 0.39% of their portfolio | 600.0k $3.7m | Added +400.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 571.3k $3.5m | Reduced -36.4k |
| Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 563.4k $3.5m | First filing |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 556.0k $3.4m | First filing |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 549.7k $3.4m | Unchanged |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.05% of their portfolio | 419.8k $2.6m | Reduced -53.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA ADVISORS GROUP, INC. 0.11% of their portfolio | 386.4k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 313.6k $1.9m | Reduced -2.0m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 300.9k $1.8m | Added +13.1k |
| HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 300.0k $1.8m | Added +100.0k |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 295.0k $1.8m | Reduced -135.0k |
| Packer & Co Ltd 0.66% of their portfolio | 289.6k $1.8m | Reduced -4.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 282.5k $1.7m | Reduced -862.5k |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.01% of their portfolio | 279.8k $1.7m | Added +23.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 263.5k $1.6m | Reduced -454.5k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 263.2k $1.6m | Added +29.7k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 258.7k $1.6m | New |
| SIG North Trading, ULC 0.31% of their portfolio | 250.6k $1.5m | Reduced -10.1k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 249.4k $1.5m | Added +502 |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 243.2k $1.5m | Reduced -18.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 226.9k $1.4m | Added +270 |
| Horizon Investments, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 224.0k $1.4m | Reduced -18.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 223.2k $1.4m | Reduced -229.1k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 214.0k $1.3m | New |