UNITIL CORP UTL
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 913259107
American interstate electricity and natural gas utility company
- SectorUtilities
- IndustryElectric & Other Services Combined
- HeadquartersHampton, NH
- Founded1984
- Websiteunitil.com
- 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 ($820.8k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 16.3m as of 2025-08-01, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $52.15. Options: 1 managers hold calls ($0 notional), 1 hold puts ($0).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 178 |
| Q4 2022 | 179 |
| Q1 2023 | 190 |
| Q2 2023 | 181 |
| Q3 2023 | 172 |
| Q4 2023 | 183 |
| Q1 2024 | 188 |
| Q2 2024 | 201 |
| Q3 2024 | 214 |
| Q4 2024 | 207 |
| Q1 2025 | 225 |
| Q2 2025 | 221 |
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 2023 | 62 | 98 |
| Q4 2023 | 88 | 72 |
| Q1 2024 | 80 | 77 |
| Q2 2024 | 95 | 71 |
| Q3 2024 | 83 | 85 |
| Q4 2024 | 87 | 88 |
| Q1 2025 | 83 | 101 |
| Q2 2025 | 120 | 88 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $792.8k | $175.7k | 0.22 |
| Q4 2024 | $108.4k | $168.0k | 1.55 |
| Q1 2025 | $161.5k | $17.3k | 0.11 |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 | — |
Biggest buyers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +149.1k |
| CSM Advisors, LLC | New | +127.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Added | +108.3k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Added | +101.1k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +55.3k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +37.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +37.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +34.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +31.1k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +29.7k |
Biggest sellers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -86.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -26.5k |
| Wakefield Asset Management LLLP | Sold out | -17.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -17.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -16.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Reduced | -14.4k |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | Sold out | -14.3k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | Reduced | -13.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -12.7k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -12.2k |
Biggest calls
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -2.2 pts · filed 2026-04-24 | 14.9% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2025
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 Q2 2025.
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $151.5m | Added +55.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $73.1m | Added +37.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 785.9k $41.0m | Added +34.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.03% of their portfolio | 717.4k $37.4m | Added +108.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 593.2k $30.9m | Added +23.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 434.4k $22.7m | Added +1.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 385.7k $20.1m | Added +4.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 378.2k $19.7m | Reduced -17.3k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.14% of their portfolio | 374.1k $19.5m | Reduced -9.2k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 360.9k $18.8m | Added +101.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 322.8k $16.8m | Added +149.1k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 295.3k $15.4m | Reduced -7.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 197.5k $10.3m | Added +734 |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 193.5k $10.1m | Reduced -9.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 191.5k $10.0m | Added +23.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 172.8k $9.0m | Reduced -2.0k |
| CSM Advisors, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 127.4k $6.6m | New |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 118.5k $6.2m | Reduced -13.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.9k $6.0m | Reduced -14.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.6k $5.7m | Reduced -3.3k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 108.6k $5.7m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 107.4k $5.6m | Added +17.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.2k $5.5m | Added +37.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.5k $4.7m | Added +18.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 90.2k $4.7m | Reduced -2.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.2k $4.7m | Added +21.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.6k $4.2m | Reduced -6.2k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 71.5k $3.7m | Unchanged |
| JOHNSON INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 60.6k $3.2m | Reduced -6.1k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 57.9k $3.0m | Reduced -218 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.7k $3.0m | Reduced -2.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.8k $3.0m | Reduced -6.3k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.3k $2.9m | Added +3.8k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.4k $2.8m | Added +14.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.7k $2.7m | Added +1.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.5k $2.7m | Added +29.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.0k $2.7m | Reduced -3.7k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.02% of their portfolio | 48.4k $2.5m | Added +9.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.3k $2.5m | Added +1.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.2k $2.5m | Added +116 |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.8k $2.4m | Added +31.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.7k $2.3m | Added +5.2k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.9k $2.3m | Added +685 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.0k $2.2m | Added +3.1k |
| Annex Advisory Services, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 42.0k $2.2m | Reduced -5.1k |
| Wernau Asset Management Inc. 2.46% of their portfolio | 41.7k $2.2m | Reduced -7.7k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.9k $1.9m | Added +12.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.9k $1.9m | Added +12.0k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.4k $1.8m | Added +1.2k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.6k $1.8m | Reduced -2.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.8k $1.8m | Added +3.7k |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. 0.12% of their portfolio | 33.5k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.04% of their portfolio | 33.1k $1.7m | Reduced -599 |
| DC Investments Management, LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 32.9k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| Man Group plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.3k $1.7m | Added +14.4k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.03% of their portfolio | 31.6k $1.6m | Added +750 |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.0k $1.6m | Reduced -400 |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 31.0k $1.6m | Added +196 |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.3k $1.6m | Added +2.3k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 30.2k $1.6m | Added +12.5k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.8k $1.3m | Reduced -26.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.4k $1.3m | Added +2.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.0k $1.3m | Added +844 |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.6k $1.3m | Added +12.5k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 22.7k $1.2m | Added +2.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.1k $1.2m | Reduced -16.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.1k $1.1m | Reduced -2.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.8k $1.1m | Reduced -12.7k |
| M&T Bank Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.8k $1.0m | Added +314 |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.7k $1.0m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System 0.02% of their portfolio | 19.4k $1.0m | Added +891 |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 18.5k $964.0k | Added +14.7k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.2k $948.9k | Added +1.5k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.9k $933.1k | Reduced -2.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.0k $886.1k | Added +1.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.4k $803.1k | Reduced -300 |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 15.3k $797.8k | Reduced -100 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.1k $785.7k | Reduced -8.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.9k $779.2k | Reduced -174 |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.8k $771.1k | Added +284 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.8k $719.0k | Added +1.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.8k $717.1k | Added +528 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.6k $651.2k | Added +6.7k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.5k $650.0k | Added +34 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.3k $641.1k | Reduced -1.5k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.9k $623.0k | Added +17 |
| Ellsworth Advisors, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 11.8k $617.5k | Added +203 |
| STRS OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.7k $610.2k | Added +800 |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.5k $600.0k | Reduced -411 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.4k $592.4k | Added +247 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.3k $590.4k | Reduced -761 |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.0k $574.0k | Added +64 |
| Boston Partners 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.0k $571.2k | Added +972 |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.4k $541.5k | Added +180 |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.8k $511.7k | New |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.7k $506.6k | Added +4.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.7k $505.3k | New |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.7k $503.0k | Added +653 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.5k $497.9k | Unchanged |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.5k $492.9k | Reduced -140 |