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Chris Franklin

WTRG
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC. · CIK 0001390811
FILING MIX · LIFETIME64%/36%
BUYS
27
SELLS
15
TOTAL VALUE
$23.61M
COMPANIES
2
ACTIVE SINCE
Feb 2020
HOLDINGS NOW
370,495
AVG SELL PX
$45.30
TRADE KIND
SHOWING 42 / 42
Trades · vs SPY
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Performance · forward returns vs SPY
5 backtested trades · 8 horizons · 1 pendingHow are these numbers computed? →
Forward-return performance of every backtestable P/S trade by Chris Franklin, measured at 8 horizons from 7 days to 2 years. Deduped per economic event so co-filings count once. Excess return = trade return minus SPY return over the same window.
HORIZONTRADESWIN RATEINSIDER RETURNSPY RETURNMEAN EXCESSMEDIAN EXCESST-STAT
7d5+80.00%-1.20%+0.36%-1.55%-3.02%
14d5+80.00%-3.37%-0.09%-3.27%-2.15%
30d5+60.00%+0.03%+1.49%-1.46%+3.14%
60d5+80.00%-3.12%+2.85%-5.97%-5.10%
90d5+60.00%-3.32%+7.31%-10.63%-11.24%
180d5+40.00%-3.50%+13.59%-17.09%-15.04%
1y5+0.00%+1.28%+22.37%-21.09%-25.03%
2y5(1 pending)+25.00%-2.27%+22.10%-24.37%-18.42%
How to read this: Insider Returnis the average raw return of the filer's trades over the horizon. SPY Return is what SPY did over those same windows — reference only, not a comparison. The headline alpha number is Mean Excess = Insider − SPY; green means the filer beat SPY, red means they trailed it. Win rate is the share of individual trades where the filer beat SPY. T-statvalues above 2 mean the alpha is unlikely to be chance given the sample size. "Pending" counts trades where the horizon hasn't elapsed yet; their stats are not included in the row average.
Holdings over time
WTRG · 345,456 shares · as of Feb 22, 2026
090,855181,710272,565363,420202120222023202420252026SHARES HELD
Trading cadence · quarterly flow
BUY SELL
2020
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FLOW · 27 buys / 15 sellsCOVERAGE · 26 quarters
Form 4 filings · all activity
COMPANYTYPESHARESPRICEVALUEHELD AFTERTRADE DATEFILEDDETAILS
CNP
CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
4,03725,039May 1, 2026May 5, 2026View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
25,332363,420Feb 22, 2026Feb 24, 2026View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
SALE
Chief Executive Officer
17,964$38.78$696.6K345,456Feb 22, 2026Feb 24, 2026View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
10,068$39.73$400.0K338,088Feb 17, 2026Feb 19, 2026View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
SALE
Chief Executive Officer
5,917$37.69$223.0K328,020Feb 5, 2026Feb 9, 2026View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
88,375$39.19$3.46M88,375Jan 23, 2026Jan 27, 2026View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
36,788333,937Jan 23, 2026Jan 27, 2026View →
CNP
CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
4,53421,002May 1, 2025May 5, 2025View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
SALE
Chief Executive Officer
7,700$39.40$303.4K32,228.99Mar 14, 2025Mar 17, 2025View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
29,539276,744Feb 18, 2025Feb 20, 2025View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
SALE
Chief Executive Officer
19,022$35.65$678.1K257,722Feb 18, 2025Feb 20, 2025View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
39,855286,902Feb 5, 2025Feb 10, 2025View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
39,855286,902Feb 5, 2025Feb 7, 2025View →
CNP
CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
5,79816,468May 1, 2024May 3, 2024View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
24,428265,152Feb 26, 2024Feb 28, 2024View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
SALE
Chief Executive Officer
18,375$35.48$651.9K246,777Feb 26, 2024Feb 28, 2024View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
23,058240,724Jan 24, 2024Jan 26, 2024View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
43,098$35.78$1.54M43,098Jan 24, 2024Jan 26, 2024View →
CNP
CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
5,54110,670May 1, 2023May 3, 2023View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASE
Chief Executive Officer
37,245$40.70$1.52M37,245Mar 8, 2023Mar 9, 2023View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
SALE
Chief Executive Officer
24,365$44.43$1.08M217,666Feb 26, 2023Mar 1, 2023View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
41,553242,031Feb 26, 2023Mar 1, 2023View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
26,292$45.37$1.19M26,292Feb 22, 2023Feb 24, 2023View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
15,973200,478Feb 22, 2023Feb 24, 2023View →
CNP
CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
5,1295,129May 2, 2022May 4, 2022View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
SALE
Chief Executive Officer
5,359$47.46$254.3K184,505Feb 28, 2022Mar 2, 2022View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
14,162189,864Feb 16, 2022Feb 18, 2022View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
26,348$45.19$1.19M26,348Feb 16, 2022Feb 18, 2022View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
SALE
Chief Executive Officer
44,183$50.00$2.21M175,702Aug 5, 2021Aug 9, 2021View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
SALE
Chief Executive Officer
44,183$50.00$2.21M131,519Aug 5, 2021Aug 6, 2021View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASE
Chief Executive Officer
17,130$34.51$591.2K219,885Aug 5, 2021Aug 9, 2021View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
SALE
Chief Executive Officer
17,13017,815Aug 5, 2021Aug 9, 2021View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASE
Chief Executive Officer
27,053$30.47$824.3K202,755Aug 5, 2021Aug 9, 2021View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
SALE
Chief Executive Officer
27,0530Aug 5, 2021Aug 9, 2021View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
33,302195,855Feb 27, 2021Mar 2, 2021View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
SALE
Chief Executive Officer
20,153$42.81$862.7K175,702Feb 27, 2021Mar 2, 2021View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
17,785162,553Feb 24, 2021Feb 26, 2021View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
SALE
Chief Executive Officer
34,001.326$45.78$1.56M0Nov 9, 2020Nov 11, 2020View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
SALE
Chief Executive Officer
21,869$46.50$1.02M144,768Aug 7, 2020Aug 7, 2020View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
13,967166,637Feb 26, 2020Feb 28, 2020View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
37,383174,200Feb 24, 2020Feb 28, 2020View →
WTRG
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
SALE
Chief Executive Officer
21,530$53.32$1.15M152,670Feb 24, 2020Feb 28, 2020View →
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About this filer
CIK 0001390811
ROLE
Chief Executive Officer
PRIMARY
WTRG
COMPANIES
2
ACTIVE SINCE
Feb 2020
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