Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  RADY ERNEST S TRUST
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/18/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WACHOVIA CORP NEW [WB]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
11455 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SAN DIEGO, CA 92130		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 49,443
I
Explorer Ins.
Common Stock 23,980,269
I
American Assets
Common Stock 96,892
I
Rady Family Foundation (1)
Common Stock 5,925,126
I
Ernest Rady Trust
Common Stock 372,021
I
Evelyn Rady Trust
Common Stock 614,708
I
DHM Trust
Common Stock 4,850,422
I
Insurance Co. of the West
Preferred Stock 4,400
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
ESOP (Right to Buy) 03/03/2006(2) 03/03/2010 Common Stock 50,996 $ 36.6 D  
ESOP (Right to Buy) 02/18/2007 02/18/2009 Common Stock 16,998 $ 33.1 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
RADY ERNEST S TRUST
11455 EL CAMINO REAL
SUITE 200
SAN DIEGO, CA 92130		   X      

Signatures

Ernest S. Rady 04/28/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Tax-Exempt Charitable Foundation established under Section 501(c)(3). After initial Form 3 filing, this holding will not be disclosed on any subsequent Form 4 submissions.
(2) These shares vest in three equal annual installments beginning 3/3/2006.

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