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401 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.37B invested in Waters Corp in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 124 increasing their positions, 170 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.97B → $8.37B (+$405M)

0.65% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.31% → 92.67% (-0.65%)

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 30

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 409 → 401 (-8)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 12 (-2)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 170

77% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.06M | Put options by funds: $35.2M

Holders
401
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-1.96%
% of All Funds
13%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.39%
New
28
Increased
124
Reduced
170
Closed
30
Calls
$8.06M
Puts
$35.2M
Net Calls
-$27.2M
Net Calls Change
-$28.2M

Top Buyers

1
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
+$99.9M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$63.8M
3
Baillie Gifford & Co
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
+$30.1M
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$27.8M
5
CCM
Cadian Capital Management
New York
+$20.6M

Top Sellers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$77M
2
HCM
Holland Capital Management
Illinois
-$41.1M
3
Fundsmith LLP
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
-$30.3M
4
VAM
Vontobel Asset Management
New York
-$27.2M
5
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$23.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WA
401
WFG Advisors
Texas
$1K – – –
VAM
402
Vontobel Asset Management
New York
– -$27.2M -271,483 Closed
AC
403
Ascend Capital
California
– -$20M -199,952 Closed
Two Sigma Investments
404
Two Sigma Investments
New York
– -$17.7M -176,522 Closed
PC
405
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
– -$14.8M -147,456 Closed
CC
406
Carlson Capital
Texas
– -$12.8M -128,395 Closed
CI
407
Cooper Investors
Australia
– -$10.1M -100,688 Closed
Alyeska Investment Group
408
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
– -$10M -100,000 Closed
Tudor Investment Corp
409
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
– -$10M -100,000 Closed
RG
410
Redmile Group
California
– -$7.97M -79,664 Closed
Balyasny Asset Management
411
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$4.59M -45,913 Closed
PMAM
412
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$3.13M -31,320 Closed
CCM
413
Catapult Capital Management
New York
– -$3M -30,000 Closed
IA
414
Icon Advisers
Colorado
– -$2.08M -20,765 Closed
MWNA
415
Marshall Wace North America
New York
– -$1.69M -16,849 Closed
PP
416
PDT Partners
New York
– -$1.64M -16,348 Closed
BCM
417
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
– -$1.5M -15,331 Closed
Millennium Management
418
Millennium Management
New York
– -$1.45M -14,533 Closed
NMERB
419
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board
New Mexico
– -$1.37M -13,690 Closed
SFP
420
Santa Fe Partners
New Mexico
– -$1.2M -12,013 Closed
WSA
421
Wall Street Associates
California
– -$701K -7,008 Closed
TAM
422
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
– -$580K -5,800 Closed
JG
423
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$408K -4,080 Closed
VRS
424
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
– -$270K -2,700 Closed
WTIM
425
Wilmington Trust Investment Management
Delaware
– -$251K -2,510 Closed
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WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

401 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $8.37B — up 5.1% from $7.97B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of WAT and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 170 trimmed existing stakes and 124 added.

The largest buyer was Viking Global Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $99.9M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $77M.

  • 401 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q3 2013, down from 409 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $8.37B of Waters Corp stock for Q3 2013, up 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q3 2013 and 30 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q3 2013 was Viking Global Investors, an estimated $99.9M added.
  • The largest Waters Corp seller in Q3 2013 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $77M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.