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437 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.5B invested in Waters Corp in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 132 increasing their positions, 176 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

162% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $44.2M | Put options by funds: $16.9M

32% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 31

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 89 (+1)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.83B → $8.5B (+$672M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 431437 (+6)

0.18% more ownership

Funds ownership: 91.98%92.16% (+0.18%)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 132 | Existing positions reduced: 176

Holders
437
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+1.39%
% of All Funds
12.62%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
41
Increased
132
Reduced
176
Closed
31
Calls
$44.2M
Puts
$16.9M
Net Calls
+$27.4M
Net Calls Change
-$10.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
26
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$78.6M -$2.32M -21,437 -3%
Franklin Resources
27
Franklin Resources
California
$77.6M -$527K -4,858 -0.7%
BMO
28
Beck Mack & Oliver
New York
$77.3M -$8.03M -74,121 -9%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
29
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$71.9M
Geode Capital Management
30
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$66M +$559K +5,159 +0.9%
Jennison Associates
31
Jennison Associates
New York
$64.5M -$6.27M -57,885 -9%
JHIU
32
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$61.5M -$5.5M -50,694 -8%
CBOA
33
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$61.4M +$8.5M +78,440 +16%
Norges Bank
34
Norges Bank
Norway
$54.7M +$6.14M +56,663 +13%
CRM
35
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
$51.7M +$51.7M +477,059 New
TCIM
36
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$48.4M +$8.11M +74,811 +20%
Bank of America
37
Bank of America
North Carolina
$48.3M +$4.13M +38,077 +9%
FAM
38
Fenimore Asset Management
New York
$40.3M +$257K +2,374 +0.6%
Legal & General Group
39
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$37.2M -$663K -6,117 -2%
Capital International Investors
40
Capital International Investors
California
$35.8M
Royal Bank of Canada
41
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$34.5M -$10.8M -99,385 -24%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
42
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$30.9M +$6.42M +59,217 +26%
California Public Employees Retirement System
43
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$30.1M +$2.47M +22,803 +9%
AAM
44
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$30M -$6.5M -60,000 -18%
UBS AM
45
UBS AM
Illinois
$29.9M +$1.96M +18,070 +7%
Schroder Investment Management Group
46
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$28.2M -$8.01M -73,865 -22%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
47
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$27.6M -$5.52M -50,950 -17%
ARC
48
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$27.4M +$5.93M +54,712 +28%
Goldman Sachs
49
Goldman Sachs
New York
$27.1M -$6.4M -59,032 -19%
BTW
50
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$26.1M +$769K +7,095 +3%

WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

437 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $8.5B — up 8.6% from $7.83B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new WAT positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 132 added to existing stakes and 176 trimmed.

The largest buyer was abrdn Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $133M. The largest seller was Cantillon Capital Management, cutting an estimated $99.9M.

  • 437 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q1 2014, up from 431 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $8.5B of Waters Corp stock for Q1 2014, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q1 2014 and 31 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q1 2014 was abrdn Investment Management, an estimated $133M added.
  • The largest Waters Corp seller in Q1 2014 was Cantillon Capital Management, an estimated $99.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.