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574 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.1B invested in Waters Corp in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 161 increasing their positions, 240 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

39% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $43.9M | Put options by funds: $31.6M

2.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.41% → 94.68% (+2.3%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.8B → $14.1B (+$300M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 578 → 574 (-4)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 47

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 161 | Existing positions reduced: 240

Holders
574
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-0.69%
% of All Funds
12.59%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
45
Increased
161
Reduced
240
Closed
47
Calls
$43.9M
Puts
$31.6M
Net Calls
+$12.3M
Net Calls Change
-$40.2M

Top Buyers

1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$188M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$67.7M
3
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
+$56.7M
4
Select Equity Group
Select Equity Group
New York
+$43.6M
5
OSAM
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
+$29.8M

Top Sellers

1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$85.9M
2
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$68.3M
3
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$67.4M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$61.1M
5
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
-$41.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Nordea Investment Management
26
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$84.2M +$10.5M +48,604 +15%
BMO
27
Beck Mack & Oliver
New York
$83.1M -$1.86M -8,609 -2%
Goldman Sachs
28
Goldman Sachs
New York
$79.9M +$21.4M +98,972 +38%
OTPPB
29
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$75.2M +$10.7M +49,730 +17%
Schroder Investment Management Group
30
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$75M +$12.9M +59,971 +22%
JIM
31
Jensen Investment Management
Oregon
$72.9M -$25.9M -119,955 -27%
Wells Fargo
32
Wells Fargo
California
$70.5M +$11.5M +53,361 +20%
GIM
33
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
$70.2M -$27K -125 -0%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
34
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$67.9M +$1.89M +8,756 +3%
OCBV
35
Ownership Capital B.V.
Netherlands
$67.2M +$1.31M +6,058 +2%
Newport Trust Company
36
Newport Trust Company
District of Columbia
$66.7M -$1.34M -6,200 -2%
Charles Schwab
37
Charles Schwab
California
$65.6M -$7.29M -33,780 -10%
BTW
38
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$64.7M +$3.85M +17,849 +7%
Deutsche Bank
39
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$64.7M -$5.52M -25,565 -8%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
40
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$64.5M -$614K -2,846 -1%
Primecap Management
41
Primecap Management
California
$62.9M -$6.19M -28,670 -9%
JWBC
42
John W. Bristol & Co
New York
$61.4M -$768K -3,559 -1%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
43
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$55M -$4.47M -20,714 -8%
CCP
44
Clarkston Capital Partners
Michigan
$54.9M -$423K -1,962 -0.8%
JP Morgan Chase
45
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$51.9M +$11.4M +52,846 +29%
Swiss National Bank
46
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$51.2M -$785K -3,639 -2%
FAM
47
Fenimore Asset Management
New York
$50.9M -$4.8M -22,256 -9%
Royal Bank of Canada
48
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$50.3M +$8.14M +37,699 +20%
N
49
Nuveen
North Carolina
$49.9M -$839K -3,885 -2%
PPA
50
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$47.9M +$3.26M +15,127 +8%
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WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

574 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $14.1B — up 2.2% from $13.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of WAT and 45 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 240 trimmed existing stakes and 161 added.

The largest buyer was Massachusetts Financial Services, adding an estimated $188M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $85.9M.

  • 574 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q3 2019, down from 578 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $14.1B of Waters Corp stock for Q3 2019, up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q3 2019 and 47 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q3 2019 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $188M added.
  • The largest Waters Corp seller in Q3 2019 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $85.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.