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759 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.2B invested in Waters Corp in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 131 funds opening new positions, 268 increasing their positions, 232 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

147% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 131 | Existing positions closed: 53

128% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $31.8M | Put options by funds: $14M

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 268 | Existing positions reduced: 232

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 693 → 759 (+66)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.3B → $21.2B (+$851M)

0.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 95.2% → 96.08% (+0.88%)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)

Holders
759
Holders Change
+66
Holders Change %
+9.52%
% of All Funds
10%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
131
Increased
268
Reduced
232
Closed
53
Calls
$31.8M
Puts
$14M
Net Calls
+$17.8M
Net Calls Change
-$15.3M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$215M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$110M
3
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$90.3M
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$77.7M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$76.8M

Top Sellers

1
VanEck Associates
VanEck Associates
New York
-$229M
2
GIM
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$101M
3
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
-$97.3M
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
-$71.6M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$50.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Legal & General Group
26
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$157M -$8.3M -22,682 -5%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
27
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$156M +$10.2M +27,801 +7%
Bank of America
28
Bank of America
North Carolina
$155M -$8.51M -23,265 -5%
BTW
29
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$155M -$19.9M -54,352 -12%
Charles Schwab
30
Charles Schwab
California
$148M +$5.08M +13,886 +4%
First Trust Advisors
31
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$136M +$10.3M +28,141 +8%
American Century Companies
32
American Century Companies
Missouri
$123M -$338K -925 -0.3%
Millennium Management
33
Millennium Management
New York
$113M +$110M +300,380 +7,465%
Marshall Wace
34
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$112M +$90.3M +246,738 +438%
Wellington Management Group
35
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$110M +$9.23M +25,228 +9%
VOYA Investment Management
36
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$109M -$35.7M -97,574 -25%
Amundi
37
Amundi
France
$105M -$7.14M -19,508 -7%
MAM
38
Madison Asset Management
Wisconsin
$105M +$8.85M +24,205 +9%
MIA
39
Madison Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$105M +$103M +282,076 New
Deutsche Bank
40
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$99M +$10.8M +29,558 +12%
Aberdeen Group
41
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$95M -$2.72M -7,448 -3%
BMO
42
Beck Mack & Oliver
New York
$91.4M -$32.9K -90 -0%
TD Asset Management
43
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$87.5M -$5.57M -15,221 -6%
FAM
44
Fenimore Asset Management
New York
$86.6M +$261K +713 +0.3%
HSBC Holdings
45
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$81.1M +$2.91M +7,964 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
46
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$80.5M +$6.68M +18,251 +9%
N
47
Nuveen
North Carolina
$78.6M +$16.9M +46,227 +28%
Artisan Partners
48
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$72.1M +$36.6K +100 +0.1%
Goldman Sachs
49
Goldman Sachs
New York
$71.6M +$3.17M +8,661 +5%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
50
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$70.3M +$68.3M +186,778 +7,121%
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WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

759 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $21.2B — up 4.2% from $20.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 131 funds opened new WAT positions and 53 closed out — a net gain of 78 holders — while 268 added to existing stakes and 232 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $215M. The largest seller was VanEck Associates, cutting an estimated $229M.

  • 759 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q4 2024, up from 693 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $21.2B of Waters Corp stock for Q4 2024, up 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 131 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q4 2024 and 53 closed out, a net change of +78 holders.
  • The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q4 2024 was BlackRock, an estimated $215M added.
  • The largest Waters Corp seller in Q4 2024 was VanEck Associates, an estimated $229M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.