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754 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.2B invested in Waters Corp in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 95 funds opening new positions, 230 increasing their positions, 303 reducing their positions, and 98 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 88 (0)

3% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 95 | Existing positions closed: 98

1.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 98.18%96.25% (-1.9%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 769754 (-15)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.4B → $17.2B (-$3.22B)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 230 | Existing positions reduced: 303

38% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $55M | Put options by funds: $89.3M

Holders
754
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-1.95%
% of All Funds
9.9%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
95
Increased
230
Reduced
303
Closed
98
Calls
$55M
Puts
$89.3M
Net Calls
-$34.3M
Net Calls Change
-$47.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Legal & General Group
26
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$132M +$6.73M +22,289 +5%
BMO
27
Beck Mack & Oliver
New York
$118M +$44M +145,838 +59%
First Trust Advisors
28
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$113M +$18.8M +62,428 +20%
CIP
29
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$112M -$28.5M -94,439 -20%
Wellington Management Group
30
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$109M -$28.8M -95,316 -21%
Deutsche Bank
31
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$108M +$28.5M +94,459 +35%
Artisan Partners
32
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$106M -$10.5M -34,925 -9%
RS
33
Robeco Schweiz
Switzerland
$104M +$49M +162,341 +88%
Bank of New York Mellon
34
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$102M -$429M -1,420,280 -81%
JP Morgan Chase
35
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$99.7M +$35.3M +117,098 +54%
Holocene Advisors
36
Holocene Advisors
New York
$92.5M +$93.1M +308,491 New
MAM
37
Madison Asset Management
Wisconsin
$92.2M -$1.38M -4,566 -1%
D.E. Shaw & Co
38
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$87.5M +$87.7M +290,706 +25,434%
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
39
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$79.8M +$80M +265,105 +23,712%
Impax Asset Management Group
40
Impax Asset Management Group
United Kingdom
$79M -$3.27M -10,822 -4%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
41
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$77.5M +$50.4M +166,888 +182%
TD Asset Management
42
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$75M +$8.45M +27,990 +13%
Royal Bank of Canada
43
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$73.8M -$14.5M -48,001 -16%
Mackenzie Financial
44
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$69.5M +$7.6M +25,182 +12%
EIP
45
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$66M +$14.5M +48,027 +28%
UBS Group
46
UBS Group
Switzerland
$61.4M -$1.85M -6,123 -3%
Natixis Advisors
47
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$59.6M -$1.06M -3,519 -2%
Newport Trust Company
48
Newport Trust Company
District of Columbia
$55.3M +$641K +2,125 +1%
Goldman Sachs
49
Goldman Sachs
New York
$55M +$6.22M +20,607 +13%
T. Rowe Price Investment Management
50
T. Rowe Price Investment Management
Maryland
$54.3M +$54.7M +181,262 New

WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

754 of the 7,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $17.2B — down 16% from $20.4B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 98 funds closed out of WAT and 95 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 303 trimmed existing stakes and 230 added.

The largest buyer was Mawer Investment Management, adding an estimated $324M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $584M.

  • 754 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q3 2025, down from 769 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $17.2B of Waters Corp stock for Q3 2025, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 95 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q3 2025 and 98 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q3 2025 was Mawer Investment Management, an estimated $324M added.
  • The largest Waters Corp seller in Q3 2025 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $584M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.