Waters Corp
WAT
573 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.5B invested in Waters Corp in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 175 increasing their positions, 234 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 12 (+2)
11% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 45
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.4B → $14.5B (+$114M)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 576 → 573 (-3)
0.94% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.69% → 92.74% (-0.94%)
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 175 | Existing positions reduced: 234
50% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.55M | Put options by funds: $15.1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$194M |
| 2 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$63.4M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$60.4M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$43.9M |
| 5 |
BAMCO Inc
New York
|
+$34.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RCG
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
|
-$233M |
| 2 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$154M |
| 3 |
VAM
Veritas Asset Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$79.9M |
| 4 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$72.3M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$65.8M |
WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
573 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $14.5B — up 0.79% from $14.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new WAT positions and 45 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 175 added to existing stakes and 234 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $194M. The largest seller was Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb, cutting an estimated $233M.
- 573 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q1 2018, down from 576 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $14.5B of Waters Corp stock for Q1 2018, up 0.79% quarter-over-quarter.
- 50 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q1 2018 and 45 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q1 2018 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $194M added.
- The largest Waters Corp seller in Q1 2018 was Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb, an estimated $233M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.