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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
LWM
526
Liberty Wealth Management
California
$15K +$13.6K +63 +1,050%
RE
527
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$15K – – –
FAM
528
Fred Alger Management
New York
$14K -$11.9K -55 -47%
CFB
529
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$14K – – –
SPIA
530
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$14K – – –
AssetMark Inc
531
AssetMark Inc
California
$13K -$65.4K -303 -84%
CJA
532
C-J Advisory
California
$13K – – –
H
533
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$13K – – –
WPA
534
West Paces Advisors
Georgia
$12.7K – – –
O
535
Ossiam
France
$12K -$10.1K -47 -47%
FHA
536
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$12K – – –
HNB
537
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$12K – – –
FMII
538
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$9K – – –
PCM
539
Penserra Capital Management
California
$9K +$9.71K +45 New
BWP
540
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$7K -$254K -1,175 -97%
EAM
541
Eukles Asset Management
Ohio
$7K -$9.71K -45 -58%
EARNEST Partners
542
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$7K – – –
BGIM
543
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$7K +$863 +4 +17%
BL
544
Balentine LLC
Georgia
$7K +$3.45K +16 +114%
CQS
545
Credential Qtrade Securities
$6.25K – – –
VCM
546
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$6K -$4.32K -20 -43%
TWA
547
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$6K -$1.29K -6 -18%
GWS
548
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$6K +$3.88K +18 +200%
BCM
549
Bourgeon Capital Management
Connecticut
$6K +$5.4K +25 New
MCM
550
MV Capital Management
Maryland
$6K +$5.83K +27 New
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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.