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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
SWA
551
Sutton Wealth Advisors
Florida
$5.13K – – –
GAM
552
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$5K – – –
SFSIG
553
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$5K – – –
EW
554
Evoke Wealth
California
$4.91K +$4.75K +22 New
GWM
555
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$3K – – –
JFGIW
556
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$3K – – –
PW
557
Price Wealth
Texas
$3K – – –
GWAG
558
Garrett Wealth Advisory Group
Texas
$2.01K +$1.94K +9 New
FPS
559
Fieldpoint Private Securities
Connecticut
$2K -$3.24K -15 -65%
AA
560
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$2K – – –
CI
561
CX Institutional
Indiana
$2K – – –
TFO
562
Tarbox Family Office
California
$2K – – –
CBT
563
Capital Bank & Trust
California
$2K +$1.73K +8 New
Parallax Volatility Advisers
564
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$2K +$2.37K +11 New
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
565
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$1K – – –
Fidelity International
566
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$1K – – –
FGAM
567
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$1K – – –
GWMIA
568
Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory
Florida
$1K – – –
NSIM
569
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$1K +$863 +4 New
PWP
570
Personal Wealth Partners
Minnesota
$1K +$1.08K +5 New
WWM
571
Willingdon Wealth Management
North Carolina
$1K +$1.29K +6 New
AA
572
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$625 +$648 +3 New
FCM
573
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$68.3M -317,144 Closed
CBOA
574
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
– -$54.7M -254,388 Closed
BCM
575
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
– -$25.6M -119,000 Closed
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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.