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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
USAA
576
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
– -$20.7M -96,377 Closed
BAMCO Inc
577
BAMCO Inc
New York
– -$8.92M -41,429 Closed
DA
578
Duality Advisers
Florida
– -$4.36M -20,240 Closed
Balyasny Asset Management
579
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$3.11M -14,433 Closed
ERSOT
580
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
– -$2.63M -12,200 Closed
IG
581
ING Group
Netherlands
– -$2.24M -10,391 Closed
LOAMU
582
Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA)
New York
– -$2.15M -10,000 Closed
Squarepoint
583
Squarepoint
New York
– -$1.9M -8,842 Closed
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
584
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
– -$1.82M -8,437 Closed
CM
585
Castleark Management
Illinois
– -$1.52M -7,080 Closed
MWNA
586
Marshall Wace North America
New York
– -$1.18M -5,464 Closed
JG
587
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$1.04M -4,855 Closed
EGM
588
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$929K -4,313 Closed
CCIA
589
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
– -$822K -3,821 Closed
VRS
590
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
– -$732K -3,400 Closed
CEP
591
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
– -$697K -3,240 Closed
GCP
592
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
– -$586K -2,724 Closed
GIA
593
Gateway Investment Advisers
Ohio
– -$550K -2,554 Closed
LP
594
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
– -$509K -2,363 Closed
CANY
595
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
– -$368K -1,712 Closed
LCM
596
Laurion Capital Management
New York
– -$366K -1,700 Closed
BCM
597
Bienville Capital Management
New York
– -$340K -1,580 Closed
TCM
598
Teza Capital Management
Illinois
– -$318K -1,477 Closed
VCM
599
Violich Capital Management
California
– -$301K -1,400 Closed
HI
600
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
– -$272K -1,262 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.