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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
Fidelity Investments
51
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$43.7M +$660K +3,059 +2%
PAMU
52
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$42.4M -$3.82M -17,684 -9%
D.E. Shaw & Co
53
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$40.4M +$13.7M +63,611 +54%
AQR Capital Management
54
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$39.5M -$13.2M -60,978 -26%
American Century Companies
55
American Century Companies
Missouri
$38.4M -$1.12M -5,190 -3%
RhumbLine Advisers
56
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$37.6M +$1.07M +4,969 +3%
WG
57
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$37.3M +$9.72M +45,020 +37%
AAMU
58
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$36.9M +$26.5M +122,709 +287%
RS
59
Robeco Schweiz
Switzerland
$36.9M -$15M -69,722 -30%
California Public Employees Retirement System
60
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$33.5M +$5.66M +26,206 +21%
ACA
61
Anchor Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$32.6M +$20.7M +95,991 +191%
OSAM
62
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$31.5M +$29.8M +138,272 +5,252%
Two Sigma Advisers
63
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$29.2M +$182K +845 +0.6%
T. Rowe Price Associates
64
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$28.9M -$297K -1,378 -1%
CIPU
65
Caledonia Investments plc (UK)
United Kingdom
$28.4M – – –
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
66
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$27.8M -$7.5M -34,731 -22%
SBWIC
67
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$26.2M -$9.93K -46 -0%
Barclays
68
Barclays
United Kingdom
$25.8M +$1.5M +6,963 +6%
AllianceBernstein
69
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$25.4M -$1.12M -5,211 -4%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
70
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$25.3M -$655K -3,036 -3%
National Pension Service
71
National Pension Service
South Korea
$24.2M +$1.21M +5,618 +5%
BFM
72
Boston Financial Management
Massachusetts
$24.2M +$49K +227 +0.2%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
73
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$23.4M -$663K -3,073 -3%
CS
74
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$22.8M -$5.45M -25,248 -20%
Principal Financial Group
75
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$22.7M -$979K -4,537 -4%
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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.