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759 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.2B invested in Waters Corp in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 131 funds opening new positions, 268 increasing their positions, 232 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

147% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 131 | Existing positions closed: 53

128% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $31.8M | Put options by funds: $14M

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 268 | Existing positions reduced: 232

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 693 → 759 (+66)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.3B → $21.2B (+$851M)

0.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 95.2% → 96.08% (+0.88%)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)

Holders
759
Holders Change
+66
Holders Change %
+9.52%
% of All Funds
10%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
131
Increased
268
Reduced
232
Closed
53
Calls
$31.8M
Puts
$14M
Net Calls
+$17.8M
Net Calls Change
-$15.3M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$215M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$110M
3
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$90.3M
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$77.7M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$76.8M

Top Sellers

1
VanEck Associates
VanEck Associates
New York
-$229M
2
GIM
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$101M
3
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
-$97.3M
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
-$71.6M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$50.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
76
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$35.7M +$3.37M +9,223 +11%
NEI
77
Northwest & Ethical Investments
Ontario, Canada
$34.2M +$3.32M +9,087 +11%
OCBCO
78
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)
Singapore
$33.7M +$1.13M +3,076 +4%
Fidelity Investments
79
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$33.6M +$3.25M +8,881 +11%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
80
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$33.1M -$1.84M -5,039 -5%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
81
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$31.5M -$157K -429 -0.5%
T. Rowe Price Associates
82
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$31.2M +$334K +914 +1%
HF
83
HRT Financial
New York
$31.1M +$30.6M +83,760 New
BFM
84
Boston Financial Management
Massachusetts
$31.1M -$165K -451 -0.5%
Wells Fargo
85
Wells Fargo
California
$26.9M +$1.72M +4,700 +7%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
86
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$26.8M +$105K +288 +0.4%
Citigroup
87
Citigroup
New York
$25.7M -$1.74M -4,747 -6%
Primecap Management
88
Primecap Management
California
$25.6M -$10.8M -29,418 -30%
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
89
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
Germany
$22.9M +$22.6M +61,858 New
SGAM
90
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$22.2M +$21.9M +59,810 New
PHS
91
PFM Health Sciences
California
$21.9M +$2.92M +7,990 +16%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
92
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$21.6M -$1.06M -2,900 -5%
Ensign Peak Advisors
93
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$21.2M +$13.6M +37,234 +187%
GT
94
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$20.8M -$15M -40,982 -42%
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
95
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$20.8M – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
96
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$20.7M -$696K -1,902 -3%
Adage Capital Partners
97
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$20.6M +$20.3M +55,465 New
Man Group
98
Man Group
United Kingdom
$19.4M +$6M +16,391 +46%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
99
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$19.4M -$592K -1,618 -3%
APG Asset Management
100
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$19.4M +$12.1M +32,953 +156%
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WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

759 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $21.2B — up 4.2% from $20.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 131 funds opened new WAT positions and 53 closed out — a net gain of 78 holders — while 268 added to existing stakes and 232 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $215M. The largest seller was VanEck Associates, cutting an estimated $229M.

  • 759 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q4 2024, up from 693 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $21.2B of Waters Corp stock for Q4 2024, up 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 131 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q4 2024 and 53 closed out, a net change of +78 holders.
  • The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q4 2024 was BlackRock, an estimated $215M added.
  • The largest Waters Corp seller in Q4 2024 was VanEck Associates, an estimated $229M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.