Waters Corp
520 hedge funds and large institutions have $10B invested in Waters Corp in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 174 increasing their positions, 188 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.
22% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 58
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 517 → 520 (+3)
0.32% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.41% → 92.73% (+0.32%)
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 174 | Existing positions reduced: 188
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.7B → $10B (-$1.69B)
29% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.63M | Put options by funds: $13.6M
64% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 4 (-7)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$86.1M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$43.7M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$36M |
| 4 |
JIM
Jensen Investment Management
Lake Oswego,
Oregon
|
+$34.8M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$27.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$203M |
| 2 |
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$67.7M |
| 3 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$34.2M |
| 4 |
CBOA
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Sydney, NSW,
Australia
|
-$33.8M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$27.2M |
WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
520 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $10B — down 14% from $11.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new WAT positions and 58 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 174 added to existing stakes and 188 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Investors US, adding an estimated $86.1M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $203M.
- 520 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q4 2016, up from 517 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $10B of Waters Corp stock for Q4 2016, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 71 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q4 2016 and 58 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q4 2016 was Janus Henderson Investors US, an estimated $86.1M added.
- The largest Waters Corp seller in Q4 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $203M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.