Waters Corp
WAT
532 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.8B invested in Waters Corp in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 157 increasing their positions, 232 reducing their positions, and 95 closing their positions.
14% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $24.8M | Put options by funds: $21.9M
0.33% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.06% → 95.73% (-0.33%)
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 587 → 532 (-55)
25% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.4B → $10.8B (-$3.6B)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 6 (-2)
32% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 157 | Existing positions reduced: 232
54% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 95
Top Buyers
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$56.9M |
| 2 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$48.6M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$40.7M |
| 4 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$33.9M |
| 5 |
OSAM
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$30.2M |
Top Sellers
WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
532 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $10.8B — down 25% from $14.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 95 funds closed out of WAT and 44 opened new positions — a net loss of 51 holders — while 232 trimmed existing stakes and 157 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $56.9M. The largest seller was Ownership Capital B.V., exiting entirely with an estimated $76.5M sold.
- 532 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q1 2020, down from 587 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $10.8B of Waters Corp stock for Q1 2020, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 44 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q1 2020 and 95 closed out, a net change of -51 holders.
- The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q1 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $56.9M added.
- The largest Waters Corp seller in Q1 2020 was Ownership Capital B.V., an estimated $76.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.