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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
VanEck Associates
126
VanEck Associates
New York
$12.5M -$229M -625,924 -95%
SEI Investments
127
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$12.4M -$1.03M -2,814 -8%
PL
128
Parthenon LLC
Kentucky
$12.2M +$256K +700 +2%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
129
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$12.2M -$1.24M -3,403 -9%
III
130
Independent Investors Inc
New York
$11.8M – – –
WIC
131
Willis Investment Counsel
Georgia
$11.8M +$350K +956 +3%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
132
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$11.7M +$461K +1,261 +4%
Chevy Chase Trust
133
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$11.7M -$247K -674 -2%
HIC
134
Harvey Investment Company
Kentucky
$11.7M -$706K -1,930 -6%
CI
135
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
$11.6M -$49.7M -135,838 -81%
Swedbank
136
Swedbank
Sweden
$11.3M -$342K -934 -3%
IHAM
137
Integral Health Asset Management
New York
$11.1M +$11M +30,000 New
QCM
138
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$11M +$1.8M +4,916 +20%
Nisa Investment Advisors
139
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$10.9M +$77.2K +211 +0.7%
DZ Bank
140
DZ Bank
Germany
$10.6M +$10.2M +27,875 +4,099%
AAF
141
Andra AP-fonden
Sweden
$10.5M -$8.19M -22,400 -44%
National Bank of Canada
142
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$10.5M +$1.46M +3,987 +16%
EPAM
143
Evelyn Partners Asset Management
$10.5M +$10.3M +28,173 New
Assenagon Asset Management
144
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$10.2M -$2.24M -6,135 -18%
BWP
145
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$10.1M -$260K -712 -3%
Korea Investment Corp
146
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$9.99M +$2.78M +7,600 +39%
PP
147
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$9.98M -$776K -2,121 -7%
Victory Capital Management
148
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$9.97M +$28.9K +79 +0.3%
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
149
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
North Carolina
$9.87M -$183K -501 -2%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
150
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$9.82M -$645K -1,762 -6%
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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.