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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
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
151
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$9.41M +$5.19M +14,200 +127%
Royal London Asset Management
152
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
$9.2M +$669K +1,830 +8%
UIM
153
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
$9.17M -$2.05M -5,613 -18%
JFG
154
Jefferies Financial Group
New York
$9.07M -$6.61M -18,059 -42%
Stifel Financial
155
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$8.97M +$543K +1,484 +7%
AQR Capital Management
156
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$8.86M +$2.3M +6,281 +36%
MSV
157
MN Services Vermogensbeheer
Netherlands
$8.54M +$146K +400 +2%
Asset Management One
158
Asset Management One
Japan
$8.54M -$64.4K -176 -0.8%
HTI
159
Hikari Tsushin Inc
Japan
$8.53M – – –
DB
160
Danske Bank
Denmark
$8.53M +$108K +295 +1%
GIA
161
GHP Investment Advisors
Colorado
$8.42M +$413K +1,130 +5%
Nomura Asset Management
162
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$8.22M +$26.7K +73 +0.3%
PNC Financial Services Group
163
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$8.18M +$1.82M +4,983 +29%
Credit Agricole
164
Credit Agricole
France
$8.14M +$5.04M +13,780 +169%
RGI
165
River Global Investors
United Kingdom
$8.03M -$2.15M -5,866 -21%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
166
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$7.91M – – –
SLAM
167
Swiss Life Asset Management
$7.89M +$6.52M +17,831 +519%
HL
168
HeadInvest LLC
Maine
$7.82M -$219K -600 -3%
IMRF
169
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Illinois
$7.74M -$614K -1,679 -7%
Bessemer Group
170
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$7.58M +$69.5K +190 +0.9%
LPL Financial
171
LPL Financial
California
$7.55M +$1.86M +5,078 +33%
PIM
172
Progressive Investment Management
Oregon
$7.45M -$253K -691 -3%
LF
173
Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning
Sweden
$7.38M +$7.28M +19,905 New
KK
174
KLP Kapitalforvaltning
Norway
$7.34M +$7.24M +19,792 New
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
175
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$7.08M +$4.03M +11,029 +137%
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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.