Waters Corp
401 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.37B invested in Waters Corp in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 124 increasing their positions, 170 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.97B → $8.37B (+$405M)
0.65% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.31% → 92.67% (-0.65%)
7% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 30
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 409 → 401 (-8)
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 12 (-2)
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 170
77% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.06M | Put options by funds: $35.2M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$99.9M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$63.8M |
| 3 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$30.1M |
| 4 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$27.8M |
| 5 |
CCM
Cadian Capital Management
New York
|
+$20.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$77M |
| 2 |
HCM
Holland Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$41.1M |
| 3 |
Fundsmith LLP
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$30.3M |
| 4 |
VAM
Vontobel Asset Management
New York
|
-$27.2M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$23.6M |
WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
401 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $8.37B — up 5.1% from $7.97B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of WAT and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 170 trimmed existing stakes and 124 added.
The largest buyer was Viking Global Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $99.9M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $77M.
- 401 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q3 2013, down from 409 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $8.37B of Waters Corp stock for Q3 2013, up 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q3 2013 and 30 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q3 2013 was Viking Global Investors, an estimated $99.9M added.
- The largest Waters Corp seller in Q3 2013 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $77M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.