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574 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.1B invested in Waters Corp in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 161 increasing their positions, 240 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

39% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $43.9M | Put options by funds: $31.6M

2.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.41% → 94.68% (+2.3%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.8B → $14.1B (+$300M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 578 → 574 (-4)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 47

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 161 | Existing positions reduced: 240

Holders
574
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-0.69%
% of All Funds
12.59%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
45
Increased
161
Reduced
240
Closed
47
Calls
$43.9M
Puts
$31.6M
Net Calls
+$12.3M
Net Calls Change
-$40.2M

Top Buyers

1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$188M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$67.7M
3
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
+$56.7M
4
Select Equity Group
Select Equity Group
New York
+$43.6M
5
OSAM
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
+$29.8M

Top Sellers

1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$85.9M
2
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$68.3M
3
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$67.4M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$61.1M
5
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
-$41.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SOADOR
176
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$4.24M +$1.06M +4,933 +35%
ASRS
177
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$4.14M -$138K -639 -3%
MIM
178
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$4.06M -$212K -982 -5%
RCC
179
Red Cedar Capital
Nebraska
$3.97M – – –
SSWM
180
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$3.92M – – –
QIM
181
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$3.92M -$310K -1,437 -8%
GIBU
182
Gulf International Bank (UK)
United Kingdom
$3.91M -$43.6K -202 -1%
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
183
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
North Carolina
$3.76M -$2.56M -11,855 -41%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
184
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$3.7M -$27.5M -127,442 -88%
OPERF
185
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$3.66M -$212K -981 -6%
GC
186
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.65M -$2.59M -11,982 -42%
SOMRS
187
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$3.59M -$108K -500 -3%
BCIM
188
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$3.55M -$1.84M -8,525 -35%
XK
189
Xact Kapitalforvaltning
Sweden
$3.54M +$97.8K +453 +3%
Stifel Financial
190
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.51M +$2.27M +10,499 +199%
KWILP
191
Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership
New Zealand
$3.41M -$155K -719 -4%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
192
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$3.41M +$143K +661 +5%
PWLP
193
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership
Massachusetts
$3.33M – – –
GAM
194
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$3.31M -$9.68M -44,854 -75%
FQ
195
First Quadrant
California
$3.29M +$2.21M +10,223 +226%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
196
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$3.26M +$180K +832 +6%
Comerica Bank
197
Comerica Bank
Texas
$3.12M -$190K -880 -6%
ACM
198
Argyle Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$3.1M -$91.7K -425 -3%
OA
199
Oak Associates
Ohio
$3.07M -$130K -600 -4%
Susquehanna International Group
200
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.04M +$2.94M +13,604 New
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WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

574 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $14.1B — up 2.2% from $13.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of WAT and 45 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 240 trimmed existing stakes and 161 added.

The largest buyer was Massachusetts Financial Services, adding an estimated $188M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $85.9M.

  • 574 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q3 2019, down from 578 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $14.1B of Waters Corp stock for Q3 2019, up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q3 2019 and 47 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q3 2019 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $188M added.
  • The largest Waters Corp seller in Q3 2019 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $85.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.