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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
Daiwa Securities Group
201
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$3.02M -$233K -1,081 -7%
MCM
202
Mengis Capital Management
Oregon
$3.01M – – –
SG Americas Securities
203
SG Americas Securities
New York
$3M +$986K +4,567 +52%
MLICM
204
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$2.96M -$152K -705 -5%
LIM
205
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$2.93M -$10.4K -48 -0.4%
Natixis Advisors
206
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.93M +$2.83M +13,109 New
EP
207
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
$2.91M -$7.87M -36,466 -74%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
208
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$2.9M +$847K +3,926 +43%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
209
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$2.85M +$20.3K +94 +0.7%
URS
210
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$2.82M -$151K -700 -5%
SCM
211
Snyder Capital Management
California
$2.81M +$188K +870 +7%
TPSF
212
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$2.78M -$208K -963 -7%
IC
213
Investment Counsel
Michigan
$2.77M -$46.4K -215 -2%
NAM
214
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$2.66M +$51.8K +240 +2%
Janney Montgomery Scott
215
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.6M +$1.59M +7,356 +171%
AB
216
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$2.54M +$479K +2,221 +24%
FL
217
Fort LP
Maryland
$2.52M +$1.29K +6 +0.1%
MSL
218
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$2.43M -$410K -1,899 -15%
PAM
219
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.41M -$89.4K -414 -4%
Twin Tree Management
220
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$2.4M -$3.98M -18,418 -63%
NIPH
221
NN Investment Partners Holdings
Netherlands
$2.38M +$23.7K +110 +1%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
222
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$2.34M – – –
Voloridge Investment Management
223
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
$2.33M +$2.25M +10,428 New
CT
224
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$2.32M -$249K -1,155 -10%
KA
225
Kintegral Advisory
New York
$2.29M – – –
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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.