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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
401
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-1.96%
% of All Funds
13%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.39%
New
28
Increased
124
Reduced
170
Closed
30
Calls
$8.06M
Puts
$35.2M
Net Calls
-$27.2M
Net Calls Change
-$28.2M

Top Buyers

1
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
+$99.9M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$63.8M
3
Baillie Gifford & Co
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
+$30.1M
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$27.8M
5
CCM
Cadian Capital Management
New York
+$20.6M

Top Sellers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$77M
2
HCM
Holland Capital Management
Illinois
-$41.1M
3
Fundsmith LLP
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
-$30.3M
4
VAM
Vontobel Asset Management
New York
-$27.2M
5
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$23.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Massachusetts Financial Services
1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.1B +$27.8M +271,501 +3%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$582M +$7.73M +75,333 +1%
GIM
3
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
$385M +$11.6M +113,144 +3%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$378M -$3.87M -37,772 -1%
Baillie Gifford & Co
5
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$286M +$30.1M +293,096 +12%
VAM
6
Veritas Asset Management
United Kingdom
$256M -$5.85M -57,060 -2%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$235M -$4.06M -39,603 -2%
TCM
8
Tran Capital Management
California
$230M +$16.1M +156,606 +8%
JIM
9
Jensen Investment Management
Oregon
$226M +$2.48M +24,147 +1%
RCG
10
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$225M -$134K -1,310 -0.1%
PI
11
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$223M -$20.6M -200,426 -9%
Fidelity Investments
12
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$199M +$63.8M +622,345 +50%
Franklin Resources
13
Franklin Resources
California
$154M +$453K +4,420 +0.3%
BFA
14
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$129M +$4.45M +43,383 +4%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$124M -$6.02M -58,700 -5%
Bessemer Group
16
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$124M +$572K +5,581 +0.5%
CCM
17
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
$113M -$1.06M -10,300 -1%
Wellington Management Group
18
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$112M -$12.4M -121,377 -10%
BA
19
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$112M -$22.9M -223,542 -18%
PIMC
20
Praesidium Investment Management Company
New York
$112M -$4.14M -40,354 -4%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$105M +$2.15M +20,945 +2%
Viking Global Investors
22
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
$103M +$99.9M +974,002 New
Invesco
23
Invesco
Georgia
$94.5M -$7.94M -77,474 -8%
RFC
24
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$93.3M -$3.58M -34,955 -4%
BG
25
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$90.9M +$87.3K +851 +0.1%
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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.