Waters Corp
475 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.65B invested in Waters Corp in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 132 increasing their positions, 182 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
120% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 25
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 449 → 475 (+26)
6% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $42.2M | Put options by funds: $40M
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.4B → $9.65B (+$248M)
0.24% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.11% → 90.87% (-0.24%)
8% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 12 (-1)
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 132 | Existing positions reduced: 182
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$82.5M |
| 2 |
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$70.8M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$69.7M |
| 4 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$55.2M |
| 5 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$34M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$79.5M |
| 2 |
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Birmingham,
Alabama
|
-$70.4M |
| 3 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$65.2M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$46.6M |
| 5 |
JIM
Jensen Investment Management
Lake Oswego,
Oregon
|
-$46.1M |
WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
475 of the 3,730 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $9.65B — up 2.6% from $9.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new WAT positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 132 added to existing stakes and 182 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Baillie Gifford & Co, adding an estimated $82.5M. The largest seller was BlackRock Advisors, cutting an estimated $79.5M.
- 475 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q2 2015, up from 449 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $9.65B of Waters Corp stock for Q2 2015, up 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 55 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q2 2015 and 25 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
- The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q2 2015 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $82.5M added.
- The largest Waters Corp seller in Q2 2015 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $79.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.