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479 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.04B invested in Waters Corp in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 166 increasing their positions, 169 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

81% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $37M | Put options by funds: $20.5M

16% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 38

2.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 90.87%93.31% (+2.4%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 474479 (+5)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 166 | Existing positions reduced: 169

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.62B → $9.04B (-$572M)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1211 (-1)

Holders
479
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+1.05%
% of All Funds
13.37%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
0.31%
New
44
Increased
166
Reduced
169
Closed
38
Calls
$37M
Puts
$20.5M
Net Calls
+$16.5M
Net Calls Change
+$14.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Massachusetts Financial Services
1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.09B -$29.1M -230,427 -2%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$788M +$14.6M +115,272 +2%
Baillie Gifford & Co
3
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$458M +$12.3M +97,568 +3%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$391M -$4.71M -37,214 -1%
GIM
5
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
$372M -$78.4M -620,000 -16%
VAM
6
Veritas Asset Management
United Kingdom
$323M -$2.54M -20,100 -0.7%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$249M -$3.81M -30,110 -1%
RCG
8
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$241M -$1.53M -12,112 -0.6%
Fidelity Investments
9
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$227M -$18K -142 -0%
PI
10
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$215M -$247K -1,954 -0.1%
BFA
11
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$184M -$111K -879 -0.1%
JIM
12
Jensen Investment Management
Oregon
$155M +$1.07M +8,445 +0.6%
HL
13
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$137M -$4.46M -35,287 -3%
Wellington Management Group
14
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$130M +$12.7M +100,730 +10%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$129M -$2.12M -16,786 -2%
CBOA
16
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$113M -$2.26M -17,839 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$108M +$3.41M +26,969 +3%
Fundsmith LLP
18
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$94.3M +$61.6M +487,363 +157%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$93M +$5.32M +42,070 +6%
PAMU
20
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$87.3M +$589K +4,659 +0.6%
Franklin Resources
21
Franklin Resources
California
$80.4M +$379 +3 +0%
Primecap Management
22
Primecap Management
California
$77.7M -$6.83M -54,001 -8%
Geode Capital Management
23
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$75.9M +$568K +4,491 +0.7%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
24
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$73.5M -$72.2K -571 -0.1%
VOYA Investment Management
25
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$73.3M +$16.7M +132,078 +27%

WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

479 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $9.04B — down 5.9% from $9.62B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new WAT positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 166 added to existing stakes and 169 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fundsmith LLP, adding an estimated $61.6M. The largest seller was Generation Investment Management, cutting an estimated $78.4M.

  • 479 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q3 2015, up from 474 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $9.04B of Waters Corp stock for Q3 2015, down 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q3 2015 and 38 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q3 2015 was Fundsmith LLP, an estimated $61.6M added.
  • The largest Waters Corp seller in Q3 2015 was Generation Investment Management, an estimated $78.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.