Waters Corp
487 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.6B invested in Waters Corp in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 169 increasing their positions, 176 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
69% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 29
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 12 (+2)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10B → $10.6B (+$556M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 475 → 487 (+12)
0.62% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.62% → 93% (-0.62%)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 169 | Existing positions reduced: 176
46% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $21.6M | Put options by funds: $40.1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fundsmith LLP
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$132M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$52.9M |
| 3 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$32.7M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$28.7M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$23.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$102M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$94.1M |
| 3 |
PI
PGGM Investments
Zeist,
Netherlands
|
-$60.6M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$26.1M |
| 5 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$25M |
WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
487 of the 3,756 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $10.6B — up 5.5% from $10B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new WAT positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 169 added to existing stakes and 176 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fundsmith LLP, adding an estimated $132M. The largest seller was Baillie Gifford & Co, cutting an estimated $102M.
- 487 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q2 2016, up from 475 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $10.6B of Waters Corp stock for Q2 2016, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 49 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q2 2016 and 29 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q2 2016 was Fundsmith LLP, an estimated $132M added.
- The largest Waters Corp seller in Q2 2016 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $102M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.