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520 hedge funds and large institutions have $10B invested in Waters Corp in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 174 increasing their positions, 188 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 58

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 517520 (+3)

0.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.41%92.73% (+0.32%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 174 | Existing positions reduced: 188

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.7B → $10B (-$1.69B)

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.63M | Put options by funds: $13.6M

64% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 114 (-7)

Holders
520
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+0.58%
% of All Funds
13%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-63.64%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
71
Increased
174
Reduced
188
Closed
58
Calls
$9.63M
Puts
$13.6M
Net Calls
-$3.95M
Net Calls Change
+$5.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Massachusetts Financial Services
1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.03B -$19.2M -134,321 -2%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$979M +$25M +174,977 +2%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$455M +$21.8M +152,738 +5%
Fundsmith LLP
4
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$415M +$7.56M +52,997 +2%
Baillie Gifford & Co
5
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$412M -$10.8M -75,767 -2%
VAM
6
Veritas Asset Management
United Kingdom
$332M -$13.8M -97,033 -4%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$293M -$34.2M -239,301 -10%
JHIU
8
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$262M +$86.1M +603,015 +45%
BFA
9
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$253M -$11.1M -78,005 -4%
RCG
10
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$231M -$8.48M -59,440 -3%
Fidelity Investments
11
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$229M -$203M -1,422,448 -45%
GIM
12
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
$227M -$1.39M -9,759 -0.6%
JIM
13
Jensen Investment Management
Oregon
$167M +$34.8M +243,635 +24%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$136M -$915K -6,409 -0.6%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$131M +$915K +6,412 +0.7%
HL
16
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$131M -$1.36M -9,545 -1%
Franklin Resources
17
Franklin Resources
California
$121M +$23.5M +164,525 +22%
Select Equity Group
18
Select Equity Group
New York
$111M +$12.9M +90,115 +12%
DZ Bank
19
DZ Bank
Germany
$109M +$116M +810,022 New
Wellington Management Group
20
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$103M +$1.61M +11,306 +1%
Geode Capital Management
21
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$103M +$4.86M +34,020 +5%
Invesco
22
Invesco
Georgia
$96.4M +$43.7M +306,491 +75%
BG
23
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$88.7M -$6.04M -42,356 -6%
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$85.1M -$1.66M -11,644 -2%
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$84.4M -$3.12M -21,876 -3%

WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

520 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $10B — down 14% from $11.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new WAT positions and 58 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 174 added to existing stakes and 188 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Investors US, adding an estimated $86.1M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $203M.

  • 520 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q4 2016, up from 517 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $10B of Waters Corp stock for Q4 2016, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 71 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q4 2016 and 58 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q4 2016 was Janus Henderson Investors US, an estimated $86.1M added.
  • The largest Waters Corp seller in Q4 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $203M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.