Waters Corp
490 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.5B invested in Waters Corp in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 169 increasing their positions, 186 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.
452% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $59.6M | Put options by funds: $10.8M
175% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 11 (+7)
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10B → $11.5B (+$1.5B)
0.51% less ownership
Funds ownership: 92.73% → 92.22% (-0.51%)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 169 | Existing positions reduced: 186
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 520 → 490 (-30)
32% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 66
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$772M |
| 2 |
MIP
Mondrian Investment Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$77.9M |
| 3 |
Nomura Asset Management
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$54.4M |
| 4 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$53.2M |
| 5 |
Fundsmith LLP
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$52.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$92.4M |
| 2 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$43.6M |
| 3 |
GIM
Generation Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$33.4M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$33M |
| 5 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
-$32.2M |
WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
490 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $11.5B — up 15% from $10B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 66 funds closed out of WAT and 45 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 186 trimmed existing stakes and 169 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $772M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $92.4M.
- 490 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q1 2017, down from 520 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $11.5B of Waters Corp stock for Q1 2017, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 45 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q1 2017 and 66 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
- The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $772M added.
- The largest Waters Corp seller in Q1 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $92.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.