Waters Corp
576 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.1B invested in Waters Corp in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 162 increasing their positions, 240 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
39% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $43.9M | Put options by funds: $31.6M
1.94% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.75% → 94.69% (+1.9%)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.9B → $14.1B (+$241M)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 579 → 576 (-3)
2% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 47
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 162 | Existing positions reduced: 240
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$188M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$67.7M |
| 3 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$56.7M |
| 4 |
Select Equity Group
New York
|
+$43.6M |
| 5 |
OSAM
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$29.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$85.9M |
| 2 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$68.3M |
| 3 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$67.4M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$61.1M |
| 5 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$46.8M |
WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
576 of the 4,574 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $14.1B — up 1.7% from $13.9B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of WAT and 46 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 240 trimmed existing stakes and 162 added.
The largest buyer was Massachusetts Financial Services, adding an estimated $188M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $85.9M.
- 576 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q3 2019, down from 579 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $14.1B of Waters Corp stock for Q3 2019, up 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 46 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q3 2019 and 47 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q3 2019 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $188M added.
- The largest Waters Corp seller in Q3 2019 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $85.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.