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574 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.1B invested in Waters Corp in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 161 increasing their positions, 240 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

39% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $43.9M | Put options by funds: $31.6M

2.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.41%94.68% (+2.3%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.8B → $14.1B (+$300M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 578574 (-4)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 47

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 87 (-1)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 161 | Existing positions reduced: 240

Holders
574
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-0.69%
% of All Funds
12.59%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
45
Increased
161
Reduced
240
Closed
47
Calls
$43.9M
Puts
$31.6M
Net Calls
+$12.3M
Net Calls Change
-$40.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.64B -$61.1M -282,972 -4%
Massachusetts Financial Services
2
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.25B +$188M +871,872 +18%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$1.19B -$5.68M -26,333 -0.5%
Fundsmith LLP
4
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$1.14B +$1.91M +8,861 +0.2%
Bank of New York Mellon
5
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.02B +$67.7M +313,667 +7%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$671M -$23.2M -107,520 -3%
Baillie Gifford & Co
7
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$549M -$9.93M -46,003 -2%
Janus Henderson Group
8
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$366M -$12.9M -59,590 -4%
CIP
9
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$219M +$19.7M +91,255 +10%
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$219M -$35.9M -166,201 -14%
HL
11
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$216M +$722K +3,346 +0.3%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$209M -$11.5M -53,408 -5%
Franklin Resources
13
Franklin Resources
California
$177M -$2.93M -13,579 -2%
Invesco
14
Invesco
Georgia
$163M -$9.48M -43,925 -6%
Norges Bank
15
Norges Bank
Norway
$152M -$2.22M -10,275 -1%
Mackenzie Financial
16
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$139M -$3.78M -17,522 -3%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
17
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$131M +$56.7M +262,908 +80%
Mawer Investment Management
18
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$121M +$2.35M +10,865 +2%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$111M +$13.9M +64,314 +15%
Legal & General Group
20
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$105M +$94.5K +438 +0.1%
UBS AM
21
UBS AM
Illinois
$103M -$2.3M -10,649 -2%
MAMU
22
Marathon Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$103M -$3.2M -14,824 -3%
Man Group
23
Man Group
United Kingdom
$99M +$10.1M +46,932 +12%
Select Equity Group
24
Select Equity Group
New York
$96.5M +$43.6M +201,816 +88%
Impax Asset Management Group
25
Impax Asset Management Group
United Kingdom
$90.6M +$6.75M +31,252 +8%

WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

574 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $14.1B — up 2.2% from $13.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of WAT and 45 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 240 trimmed existing stakes and 161 added.

The largest buyer was Massachusetts Financial Services, adding an estimated $188M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $85.9M.

  • 574 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q3 2019, down from 578 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $14.1B of Waters Corp stock for Q3 2019, up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q3 2019 and 47 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • 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.