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541 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.5B invested in Waters Corp in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 168 increasing their positions, 207 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

48% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $30.1M | Put options by funds: $20.3M

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 49

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 532541 (+9)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.8B → $10.5B (-$346M)

1.91% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.73%93.82% (-1.9%)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 168 | Existing positions reduced: 207

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 64 (-2)

Holders
541
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+1.69%
% of All Funds
11.09%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
63
Increased
168
Reduced
207
Closed
49
Calls
$30.1M
Puts
$20.3M
Net Calls
+$9.72M
Net Calls Change
+$6.75M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.25B -$91.3M -482,838 -7%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$918M -$55.1M -291,706 -5%
Bank of New York Mellon
3
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$852M +$10.7M +56,733 +1%
Massachusetts Financial Services
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$784M -$274M -1,449,470 -25%
Fundsmith LLP
5
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$702M -$163M -861,245 -18%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$508M -$12.7M -66,990 -2%
Janus Henderson Group
7
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$305M +$45.5M +240,992 +17%
Baillie Gifford & Co
8
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$269M -$164M -868,054 -37%
Nordea Investment Management
9
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$234M +$142M +753,835 +134%
Invesco
10
Invesco
Georgia
$210M +$78.9M +417,471 +56%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$176M -$2.83M -14,951 -2%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$169M +$2.58M +13,644 +1%
Franklin Resources
13
Franklin Resources
California
$156M -$15.4M -81,288 -10%
CIP
14
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$151M -$34.2M -181,140 -18%
Mackenzie Financial
15
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$112M +$21.7M +114,863 +23%
Mawer Investment Management
16
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$109M +$1.25M +6,608 +1%
Legal & General Group
17
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$93.1M +$8.42M +44,556 +9%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$84.6M -$13.8M -73,267 -14%
D.E. Shaw & Co
19
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$83.6M +$63M +333,251 +256%
Citadel Advisors
20
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$82.8M +$83.2M +440,230 +2,355%
UBS AM
21
UBS AM
Illinois
$82.4M +$2.74M +14,497 +3%
Impax Asset Management Group
22
Impax Asset Management Group
United Kingdom
$81.1M +$2.12M +11,220 +3%
MAMU
23
Marathon Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$81.1M +$7.31M +38,701 +9%
Select Equity Group
24
Select Equity Group
New York
$79.7M +$44.3M +234,332 +113%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
25
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$77.8M +$29.9M +158,275 +58%

WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

541 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $10.5B — down 3.2% from $10.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new WAT positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 168 added to existing stakes and 207 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Nordea Investment Management, adding an estimated $142M. The largest seller was Massachusetts Financial Services, cutting an estimated $274M.

  • 541 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q2 2020, up from 532 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $10.5B of Waters Corp stock for Q2 2020, down 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q2 2020 and 49 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q2 2020 was Nordea Investment Management, an estimated $142M added.
  • The largest Waters Corp seller in Q2 2020 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $274M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.