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581 hedge funds and large institutions have $14B invested in Waters Corp in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 85 funds opening new positions, 177 increasing their positions, 199 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

93% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 85 | Existing positions closed: 44

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.9B → $14B (+$3.11B)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 544581 (+37)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

0.66% less ownership

Funds ownership: 90.18%89.52% (-0.66%)

1% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.7M | Put options by funds: $10.8M

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 177 | Existing positions reduced: 199

Holders
581
Holders Change
+37
Holders Change %
+6.8%
% of All Funds
10.28%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
85
Increased
177
Reduced
199
Closed
44
Calls
$10.7M
Puts
$10.8M
Net Calls
-$74K
Net Calls Change
+$5.82M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.65B -$17.6M -77,456 -1%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$1.17B -$55.7M -245,691 -5%
Bank of New York Mellon
3
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.15B +$14.1M +62,028 +1%
Fundsmith LLP
4
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$1.09B +$26.7M +117,807 +3%
Massachusetts Financial Services
5
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$976M -$13.1M -57,723 -1%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$653M -$26.4M -116,609 -4%
Janus Henderson Group
7
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$356M -$60.4M -266,559 -16%
KBC Group
8
KBC Group
Belgium
$329M +$27.1M +119,520 +98%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$300M +$108M +478,067 +65%
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$249M +$4.41M +19,455 +2%
Nordea Investment Management
11
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$236M +$42.6M +187,823 +25%
CIP
12
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$223M +$11.6M +51,160 +6%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$216M -$1.19M -5,241 -0.6%
Impax Asset Management Group
14
Impax Asset Management Group
United Kingdom
$171M +$47.4M +209,228 +43%
Select Equity Group
15
Select Equity Group
New York
$155M +$14.5M +63,944 +11%
Mawer Investment Management
16
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$147M +$312K +1,377 +0.2%
Mackenzie Financial
17
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$147M +$370K +1,631 +0.3%
Legal & General Group
18
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$130M -$8.04M -35,463 -6%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$129M +$60.5K +267 +0.1%
D.E. Shaw & Co
20
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$123M -$41.3M -182,276 -27%
UBS AM
21
UBS AM
Illinois
$120M +$22M +97,185 +25%
MAMU
22
Marathon Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$95.1M -$3.24M -14,279 -4%
MIP
23
Mondrian Investment Partners
United Kingdom
$94M +$9.89M +43,633 +13%
BTW
24
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$90.8M +$4.97M +21,922 +6%
OSAM
25
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$87.2M -$15.7M -69,107 -16%

WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

581 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $14B — up 29% from $10.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 85 funds opened new WAT positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 177 added to existing stakes and 199 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $108M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $122M.

  • 581 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q4 2020, up from 544 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $14B of Waters Corp stock for Q4 2020, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 85 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q4 2020 and 44 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q4 2020 was Invesco, an estimated $108M added.
  • The largest Waters Corp seller in Q4 2020 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $122M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.