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632 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.9B invested in Waters Corp in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 205 increasing their positions, 205 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 35

61% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $34.4M | Put options by funds: $21.4M

57% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 11 (+4)

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15.5B → $18.9B (+$3.41B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 597 → 632 (+35)

0.91% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.95% → 88.86% (+0.91%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 205 | Existing positions reduced: 205

Holders
632
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+5.86%
% of All Funds
11%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+57.14%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
77
Increased
205
Reduced
205
Closed
35
Calls
$34.4M
Puts
$21.4M
Net Calls
+$13M
Net Calls Change
+$18.7M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$222M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$211M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$114M
4
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$66.8M
5
ITP
Iron Triangle Partners
Connecticut
+$53.8M

Top Sellers

1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
-$118M
2
Select Equity Group
Select Equity Group
New York
-$93M
3
GIM
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$91.4M
4
Mackenzie Financial
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
-$74.7M
5
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
-$66.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.3B -$7.65M -24,154 -0.4%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$1.96B +$222M +702,337 +14%
Fundsmith LLP
3
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$1.52B +$4.59M +14,495 +0.3%
Bank of New York Mellon
4
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.52B -$64.4M -203,382 -4%
Massachusetts Financial Services
5
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.08B -$118M -372,418 -11%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$927M +$34.8M +109,830 +4%
Janus Henderson Group
7
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$382M -$31.8M -100,540 -8%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$366M +$8.35M +26,373 +3%
Nordea Investment Management
9
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$355M +$30.1M +95,196 +10%
CIP
10
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$349M +$7.43M +23,475 +2%
Invesco
11
Invesco
Georgia
$304M -$28.5M -90,142 -9%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$287M +$958K +3,027 +0.4%
Arrowstreet Capital
13
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$275M +$114M +358,661 +82%
Fidelity Investments
14
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$267M +$211M +667,524 +634%
Impax Asset Management Group
15
Impax Asset Management Group
United Kingdom
$245M -$11.3M -35,845 -5%
Legal & General Group
16
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$207M +$19.5M +61,753 +12%
Mawer Investment Management
17
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$201M -$4.37M -13,794 -2%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$194M +$4.43M +13,990 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$163M +$39.5M +124,921 +36%
MAMU
20
Marathon Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$149M +$18.1M +57,055 +15%
N
21
Nuveen
North Carolina
$140M +$66.8M +210,930 +108%
UBS AM
22
UBS AM
Illinois
$139M +$9.01M +28,466 +8%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
23
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$119M +$21.6M +68,309 +25%
BTW
24
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$117M -$15.4M -48,745 -13%
Select Equity Group
25
Select Equity Group
New York
$112M -$93M -293,671 -48%
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WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

632 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $18.9B — up 22% from $15.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new WAT positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 42 holders — while 205 added to existing stakes and 205 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $222M. The largest seller was Massachusetts Financial Services, cutting an estimated $118M.

  • 632 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q2 2021, up from 597 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $18.9B of Waters Corp stock for Q2 2021, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 77 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q2 2021 and 35 closed out, a net change of +42 holders.
  • The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q2 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $222M added.
  • The largest Waters Corp seller in Q2 2021 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $118M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.