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665 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.3B invested in Waters Corp in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 194 increasing their positions, 239 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 74

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 655665 (+10)

1.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.63%89.76% (+1.1%)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.4B → $20.3B (+$907M)

16% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $49.2M | Put options by funds: $58.7M

18% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 119 (-2)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 194 | Existing positions reduced: 239

Holders
665
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+1.53%
% of All Funds
10.23%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-18.18%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
93
Increased
194
Reduced
239
Closed
74
Calls
$49.2M
Puts
$58.7M
Net Calls
-$9.49M
Net Calls Change
-$5.49M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.48B -$3.57M -10,202 -0.2%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$2.26B +$116M +331,610 +6%
Fundsmith LLP
3
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$1.68B -$110K -315 -0%
Bank of New York Mellon
4
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.51B -$26.7M -76,385 -2%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.04B +$24.7M +70,524 +3%
Massachusetts Financial Services
6
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$949M -$17.1M -48,987 -2%
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$518M +$57.2M +163,557 +13%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$440M +$7.61M +21,757 +2%
CIP
9
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$362M -$904K -2,585 -0.3%
Invesco
10
Invesco
Georgia
$361M +$45.4M +129,837 +15%
Janus Henderson Group
11
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$346M -$41.5M -118,558 -11%
Arrowstreet Capital
12
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$315M -$29.6M -84,524 -9%
Wellington Management Group
13
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$312M +$293M +837,741 New
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$312M +$2.11M +6,035 +0.7%
Impax Asset Management Group
15
Impax Asset Management Group
United Kingdom
$267M +$34.5M +98,490 +16%
Legal & General Group
16
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$228M -$8.84M -25,277 -4%
Mawer Investment Management
17
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$219M +$2.46M +7,025 +1%
Los Angeles Capital Management
18
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$211M +$27.3M +78,184 +16%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$190M -$8.13M -23,237 -4%
UBS AM
20
UBS AM
Illinois
$157M +$3.02M +8,642 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$139M -$35.7M -102,065 -21%
EVM
22
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$139M +$39.8M +113,693 +44%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$127M -$5.72M -16,350 -5%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
24
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$119M +$20.2M +57,693 +22%
BTW
25
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$117M -$731K -2,091 -0.7%

WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

665 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $20.3B — up 4.7% from $19.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 93 funds opened new WAT positions and 74 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 194 added to existing stakes and 239 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $293M. The largest seller was Nordea Investment Management, cutting an estimated $117M.

  • 665 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q4 2021, up from 655 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $20.3B of Waters Corp stock for Q4 2021, up 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 93 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q4 2021 and 74 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q4 2021 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $293M added.
  • The largest Waters Corp seller in Q4 2021 was Nordea Investment Management, an estimated $117M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.