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Waters Corp

645 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.1B invested in Waters Corp in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 68 funds opening new positions, 234 increasing their positions, 218 reducing their positions, and 93 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 91.87%95.4% (+3.5%)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 234 | Existing positions reduced: 218

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 674645 (-29)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.9B → $15.1B (-$1.77B)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 93

55% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $22.1M | Put options by funds: $49.2M

Holders
645
Holders Change
-29
Holders Change %
-4.3%
% of All Funds
10.13%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
68
Increased
234
Reduced
218
Closed
93
Calls
$22.1M
Puts
$49.2M
Net Calls
-$27.1M
Net Calls Change
-$18.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.81B -$19.1M -68,806 -1%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$1.62B -$96.7M -347,371 -5%
Fundsmith LLP
3
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$1.02B +$30.9M +111,104 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
4
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$925M +$7.65M +27,488 +0.8%
Massachusetts Financial Services
5
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$925M +$248M +889,705 +34%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$698M +$8.33M +29,920 +1%
AllianceBernstein
7
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$538M +$152M +547,777 +37%
GIM
8
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
$389M +$406M +1,458,829 New
Geode Capital Management
9
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$334M +$7.77M +27,920 +2%
Wellington Management Group
10
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$284M -$8.02M -28,830 -3%
Invesco
11
Invesco
Georgia
$283M +$79.8M +286,860 +37%
FIS
12
Fundsmith Investment Services
Mauritius
$274M +$32.5M +116,798 +13%
Impax Asset Management Group
13
Impax Asset Management Group
United Kingdom
$223M +$38.7M +138,952 +20%
CIP
14
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$202M +$5.14M +18,470 +3%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$201M -$2.95M -10,599 -1%
American Century Companies
16
American Century Companies
Missouri
$165M +$7.13M +25,635 +4%
Mawer Investment Management
17
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$164M +$3.84M +13,807 +2%
Legal & General Group
18
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$162M +$12.6M +45,232 +8%
Janus Henderson Group
19
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$155M +$55M +197,600 +52%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$149M -$10.9M -39,280 -7%
BTW
21
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$141M +$36.7M +131,883 +33%
VanEck Associates
22
VanEck Associates
New York
$129M +$133M +477,410 +9,686%
Morgan Stanley
23
Morgan Stanley
New York
$121M -$108M -388,971 -46%
UBS AM
24
UBS AM
Illinois
$118M
Nordea Investment Management
25
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$105M +$22.6M +81,160 +26%

WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

645 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $15.1B — down 10% from $16.9B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 93 funds closed out of WAT and 68 opened new positions — a net loss of 25 holders — while 218 trimmed existing stakes and 234 added.

The largest buyer was Generation Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $406M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $143M.

  • 645 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q2 2023, down from 674 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $15.1B of Waters Corp stock for Q2 2023, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 68 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q2 2023 and 93 closed out, a net change of -25 holders.
  • The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q2 2023 was Generation Investment Management, an estimated $406M added.
  • The largest Waters Corp seller in Q2 2023 was Millennium Management, an estimated $143M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.