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Waters Corp

693 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.3B invested in Waters Corp in 2024 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 74 funds opening new positions, 237 increasing their positions, 245 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $59.7M | Put options by funds: $26.6M

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.5B → $20.3B (+$3.8B)

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 74 | Existing positions closed: 67

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 692693 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 88 (0)

0.75% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.95%95.2% (-0.75%)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 237 | Existing positions reduced: 245

Holders
693
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.14%
% of All Funds
9.95%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
74
Increased
237
Reduced
245
Closed
67
Calls
$59.7M
Puts
$26.6M
Net Calls
+$33.2M
Net Calls Change
+$23.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.55B +$18.8M +57,598 +0.8%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$2.12B +$79.1M +242,999 +4%
Fundsmith LLP
3
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$1.31B -$2.75M -8,451 -0.2%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$928M +$16M +49,194 +2%
AllianceBernstein
5
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$879M +$27.9M +85,811 +4%
Massachusetts Financial Services
6
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$770M -$90.8M -278,980 -12%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$726M -$19.1M -58,700 -3%
GIM
8
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
$650M -$1.83M -5,615 -0.3%
Geode Capital Management
9
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$508M +$5.44M +16,703 +1%
FIS
10
Fundsmith Investment Services
Mauritius
$442M +$241K +741 +0.1%
Invesco
11
Invesco
Georgia
$364M +$1.47M +4,513 +0.4%
GAM
12
GuardCap Asset Management
United Kingdom
$330M -$21.5M -66,050 -7%
Janus Henderson Group
13
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$319M +$2.04M +6,256 +0.7%
Norges Bank
14
Norges Bank
Norway
$299M +$50.4M +154,805 +23%
AC
15
AKO Capital
United Kingdom
$284M -$28.8M -88,445 -10%
CIP
16
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$268M -$4.2M -12,895 -2%
Principal Financial Group
17
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$236M +$88.5M +271,804 +71%
Impax Asset Management Group
18
Impax Asset Management Group
United Kingdom
$232M -$12.9M -39,640 -6%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$225M -$4.55M -13,972 -2%
LCOV
20
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$223M +$7.32M +22,469 +4%
VanEck Associates
21
VanEck Associates
New York
$220M +$2.16M +6,647 +1%
Mawer Investment Management
22
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$191M -$2.09M -6,420 -1%
FPP
23
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
$184M +$44.5M +136,739 +37%
Morgan Stanley
24
Morgan Stanley
New York
$177M -$10.7M -32,774 -6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
25
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$177M +$13.8M +42,422 +9%

WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2024 in Review

693 of the 6,964 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q3 2024, worth a combined $20.3B — up 23% from $16.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 74 funds opened new WAT positions and 67 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 237 added to existing stakes and 245 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Principal Financial Group, adding an estimated $88.5M. The largest seller was Nordea Investment Management, cutting an estimated $217M.

  • 693 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q3 2024, up from 692 in Q2 2024.
  • Funds reported $20.3B of Waters Corp stock for Q3 2024, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 74 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q3 2024 and 67 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q3 2024 was Principal Financial Group, an estimated $88.5M added.
  • The largest Waters Corp seller in Q3 2024 was Nordea Investment Management, an estimated $217M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2024.