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Waters Corp

754 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.2B invested in Waters Corp in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 95 funds opening new positions, 230 increasing their positions, 303 reducing their positions, and 98 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 88 (0)

3% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 95 | Existing positions closed: 98

1.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 98.18%96.25% (-1.9%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 769754 (-15)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.4B → $17.2B (-$3.22B)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 230 | Existing positions reduced: 303

38% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $55M | Put options by funds: $89.3M

Holders
754
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-1.95%
% of All Funds
9.9%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
95
Increased
230
Reduced
303
Closed
98
Calls
$55M
Puts
$89.3M
Net Calls
-$34.3M
Net Calls Change
-$47.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.3B +$74.3M +246,128 +3%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$1.82B -$150M -497,156 -8%
Fundsmith LLP
3
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$1.19B +$105M +347,091 +10%
Massachusetts Financial Services
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$806M +$249M +825,723 +44%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$803M +$1M +3,325 +0.1%
AllianceBernstein
6
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$625M -$584M -1,936,915 -48%
Geode Capital Management
7
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$473M +$9.78M +32,399 +2%
Mawer Investment Management
8
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$465M +$324M +1,074,449 +225%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$441M +$109M +359,596 +32%
FIS
10
Fundsmith Investment Services
Mauritius
$407M +$40.9M +135,504 +11%
Janus Henderson Group
11
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$390M +$119M +395,952 +44%
Principal Financial Group
12
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$261M +$14M +46,339 +6%
AC
13
AKO Capital
United Kingdom
$242M +$5.91M +19,602 +2%
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$221M -$29.9M -99,152 -12%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$213M -$1.29M -4,265 -0.6%
GAM
16
GuardCap Asset Management
United Kingdom
$188M -$18.8M -62,465 -9%
VAM
17
Veritas Asset Management
United Kingdom
$175M +$176M +584,770 New
LCOV
18
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$167M -$7.42M -24,581 -4%
FPP
19
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
$165M -$2.99M -9,900 -2%
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$163M +$6.82M +22,586 +4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
21
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$161M +$4.76M +15,762 +3%
HSBC Holdings
22
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$150M +$71.3M +236,413 +90%
UBS AM
23
UBS AM
Illinois
$149M -$31.7M -105,140 -17%
Amundi
24
Amundi
France
$137M +$23M +76,068 +22%
Charles Schwab
25
Charles Schwab
California
$136M +$6.56M +21,755 +5%

WAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

754 of the 7,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waters Corp (WAT) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $17.2B — down 16% from $20.4B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 98 funds closed out of WAT and 95 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 303 trimmed existing stakes and 230 added.

The largest buyer was Mawer Investment Management, adding an estimated $324M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $584M.

  • 754 institutional investors held Waters Corp (WAT) as of Q3 2025, down from 769 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $17.2B of Waters Corp stock for Q3 2025, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 95 funds opened new Waters Corp positions in Q3 2025 and 98 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Waters Corp buyer in Q3 2025 was Mawer Investment Management, an estimated $324M added.
  • The largest Waters Corp seller in Q3 2025 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $584M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.