Nearwater Capital Markets, Ltd

Quant stat arb Low signal CIK 1915842
League rank
#47
in Quant stat arb · #1153 overall
Long book
$4.24B
Q1 2026
Positions
82
Top-10 weight
41%
concentration
Last quarter
+16.4%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
73%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

Nearwater Capital Markets, Ltd is a quantitative fund whose holdings reflect models, not opinions, running a $4.24B US long book across 82 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 41% of the book). Turnover is high — positions rotate quickly, so individual names matter less than the process. Current anchor positions: STE STR SPDR PT DW EU ETF, APPLE INC, NVIDIA CORP, VANECK JUNIOR GOLD MINERS, VANGUARD FTSE DEVELOPED ETF.

Over the last 6 quarters its long book ran on average 2.2pp per quarter ahead of the S&P 500, beating the index in 5 of 6 quarters. Signal value of individual moves is limited — treat changes as weak evidence.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q4 2024
-5.1%
Q1 2025
+15.0%
Q2 2025
+11.8%
Q3 2025
+4.0%
Q4 2025
-0.9%
Q1 2026
+16.4%

Sector allocation

Technology
44%
Healthcare
15%
Industrials
10%
Financials
7%
Consumer discretionary
7%
Other
7%
Services media
4%
Energy
3%

Long book by quarter

$3.50B
Q4 2024
$3.51B
Q1 2025
$6.25B
Q2 2025
$7.48B
Q3 2025
$5.85B
Q4 2025
$4.24B
Q1 2026

What does Nearwater Capital own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology1.0M$256.4M6.0%+31.9%
NVDA NVIDIA CORPTechnology1.4M$249.0M5.9%-23.3%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary640.0K$133.3M3.1%+132.7%
SNDK SANDISK CORPTechnology206.0K$130.9M3.1%-24.1%
430 TERNS PHARMACEUTICALS INC2.2M$113.4M2.7%+26.1%
CAT CATERPILLAR INCIndustrials152.0K$107.7M2.5%New
AVGO BROADCOM INCTechnology301.0K$93.2M2.2%-62.6%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare370.0K$90.4M2.1%New
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology292.0K$84.0M2.0%-77.7%
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancials1.0M$79.9M1.9%New
NEM NEWMONT CORPMaterials702.0K$76.0M1.8%New
TER TERADYNE INCTechnology225.0K$66.7M1.6%New
RVMD REVOLUTION MEDICINES INCHealthcare678.0K$65.9M1.6%New
NCLH NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINIndustrials3.4M$63.7M1.5%New
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THEOther435.0K$62.8M1.5%New
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology107.0K$61.2M1.4%-73.9%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology165.0K$61.1M1.4%-77.7%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials124.0K$59.4M1.4%+210.0%
MA MASTERCARD INC - AServices media109.0K$54.5M1.3%New
CELC CELCUITY INCHealthcare473.1K$54.0M1.3%-9.1%
CVX CHEVRON CORPEnergy251.0K$51.9M1.2%New
INSM INSMED INCHealthcare300.0K$49.1M1.2%-40.0%
TTWO TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWRETechnology226.0K$44.6M1.1%New
SPHR SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT COServices media375.0K$44.0M1.0%+50.0%
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare425.0K$43.6M1.0%New
AMAT APPLIED MATERIALS INCTechnology124.0K$42.4M1.0%New
ANET ARISTA NETWORKS INCTechnology319.0K$39.2M0.9%-23.9%
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare40.0K$36.8M0.9%New
HESM HESS MIDSTREAM LP - CLASS AEnergy900.0K$35.0M0.8%New
MCD MCDONALD'S CORPConsumer discretionary109.0K$33.9M0.8%-52.6%
ADBE ADOBE INCTechnology133.0K$32.3M0.8%+166.0%
SNPS SYNOPSYS INCTechnology80.0K$31.7M0.7%New
WBS WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPFinancials412.0K$28.6M0.7%New
CMI CUMMINS INCIndustrials53.0K$28.5M0.7%New
ROST ROSS STORES INCConsumer discretionary130.0K$28.2M0.7%New
GILD GILEAD SCIENCES INCHealthcare200.0K$27.9M0.7%-80.3%
MSI MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INCTechnology60.0K$26.0M0.6%New
LRCX LAM RESEARCH CORPIndustrials118.0K$25.2M0.6%-85.6%
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCFinancials90.0K$24.4M0.6%New
GTLS CHART INDUSTRIES INCIndustrials110.0K$22.7M0.5%New
RTX RTX CORPIndustrials108.0K$20.8M0.5%New
SJM JM SMUCKER CO/THEConsumer staples200.0K$19.3M0.5%-70.6%
NKTR NEKTAR THERAPEUTICSHealthcare261.5K$18.8M0.4%+325.2%
K4F ONESTREAM INC707.8K$17.0M0.4%New
PEN PENUMBRA INCHealthcare50.0K$16.4M0.4%New
COF CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPFinancials88.5K$16.1M0.4%New
WDAY WORKDAY INC-CLASS ATechnology115.0K$14.9M0.4%-23.3%
ARQT ARCUTIS BIOTHERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare607.3K$14.3M0.3%-1.3%
NOW SERVICENOW INCTechnology95.0K$9.9M0.2%-71.2%
PBF PBF ENERGY INC-CLASS AEnergy200.0K$9.5M0.2%New

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 15, 202682$4.24B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 17, 2026104$5.85B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 13, 2025144$7.48B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 13, 2025103$6.25B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 15, 202589$3.51B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 14, 202578$3.50B canonicalSEC ↗