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Waters Corp

WAT
Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Laboratory Analytical Instruments
SEC CIK
0001000697

In the last 90 days, Waters Corp insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 1 sale; 1,185 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $37.3B in total; 3 superinvestors hold it, including Fundsmith and Viking Global Investors.

13F holders, Q2 2021

Institutional positions in Waters Corp as of Jun 30, 2021. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
634
+41 vs. Q1 2021
Shares held
54.8M
+341.7K (+0.6%) vs. Q1 2021
Total value
$18.9B
+$3.47B (+22.4%) vs. Q1 2021
New holders
76
205 more added
Sold out
35
206 more reduced

7 institutions that held it in Q1 2021 haven't filed for Q2 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2021: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting WAT on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ2 2021: 634 institutions
Q1 2021: 600 institutionsQ2 2021: 634 institutionsQ3 2021: 658 institutionsQ4 2021: 667 institutionsQ1 2022: 661 institutionsQ2 2022: 654 institutionsQ3 2022: 644 institutionsQ4 2022: 654 institutionsQ1 2023: 678 institutionsQ2 2023: 647 institutionsQ3 2023: 651 institutionsQ4 2023: 674 institutionsQ1 2024: 689 institutionsQ2 2024: 695 institutionsQ3 2024: 697 institutionsQ4 2024: 761 institutionsQ1 2025: 765 institutionsQ2 2025: 771 institutionsQ3 2025: 755 institutionsQ4 2025: 808 institutionsQ1 2026: 1,178 institutionsQ2 2026: 1,185 institutions
Value heldQ2 2021: $18.9B
Q1 2021: $15.5BQ2 2021: $18.9BQ3 2021: $19.5BQ4 2021: $20.4BQ1 2022: $16.9BQ2 2022: $17.7BQ3 2022: $14.5BQ4 2022: $18.2BQ1 2023: $16.8BQ2 2023: $15.0BQ3 2023: $15.7BQ4 2023: $19.4BQ1 2024: $20.1BQ2 2024: $16.5BQ3 2024: $20.3BQ4 2024: $21.2BQ1 2025: $21.2BQ2 2025: $20.4BQ3 2025: $17.2BQ4 2025: $21.9BQ1 2026: $29.1BQ2 2026: $37.3B
Institutions holding WAT and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 20261,185$37.3B
Q1 20261,178$29.1B
Q4 2025808$21.9B
Q3 2025755$17.2B
Q2 2025771$20.4B
Q1 2025765$21.2B
Q4 2024761$21.2B
Q3 2024697$20.3B
Q2 2024695$16.5B
Q1 2024689$20.1B
Q4 2023674$19.4B
Q3 2023651$15.7B
Q2 2023647$15.0B
Q1 2023678$16.8B
Q4 2022654$18.2B
Q3 2022644$14.5B
Q2 2022654$17.7B
Q1 2022661$16.9B
Q4 2021667$20.4B
Q3 2021658$19.5B
Q2 2021634$18.9B
Q1 2021600$15.5B

Institutions, Q2 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q1 2021.

Institutions holding WAT in Q2 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
M&T Bank Corp3,399$1.17M0.01%−139−3.9%Reduced
Point72 Hong Kong Ltd3,415$1.18M0.08%+3,415New
Van Eck Associates Corp3,426$1.18M0.00%+313+10.1%Added
Blair William & Co3,440$1.19M0.00%−580−14.4%Reduced
Pitcairn Co3,542$1.22M0.08%−139−3.8%Reduced
Kentucky Retirement Systems3,593$1.24M0.06%−159−4.2%Reduced
Tuttle Tactical Management3,604$1.25M0.55%+3,604New
SFE Investment Counsel3,718$1.28M0.35%−165−4.2%Reduced
Mackenzie Financial Corp3,738$1.29M0.00%−236,118−98.4%Reduced
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System3,800$1.31M0.03%−100−2.6%Reduced
Northwest Investment Counselors, LLC3,846$1.33M0.37%00.0%Unchanged
Algert Global LLC3,864$1.33M0.45%+1,534+65.8%Added
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC3,946$1.36M0.02%+1,000+33.9%Added
USS Investment Management Ltd4,007$1.38M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP4,063$1.40M0.02%−13,627−77.0%Reduced
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board4,140$1.43M0.05%+200+5.1%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd4,156$1.44M0.03%+575+16.1%Added
Arjuna Capital4,333$1.50M0.65%+228+5.6%Added
Massmutual Trust Co FSB4,373$1.51M0.06%+104+2.4%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.4,407$1.52M0.00%+2,619+146.5%Added
Welch & Forbes LLC4,425$1.53M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Trexquant Investment LP4,455$1.54M0.13%+4,455New
MainStreet Investment Advisors LLC4,596$1.59M0.14%+45+1.0%Added
Centiva Capital, LP4,653$1.61M0.13%+4,653New
HM Payson & Co4,674$1.61M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Commerce Bank4,679$1.62M0.01%+393+9.2%Added
Truist Financial Corp4,711$1.63M0.00%+552+13.3%Added
American Century Companies Inc4,720$1.63M0.00%−32,782−87.4%Reduced
Diversified Trust Co4,720$1.63M0.06%−32−0.7%Reduced
STRS Ohio4,723$1.63M0.01%+1,157+32.4%Added
Jennison Associates LLC4,745$1.64M0.00%+4,745New
Private Advisor Group, LLC4,818$1.67M0.01%+321+7.1%Added
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky4,825$1.67M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System4,679$1.68M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
M&G Investment Management Ltd4,929$1.71M0.01%+4,929New
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.5,000$1.73M0.21%00.0%Unchanged
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec5,057$1.75M0.02%−4,098−44.8%Reduced
ING Groep NV5,067$1.75M0.03%+950+23.1%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP5,090$1.76M0.01%+2,928+135.4%Added
Pacer Advisors, Inc.5,101$1.76M0.03%+1,562+44.1%Added
Norinchukin Bank, The5,117$1.77M0.03%−48−0.9%Reduced
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund5,129$1.77M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of Stockton5,183$1.79M0.54%+40+0.8%Added
Securian Asset Management, Inc5,355$1.85M0.04%−100−1.8%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC5,484$1.89M0.01%−2,442−30.8%Reduced
Achmea Investment Management B.V.5,489$1.90M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd6,585$1.90M0.02%+1,746+36.1%Added
Bowling Portfolio Management LLC5,513$1.91M0.43%+5,513New
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.5,527$1.91M0.04%−223−3.9%Reduced
Seeyond5,543$1.92M0.18%+25+0.5%Added
CIBC Asset Management Inc5,576$1.93M0.01%−66−1.2%Reduced
Farr Miller & Washington LLC5,648$1.95M0.13%+540+10.6%Added
Parsons Capital Management Inc5,712$1.97M0.15%00.0%Unchanged
Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia) Ltd5,798$2.00M0.56%+79+1.4%Added
CWM Advisors, LLC5,828$2.01M0.27%+298+5.4%Added
LPL Financial LLC5,853$2.02M0.00%+397+7.3%Added
OPSEU Pension Plan Trust Fund5,729$2.02M0.52%+2,957+106.7%Added
Rathbone Brothers plc5,897$2.04M0.02%+109+1.9%Added
SRB Corp5,964$2.06M0.13%+664+12.5%Added
Winton Group Ltd5,995$2.07M0.11%−2,021−25.2%Reduced
Glenview Trust Co6,101$2.11M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Fort, L.P.6,389$2.21M0.64%−918−12.6%Reduced
Brown Advisory Inc6,412$2.22M0.00%+164+2.6%Added
Everence Capital Management Inc6,446$2.23M0.18%+4,800+291.6%Added
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise6,563$2.27M0.10%+2,139+48.3%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.6,669$2.31M0.03%+216+3.3%Added
Colony Group LLC6,703$2.32M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.6,728$2.33M0.02%−272−3.9%Reduced
Nissay Asset Management Corp6,903$2.39M0.02%+14+0.2%Added
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc6,946$2.40M0.06%−100−1.4%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC7,017$2.42M0.01%+460+7.0%Added
Coastline Trust Co7,065$2.44M0.30%−1,570−18.2%Reduced
Pensionfund Sabic7,100$2.45M0.52%00.0%Unchanged
Linscomb & Williams, Inc.7,169$2.48M0.13%+448+6.7%Added
Macquarie Group Ltd7,226$2.50M0.00%+5,389+293.4%Added
Railway Pension Investments Ltd7,300$2.52M0.02%+100+1.4%Added
Stifel Financial Corp7,305$2.52M0.00%−810−10.0%Reduced
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.7,340$2.54M0.01%+7,340New
AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC7,494$2.59M0.11%+1,744+30.3%Added
Vident Investment Advisory, LLC7,653$2.65M0.08%−2,697−26.1%Reduced
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys7,730$2.67M0.03%−47−0.6%Reduced
AIA Group Ltd7,592$2.76M0.19%+704+10.2%Added
Employees Retirement System of Texas8,000$2.77M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC8,061$2.79M0.03%−13−0.2%Reduced
North Star Asset Management Inc8,140$2.81M0.16%−680−7.7%Reduced
LaFleur & Godfrey LLC8,155$2.82M0.40%+8,155New
Investment Management of Virginia LLC8,167$2.82M0.54%00.0%Unchanged
D.A. Davidson & Co.8,248$2.85M0.03%+7+0.1%Added
IFM Investors Pty Ltd8,264$2.86M0.06%+1,701+25.9%Added
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado8,476$2.93M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd8,590$2.97M0.04%+8,590New
Hartford Investment Management Co8,601$2.97M0.07%−305−3.4%Reduced
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc8,743$3.02M0.01%−485−5.3%Reduced
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership8,815$3.05M0.10%−205−2.3%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.8,817$3.05M0.01%+238+2.8%Added
S&CO Inc8,975$3.10M0.24%00.0%Unchanged
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG8,978$3.10M0.05%+6+0.1%Added
Gabelli Funds LLC9,100$3.15M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Xponance, Inc.9,227$3.19M0.06%+6,074+192.6%Added
Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company, Ltd9,300$3.21M0.04%−747−7.4%Reduced