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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
Quilter Plc38,257$13.2M0.38%−5,990−13.5%Reduced
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.45,633$13.3M0.10%+45,633New
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.39,991$13.8M0.05%−2,420−5.7%Reduced
Korea Investment CORP40,800$14.1M0.04%+14,800+56.9%Added
Primecap Management Co40,998$14.2M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio42,137$14.6M0.05%+8,082+23.7%Added
Balyasny Asset Management LLC43,360$15.0M0.08%+35,987+488.1%Added
Parthenon LLC44,466$15.4M2.30%−150.0%Reduced
Citigroup Inc44,670$15.4M0.01%−35,661−44.4%Reduced
Unigestion Holding SA45,299$15.6M0.56%−46,739−50.8%Reduced
Woodline Partners LP46,538$16.1M0.30%−54,645−54.0%Reduced
Hikari Power Ltd46,590$16.1M1.59%00.0%Unchanged
First Manhattan Co46,776$16.2M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Jensen Investment Management Inc47,357$16.4M0.12%−65−0.1%Reduced
Burney Co47,830$16.5M0.77%+367+0.8%Added
Storebrand Asset Management AS48,114$16.6M0.08%+3,116+6.9%Added
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co48,280$16.7M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Tekla Capital Management LLC48,306$16.7M0.54%−54,404−53.0%Reduced
Sandler Capital Management49,087$17.0M1.49%−9,643−16.4%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board51,245$17.7M0.04%+3,369+7.0%Added
Two Sigma Investments, LP52,321$18.1M0.05%+43,879+519.8%Added
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd53,293$18.4M0.11%−26,771−33.4%Reduced
Swedbank AB54,125$18.7M0.04%+85+0.2%Added
Pictet Asset Management Ltd54,573$18.9M0.02%−880−1.6%Reduced
Millennium Management LLC55,402$19.1M0.02%+52,185+1,622.2%Added
Boston Common Asset Management, LLC55,511$19.2M0.82%+31,257+128.9%Added
Logan Capital Management Inc55,990$19.4M0.90%+1,385+2.5%Added
Marshfield Associates58,555$20.2M0.83%+1,142+2.0%Added
Allianz Asset Management GmbH60,282$20.8M0.02%+2,716+4.7%Added
Andra AP-fonden60,400$20.9M0.43%−8,100−11.8%Reduced
Man Group plc61,519$21.3M0.08%−53,168−46.4%Reduced
Teacher Retirement System of Texas61,532$21.3M0.12%−28,960−32.0%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The61,552$21.3M0.02%+3,055+5.2%Added
KBC Group NV61,795$21.4M0.08%−33,754−35.3%Reduced
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC62,208$21.5M0.11%+1,076+1.8%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP62,300$21.5M0.06%+25,000+67.0%Added
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.64,736$22.4M0.10%−24,547−27.5%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc64,927$22.4M0.01%+5,310+8.9%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA65,325$22.6M0.04%−42,085−39.2%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc65,343$22.6M0.02%−1,207−1.8%Reduced
NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V.66,624$23.0M0.12%+23,510+54.5%Added
SEI Investments Co66,892$23.1M0.05%−3,529−5.0%Reduced
Franklin Resources Inc67,052$23.2M0.01%+20,954+45.5%Added
First Trust Advisors LP67,285$23.3M0.03%+20,474+43.7%Added
Baillie Gifford & Co69,135$23.9M0.01%−28,077−28.9%Reduced
Lazard Asset Management LLC70,430$24.3M0.03%+37,922+116.7%Added
New York State Teachers Retirement System72,363$25.0M0.05%−1,894−2.6%Reduced
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.74,777$25.8M0.84%+4,168+5.9%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.78,021$26.9M0.05%−5,076−6.1%Reduced
Principal Financial Group Inc79,992$27.6M0.02%+3,234+4.2%Added
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)80,187$27.7M0.17%+17,257+27.4%Added
UBS Group AG82,659$28.6M0.01%−21,846−20.9%Reduced
AXA S.A.84,072$29.1M0.08%+12,694+17.8%Added
Boston Financial Mangement LLC85,066$29.4M1.19%−33,651−28.3%Reduced
Barclays PLC85,276$29.5M0.02%+9,680+12.8%Added
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System93,008$32.1M0.06%−1,315−1.4%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc94,321$32.6M0.04%+34,237+57.0%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board95,853$33.1M0.04%+8,568+9.8%Added
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.97,565$33.7M0.07%+29,757+43.9%Added
National Pension Service98,173$33.9M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Great West Life Assurance Co101,524$35.0M0.08%−11,755−10.4%Reduced
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.107,838$37.3M0.13%+58,432+118.3%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale109,420$37.6M0.11%+6,064+5.9%Added
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc110,191$38.1M3.44%−2,552−2.3%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System110,455$38.2M0.05%−2,012−1.8%Reduced
TD Asset Management Inc100,313$39.1M0.04%+53,581+114.7%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc113,357$39.2M0.01%−83,835−42.5%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.115,635$40.0M0.02%−4,395−3.7%Reduced
PFM Health Sciences, LP117,634$40.7M1.31%+4,545+4.0%Added
Schroder Investment Management Group124,456$43.0M0.05%+11,467+10.1%Added
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC126,593$43.8M0.87%−133,003−51.2%Reduced
AustralianSuper Pty Ltd135,003$46.7M0.33%+667+0.5%Added
Panagora Asset Management Inc135,358$46.8M0.25%+30,763+29.4%Added
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd137,114$47.3M0.49%+55,301+67.6%Added
California Public Employees Retirement System138,015$47.7M0.04%−4,967−3.5%Reduced
Amundi138,526$47.9M0.03%+138,526New
AQR Capital Management LLC143,996$49.1M0.08%−56,195−28.1%Reduced
Credit Suisse AG149,641$51.6M0.04%−6,765−4.3%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers150,531$52.0M0.07%−9,761−6.1%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund154,804$53.5M0.06%−31,640−17.0%Reduced
Robeco Schweiz AG154,944$53.5M0.75%−42,629−21.6%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co155,113$53.6M0.01%−36,450−19.0%Reduced
Morgan Stanley156,828$54.2M0.01%−10,409−6.2%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC157,500$54.4M0.07%−82,100−34.3%Reduced
PGGM Investments158,671$54.8M0.23%−219−0.1%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc164,856$57.0M0.01%+62,523+61.1%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp165,335$57.1M0.12%+8,150+5.2%Added
Iron Triangle Partners LP169,999$58.8M6.05%+169,999New
Anchor Capital Advisors LLC180,758$62.5M1.26%−7,178−3.8%Reduced
Glenmede Trust Co NA181,844$62.8M0.33%+41,991+30.0%Added
Bank of Montreal209,145$72.2M0.04%+123,204+143.4%Added
Wells Fargo & Company217,702$75.2M0.02%−5,250−2.4%Reduced
Eaton Vance Management229,536$79.3M0.11%+67,941+42.0%Added
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC233,082$80.6M0.05%+6,312+2.8%Added
Deutsche Bank AG234,922$81.2M0.04%+10,636+4.7%Added
Newport Trust Co249,616$86.3M0.22%−840−0.3%Reduced
HSBC Holdings PLC251,270$86.9M0.10%−24,196−8.8%Reduced
Swiss National Bank253,811$87.7M0.05%+15,191+6.4%Added
Bristol John W & Co Inc256,967$88.8M1.63%−2,784−1.1%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.271,109$93.7M0.06%+28,463+11.7%Added