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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
Argyle Capital Management Inc.13,715$4.74M1.53%−35−0.3%Reduced
Mengis Capital Management, Inc.13,500$4.67M0.97%00.0%Unchanged
Wesleyan Assurance Society13,180$4.55M0.57%00.0%Unchanged
Shell Asset Management Co13,096$4.53M0.09%+506+4.0%Added
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.12,820$4.43M0.06%−26,566−67.5%Reduced
Optimal Asset Management, Inc.12,533$4.33M0.51%00.0%Unchanged
Guggenheim Capital LLC12,297$4.25M0.03%−947−7.2%Reduced
Comerica Bank10,438$4.23M0.03%−6,411−38.0%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.12,158$4.20M0.01%+11,310+1,333.7%Added
Brewin Dolphin Wealth Management Ltd12,143$4.20M0.51%+3,772+45.1%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC12,098$4.18M0.01%+248+2.1%Added
Gotham Asset Management, LLC11,964$4.13M0.18%−2,084−14.8%Reduced
Paloma Partners Management Co11,960$4.13M0.11%+10,228+590.5%Added
Utah Retirement Systems11,682$4.04M0.05%−43−0.4%Reduced
British Columbia Investment Management Corp11,512$3.98M0.02%+1,353+13.3%Added
Kinneret Advisory, LLC11,171$3.86M0.46%00.0%Unchanged
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department10,990$3.80M0.01%−67−0.6%Reduced
Leavell Investment Management, Inc.13,323$3.79M0.31%00.0%Unchanged
ProShare Advisors LLC10,647$3.68M0.01%+1,669+18.6%Added
DnB Asset Management AS10,583$3.66M0.02%+10,583New
Sheets Smith Wealth Management10,578$3.66M0.49%−100−0.9%Reduced
Texas Permanent School Fund10,250$3.54M0.04%−134−1.3%Reduced
Pensionfund DSM Netherlands10,200$3.52M0.45%−800−7.3%Reduced
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co10,182$3.52M0.05%+2,368+30.3%Added
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans10,014$3.46M0.01%−7−0.1%Reduced
Mackay Shields LLC9,739$3.37M0.03%−19,037−66.2%Reduced
Public Sector Pension Investment Board9,670$3.34M0.02%+3,790+64.5%Added
Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc9,664$3.34M0.38%+135+1.4%Added
Kames Capital plc9,662$3.33M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Cannell Peter B & Co Inc9,470$3.27M0.10%+850+9.9%Added
Bank of Nova Scotia9,419$3.25M0.01%−2,329−19.8%Reduced
Compton Capital Management Inc9,393$3.25M0.96%−25−0.3%Reduced
Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company, Ltd9,300$3.21M0.04%−747−7.4%Reduced
Xponance, Inc.9,227$3.19M0.06%+6,074+192.6%Added
Gabelli Funds LLC9,100$3.15M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG8,978$3.10M0.05%+6+0.1%Added
S&CO Inc8,975$3.10M0.24%00.0%Unchanged
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
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc8,743$3.02M0.01%−485−5.3%Reduced
Hartford Investment Management Co8,601$2.97M0.07%−305−3.4%Reduced
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd8,590$2.97M0.04%+8,590New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado8,476$2.93M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
IFM Investors Pty Ltd8,264$2.86M0.06%+1,701+25.9%Added
D.A. Davidson & Co.8,248$2.85M0.03%+7+0.1%Added
Investment Management of Virginia LLC8,167$2.82M0.54%00.0%Unchanged
LaFleur & Godfrey LLC8,155$2.82M0.40%+8,155New
North Star Asset Management Inc8,140$2.81M0.16%−680−7.7%Reduced
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC8,061$2.79M0.03%−13−0.2%Reduced
Employees Retirement System of Texas8,000$2.77M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
AIA Group Ltd7,592$2.76M0.19%+704+10.2%Added
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys7,730$2.67M0.03%−47−0.6%Reduced
Vident Investment Advisory, LLC7,653$2.65M0.08%−2,697−26.1%Reduced
AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC7,494$2.59M0.11%+1,744+30.3%Added
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.7,340$2.54M0.01%+7,340New
Stifel Financial Corp7,305$2.52M0.00%−810−10.0%Reduced
Railway Pension Investments Ltd7,300$2.52M0.02%+100+1.4%Added
Macquarie Group Ltd7,226$2.50M0.00%+5,389+293.4%Added
Linscomb & Williams, Inc.7,169$2.48M0.13%+448+6.7%Added
Pensionfund Sabic7,100$2.45M0.52%00.0%Unchanged
Coastline Trust Co7,065$2.44M0.30%−1,570−18.2%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC7,017$2.42M0.01%+460+7.0%Added
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc6,946$2.40M0.06%−100−1.4%Reduced
Nissay Asset Management Corp6,903$2.39M0.02%+14+0.2%Added
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.6,728$2.33M0.02%−272−3.9%Reduced
Colony Group LLC6,703$2.32M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.6,669$2.31M0.03%+216+3.3%Added
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise6,563$2.27M0.10%+2,139+48.3%Added
Everence Capital Management Inc6,446$2.23M0.18%+4,800+291.6%Added
Brown Advisory Inc6,412$2.22M0.00%+164+2.6%Added
Fort, L.P.6,389$2.21M0.64%−918−12.6%Reduced
Glenview Trust Co6,101$2.11M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Winton Group Ltd5,995$2.07M0.11%−2,021−25.2%Reduced
SRB Corp5,964$2.06M0.13%+664+12.5%Added
Rathbone Brothers plc5,897$2.04M0.02%+109+1.9%Added
OPSEU Pension Plan Trust Fund5,729$2.02M0.52%+2,957+106.7%Added
LPL Financial LLC5,853$2.02M0.00%+397+7.3%Added
CWM Advisors, LLC5,828$2.01M0.27%+298+5.4%Added
Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia) Ltd5,798$2.00M0.56%+79+1.4%Added
Parsons Capital Management Inc5,712$1.97M0.15%00.0%Unchanged
Farr Miller & Washington LLC5,648$1.95M0.13%+540+10.6%Added
CIBC Asset Management Inc5,576$1.93M0.01%−66−1.2%Reduced
Seeyond5,543$1.92M0.18%+25+0.5%Added
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.5,527$1.91M0.04%−223−3.9%Reduced
Bowling Portfolio Management LLC5,513$1.91M0.43%+5,513New
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd6,585$1.90M0.02%+1,746+36.1%Added
Achmea Investment Management B.V.5,489$1.90M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
HighTower Advisors, LLC5,484$1.89M0.01%−2,442−30.8%Reduced
Securian Asset Management, Inc5,355$1.85M0.04%−100−1.8%Reduced
Bank of Stockton5,183$1.79M0.54%+40+0.8%Added
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund5,129$1.77M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Norinchukin Bank, The5,117$1.77M0.03%−48−0.9%Reduced
Pacer Advisors, Inc.5,101$1.76M0.03%+1,562+44.1%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP5,090$1.76M0.01%+2,928+135.4%Added
ING Groep NV5,067$1.75M0.03%+950+23.1%Added
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec5,057$1.75M0.02%−4,098−44.8%Reduced
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.5,000$1.73M0.21%00.0%Unchanged
M&G Investment Management Ltd4,929$1.71M0.01%+4,929New
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System4,679$1.68M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky4,825$1.67M0.02%00.0%Unchanged