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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1,185 | $37.3B |
| Q1 2026 | 1,178 | $29.1B |
| Q4 2025 | 808 | $21.9B |
| Q3 2025 | 755 | $17.2B |
| Q2 2025 | 771 | $20.4B |
| Q1 2025 | 765 | $21.2B |
| Q4 2024 | 761 | $21.2B |
| Q3 2024 | 697 | $20.3B |
| Q2 2024 | 695 | $16.5B |
| Q1 2024 | 689 | $20.1B |
| Q4 2023 | 674 | $19.4B |
| Q3 2023 | 651 | $15.7B |
| Q2 2023 | 647 | $15.0B |
| Q1 2023 | 678 | $16.8B |
| Q4 2022 | 654 | $18.2B |
| Q3 2022 | 644 | $14.5B |
| Q2 2022 | 654 | $17.7B |
| Q1 2022 | 661 | $16.9B |
| Q4 2021 | 667 | $20.4B |
| Q3 2021 | 658 | $19.5B |
| Q2 2021 | 634 | $18.9B |
| Q1 2021 | 600 | $15.5B |
Institutions, Q2 2021
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q1 2021.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle Capital Management Inc. | 13,715 | $4.74M | 1.53% | −35−0.3% | Reduced |
| Mengis Capital Management, Inc. | 13,500 | $4.67M | 0.97% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wesleyan Assurance Society | 13,180 | $4.55M | 0.57% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Shell Asset Management Co | 13,096 | $4.53M | 0.09% | +506+4.0% | Added |
| Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. | 12,820 | $4.43M | 0.06% | −26,566−67.5% | Reduced |
| Optimal Asset Management, Inc. | 12,533 | $4.33M | 0.51% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 12,297 | $4.25M | 0.03% | −947−7.2% | Reduced |
| Comerica Bank | 10,438 | $4.23M | 0.03% | −6,411−38.0% | Reduced |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | 12,158 | $4.20M | 0.01% | +11,310+1,333.7% | Added |
| Brewin Dolphin Wealth Management Ltd | 12,143 | $4.20M | 0.51% | +3,772+45.1% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 12,098 | $4.18M | 0.01% | +248+2.1% | Added |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | 11,964 | $4.13M | 0.18% | −2,084−14.8% | Reduced |
| Paloma Partners Management Co | 11,960 | $4.13M | 0.11% | +10,228+590.5% | Added |
| Utah Retirement Systems | 11,682 | $4.04M | 0.05% | −43−0.4% | Reduced |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 11,512 | $3.98M | 0.02% | +1,353+13.3% | Added |
| Kinneret Advisory, LLC | 11,171 | $3.86M | 0.46% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 10,990 | $3.80M | 0.01% | −67−0.6% | Reduced |
| Leavell Investment Management, Inc. | 13,323 | $3.79M | 0.31% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | 10,647 | $3.68M | 0.01% | +1,669+18.6% | Added |
| DnB Asset Management AS | 10,583 | $3.66M | 0.02% | +10,583 | New |
| Sheets Smith Wealth Management | 10,578 | $3.66M | 0.49% | −100−0.9% | Reduced |
| Texas Permanent School Fund | 10,250 | $3.54M | 0.04% | −134−1.3% | Reduced |
| Pensionfund DSM Netherlands | 10,200 | $3.52M | 0.45% | −800−7.3% | Reduced |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co | 10,182 | $3.52M | 0.05% | +2,368+30.3% | Added |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 10,014 | $3.46M | 0.01% | −7−0.1% | Reduced |
| Mackay Shields LLC | 9,739 | $3.37M | 0.03% | −19,037−66.2% | Reduced |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 9,670 | $3.34M | 0.02% | +3,790+64.5% | Added |
| Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc | 9,664 | $3.34M | 0.38% | +135+1.4% | Added |
| Kames Capital plc | 9,662 | $3.33M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cannell Peter B & Co Inc | 9,470 | $3.27M | 0.10% | +850+9.9% | Added |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 9,419 | $3.25M | 0.01% | −2,329−19.8% | Reduced |
| Compton Capital Management Inc | 9,393 | $3.25M | 0.96% | −25−0.3% | Reduced |
| Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company, Ltd | 9,300 | $3.21M | 0.04% | −747−7.4% | Reduced |
| Xponance, Inc. | 9,227 | $3.19M | 0.06% | +6,074+192.6% | Added |
| Gabelli Funds LLC | 9,100 | $3.15M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG | 8,978 | $3.10M | 0.05% | +6+0.1% | Added |
| S&CO Inc | 8,975 | $3.10M | 0.24% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Prio Wealth Limited Partnership | 8,815 | $3.05M | 0.10% | −205−2.3% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 8,817 | $3.05M | 0.01% | +238+2.8% | Added |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 8,743 | $3.02M | 0.01% | −485−5.3% | Reduced |
| Hartford Investment Management Co | 8,601 | $2.97M | 0.07% | −305−3.4% | Reduced |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 8,590 | $2.97M | 0.04% | +8,590 | New |
| Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado | 8,476 | $2.93M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd | 8,264 | $2.86M | 0.06% | +1,701+25.9% | Added |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 8,248 | $2.85M | 0.03% | +7+0.1% | Added |
| Investment Management of Virginia LLC | 8,167 | $2.82M | 0.54% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LaFleur & Godfrey LLC | 8,155 | $2.82M | 0.40% | +8,155 | New |
| North Star Asset Management Inc | 8,140 | $2.81M | 0.16% | −680−7.7% | Reduced |
| Mutual of America Capital Management LLC | 8,061 | $2.79M | 0.03% | −13−0.2% | Reduced |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas | 8,000 | $2.77M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AIA Group Ltd | 7,592 | $2.76M | 0.19% | +704+10.2% | Added |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys | 7,730 | $2.67M | 0.03% | −47−0.6% | Reduced |
| Vident Investment Advisory, LLC | 7,653 | $2.65M | 0.08% | −2,697−26.1% | Reduced |
| AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC | 7,494 | $2.59M | 0.11% | +1,744+30.3% | Added |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. | 7,340 | $2.54M | 0.01% | +7,340 | New |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 7,305 | $2.52M | 0.00% | −810−10.0% | Reduced |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd | 7,300 | $2.52M | 0.02% | +100+1.4% | Added |
| Macquarie Group Ltd | 7,226 | $2.50M | 0.00% | +5,389+293.4% | Added |
| Linscomb & Williams, Inc. | 7,169 | $2.48M | 0.13% | +448+6.7% | Added |
| Pensionfund Sabic | 7,100 | $2.45M | 0.52% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Coastline Trust Co | 7,065 | $2.44M | 0.30% | −1,570−18.2% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 7,017 | $2.42M | 0.01% | +460+7.0% | Added |
| Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc | 6,946 | $2.40M | 0.06% | −100−1.4% | Reduced |
| Nissay Asset Management Corp | 6,903 | $2.39M | 0.02% | +14+0.2% | Added |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | 6,728 | $2.33M | 0.02% | −272−3.9% | Reduced |
| Colony Group LLC | 6,703 | $2.32M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 6,669 | $2.31M | 0.03% | +216+3.3% | Added |
| Banque Cantonale Vaudoise | 6,563 | $2.27M | 0.10% | +2,139+48.3% | Added |
| Everence Capital Management Inc | 6,446 | $2.23M | 0.18% | +4,800+291.6% | Added |
| Brown Advisory Inc | 6,412 | $2.22M | 0.00% | +164+2.6% | Added |
| Fort, L.P. | 6,389 | $2.21M | 0.64% | −918−12.6% | Reduced |
| Glenview Trust Co | 6,101 | $2.11M | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Winton Group Ltd | 5,995 | $2.07M | 0.11% | −2,021−25.2% | Reduced |
| SRB Corp | 5,964 | $2.06M | 0.13% | +664+12.5% | Added |
| Rathbone Brothers plc | 5,897 | $2.04M | 0.02% | +109+1.9% | Added |
| OPSEU Pension Plan Trust Fund | 5,729 | $2.02M | 0.52% | +2,957+106.7% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 5,853 | $2.02M | 0.00% | +397+7.3% | Added |
| CWM Advisors, LLC | 5,828 | $2.01M | 0.27% | +298+5.4% | Added |
| Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia) Ltd | 5,798 | $2.00M | 0.56% | +79+1.4% | Added |
| Parsons Capital Management Inc | 5,712 | $1.97M | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Farr Miller & Washington LLC | 5,648 | $1.95M | 0.13% | +540+10.6% | Added |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 5,576 | $1.93M | 0.01% | −66−1.2% | Reduced |
| Seeyond | 5,543 | $1.92M | 0.18% | +25+0.5% | Added |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 5,527 | $1.91M | 0.04% | −223−3.9% | Reduced |
| Bowling Portfolio Management LLC | 5,513 | $1.91M | 0.43% | +5,513 | New |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 6,585 | $1.90M | 0.02% | +1,746+36.1% | Added |
| Achmea Investment Management B.V. | 5,489 | $1.90M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 5,484 | $1.89M | 0.01% | −2,442−30.8% | Reduced |
| Securian Asset Management, Inc | 5,355 | $1.85M | 0.04% | −100−1.8% | Reduced |
| Bank of Stockton | 5,183 | $1.79M | 0.54% | +40+0.8% | Added |
| Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund | 5,129 | $1.77M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Norinchukin Bank, The | 5,117 | $1.77M | 0.03% | −48−0.9% | Reduced |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | 5,101 | $1.76M | 0.03% | +1,562+44.1% | Added |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 5,090 | $1.76M | 0.01% | +2,928+135.4% | Added |
| ING Groep NV | 5,067 | $1.75M | 0.03% | +950+23.1% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 5,057 | $1.75M | 0.02% | −4,098−44.8% | Reduced |
| Hikari Tsushin, Inc. | 5,000 | $1.73M | 0.21% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| M&G Investment Management Ltd | 4,929 | $1.71M | 0.01% | +4,929 | New |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 4,679 | $1.68M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky | 4,825 | $1.67M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |