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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, Q3 2021

Institutional positions in Waters Corp as of Sep 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
658
+35 vs. Q2 2021
Shares held
54.4M
+114.2K (+0.2%) vs. Q2 2021
Total value
$19.5B
+$690.2M (+3.7%) vs. Q2 2021
New holders
78
245 more added
Sold out
43
204 more reduced

11 institutions that held it in Q2 2021 haven't filed for Q3 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 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 holdersQ3 2021: 658 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 heldQ3 2021: $19.5B
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, Q3 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q2 2021.

Institutions holding WAT in Q3 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA27,479$9.82M0.02%−37,846−57.9%Reduced
Tekla Capital Management LLC28,461$10.2M0.33%−19,845−41.1%Reduced
Aviva PLC28,748$10.3M0.05%−2,298−7.4%Reduced
Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC28,985$10.4M0.23%−1,207−4.0%Reduced
CIBC World Markets Corp29,067$10.4M0.07%+7,540+35.0%Added
Forsta Ap-Fonden29,100$10.4M0.12%+4,600+18.8%Added
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.29,379$10.5M0.04%+29+0.1%Added
Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC29,669$10.6M2.81%−93−0.3%Reduced
Cypress Capital, LLC29,675$10.6M1.35%+29,675New
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.29,825$10.7M0.07%+4,713+18.8%Added
Federated Hermes, Inc.30,056$10.7M0.02%+12,543+71.6%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.30,507$10.9M0.03%−70−0.2%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC31,209$11.2M0.03%+19,111+158.0%Added
Standard Life Aberdeen plc31,542$11.4M0.03%+9,022+40.1%Added
Independent Investors Inc32,367$11.6M2.88%−5,000−13.4%Reduced
AMP Capital Investors Ltd33,236$11.9M0.07%+6,727+25.4%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC34,029$12.2M0.02%−819−2.4%Reduced
American Research & Management Co.34,658$12.4M2.86%−485−1.4%Reduced
Robeco Schweiz AG35,131$12.6M0.18%−119,813−77.3%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP35,171$12.6M0.03%−17,150−32.8%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC35,375$12.6M0.05%+943+2.7%Added
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D35,558$12.7M0.04%−142−0.4%Reduced
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC35,561$12.7M0.08%+5,806+19.5%Added
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue35,571$12.7M0.13%−1,808−4.8%Reduced
NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V.36,561$13.1M0.07%−30,063−45.1%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC36,713$13.1M0.01%+35,056+2,115.6%Added
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.38,351$13.7M0.05%−1,640−4.1%Reduced
Parthenon LLC38,468$13.7M2.07%−5,998−13.5%Reduced
Teacher Retirement System of Texas38,669$13.8M0.07%−22,863−37.2%Reduced
Quilter Plc38,753$13.8M0.39%+496+1.3%Added
Unigestion Holding SA39,158$14.0M0.57%−6,141−13.6%Reduced
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund39,527$14.1M0.52%+7,715+24.3%Added
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio41,917$15.0M0.05%−220−0.5%Reduced
Toronto Dominion Bank42,229$15.1M0.02%+10,439+32.8%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board43,994$15.7M0.03%−7,251−14.1%Reduced
Korea Investment CORP44,100$15.8M0.05%+3,300+8.1%Added
Storebrand Asset Management AS46,035$16.4M0.08%−2,079−4.3%Reduced
Primecap Management Co46,200$16.5M0.01%+5,202+12.7%Added
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.46,333$16.6M0.11%+700+1.5%Added
Hikari Power Ltd46,590$16.6M1.67%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG46,982$16.8M0.01%−35,677−43.2%Reduced
Macquarie Group Ltd47,226$16.9M0.01%+40,000+553.6%Added
Jensen Investment Management Inc47,237$16.9M0.13%−120−0.3%Reduced
Burney Co47,449$17.0M0.80%−381−0.8%Reduced
Two Sigma Advisers, LP47,800$17.1M0.04%−14,500−23.3%Reduced
First Manhattan Co48,276$17.2M0.06%+1,500+3.2%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC49,302$17.6M0.12%+30,712+165.2%Added
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)50,802$18.2M0.10%+50,802New
Bank of Nova Scotia51,194$18.3M0.03%+41,775+443.5%Added
Panagora Asset Management Inc51,499$18.4M0.10%−83,859−62.0%Reduced
Citigroup Inc53,094$19.0M0.02%+8,424+18.9%Added
Victory Capital Management Inc53,438$19.1M0.02%−11,905−18.2%Reduced
Logan Capital Management Inc53,934$19.3M0.90%−2,056−3.7%Reduced
Swedbank AB54,055$19.3M0.04%−70−0.1%Reduced
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd54,444$19.5M0.24%+45,854+533.8%Added
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.54,925$19.6M0.08%−9,811−15.2%Reduced
Boston Common Asset Management, LLC55,224$19.7M0.85%−287−0.5%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The57,641$20.6M0.02%−3,911−6.4%Reduced
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board58,276$20.8M0.02%−37,577−39.2%Reduced
SEI Investments Co59,995$21.4M0.04%−6,897−10.3%Reduced
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.61,817$22.1M0.72%−12,960−17.3%Reduced
KBC Group NV62,898$22.5M0.08%+1,103+1.8%Added
Andra AP-fonden63,200$22.6M0.46%+2,800+4.6%Added
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC63,917$22.8M0.11%+1,709+2.7%Added
Millennium Management LLC64,757$23.1M0.03%+9,355+16.9%Added
Allianz Asset Management GmbH65,450$23.4M0.02%+5,168+8.6%Added
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC69,115$24.7M0.31%+42,509+159.8%Added
Pictet Asset Management SA69,179$24.7M0.03%+69,179New
Baillie Gifford & Co70,133$25.1M0.01%+998+1.4%Added
New York State Teachers Retirement System70,827$25.3M0.05%−1,536−2.1%Reduced
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd70,893$25.3M0.14%+17,600+33.0%Added
Lazard Asset Management LLC73,932$26.4M0.03%+3,502+5.0%Added
Bristol John W & Co Inc80,091$28.6M0.53%−176,876−68.8%Reduced
Principal Financial Group Inc81,739$29.2M0.02%+1,747+2.2%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc81,778$29.3M0.01%+16,851+26.0%Added
Franklin Resources Inc82,406$29.4M0.01%+15,354+22.9%Added
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co83,517$29.8M0.03%+35,237+73.0%Added
AXA S.A.84,132$30.1M0.08%+60+0.1%Added
Boston Financial Mangement LLC85,147$30.4M1.24%+81+0.1%Added
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System86,493$30.9M0.06%−6,515−7.0%Reduced
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)86,922$31.1M0.17%+6,735+8.4%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.90,963$32.8M0.06%+12,942+16.6%Added
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC93,474$33.4M0.68%−33,119−26.2%Reduced
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC96,160$34.4M0.66%+96,160New
Man Group plc98,926$35.3M0.13%+37,407+60.8%Added
Schroder Investment Management Group102,278$36.5M0.06%−22,178−17.8%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co104,007$37.4M0.09%+2,483+2.4%Added
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc106,342$38.0M3.42%−3,849−3.5%Reduced
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.107,603$38.4M0.14%−235−0.2%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System107,999$38.6M0.05%−2,456−2.2%Reduced
National Pension Service108,121$38.6M0.07%+9,948+10.1%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale107,164$39.2M0.11%−2,256−2.1%Reduced
TD Asset Management Inc114,756$41.0M0.04%+14,443+14.4%Added
PFM Health Sciences, LP117,634$42.0M1.36%00.0%Unchanged
Barclays PLC121,243$43.3M0.03%+35,967+42.2%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.123,641$44.2M0.02%+8,006+6.9%Added
AustralianSuper Pty Ltd127,172$45.4M0.29%−7,831−5.8%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP131,263$46.9M0.05%+63,978+95.1%Added
Prudential Financial Inc121,400$47.2M0.07%+27,079+28.7%Added
Amundi135,361$48.4M0.03%−3,165−2.3%Reduced