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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, Q4 2021

Institutional positions in Waters Corp as of Dec 31, 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
667
+19 vs. Q3 2021
Shares held
54.8M
+453.4K (+0.8%) vs. Q3 2021
Total value
$20.4B
+$974.3M (+5.0%) vs. Q3 2021
New holders
94
195 more added
Sold out
75
238 more reduced

10 institutions that held it in Q3 2021 haven't filed for Q4 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2021: 667 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 heldQ4 2021: $20.4B
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, Q4 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q3 2021.

Institutions holding WAT in Q4 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co320$119.0K0.00%+28+9.6%Added
Whittier Trust Co322$120.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Salem Investment Counselors Inc325$121.0K0.00%−25−7.1%Reduced
Belpointe Asset Management LLC324$121.0K0.01%−2−0.6%Reduced
Fred Alger Management, LLC325$121.0K0.00%+68+26.5%Added
Oakworth Capital, Inc.337$126.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Smith Group Asset Management, LLC338$126.0K0.01%+338New
Clearstead Advisors, LLC360$134.0K0.01%+360New
DuPont Capital Management Corp368$137.0K0.00%−195−34.6%Reduced
Blueprint Investment Partners LLC369$137.5K0.03%−119−24.4%Reduced
Brown, Lisle/Cummings, Inc.370$137.9K0.07%+370New
Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich375$140.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Central Trust Co397$148.0K0.00%−3−0.8%Reduced
Charter Oak Capital Management, LLC405$151.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
American Portfolios Advisors408$152.0K0.01%+64+18.6%Added
Parallel Advisors, LLC442$165.0K0.01%+2+0.5%Added
FourThought Financial, LLC448$167.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Cacti Asset Management LLC500$186.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co522$194.0K0.00%+450+625.0%Added
Metis Global Partners, LLC537$201.0K0.06%+537New
Sugarloaf Wealth Management, LLC541$202.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC542$202.0K0.01%+542New
MML Investors Services, LLC546$203.0K0.00%+546New
Penobscot Investment Management Company, Inc.550$205.0K0.03%+550New
Karp Capital Management Corp555$207.0K0.03%+555New
6 Meridian558$208.0K0.02%+558New
Ci Investments Inc.565$211.0K0.00%−1,463−72.1%Reduced
Brighton Jones LLC566$211.0K0.01%−1−0.2%Reduced
Tokio Marine Asset Management Co Ltd567$211.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Sentry Investment Management LLC578$215.0K0.06%−50−8.0%Reduced
Harvest Fund Management Co., Ltd582$216.0K0.04%−194−25.0%Reduced
Waldron Private Wealth LLC592$220.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P.596$222.0K0.00%−3,441−85.2%Reduced
BLB&B Advisors, LLC600$224.0K0.01%−600−50.0%Reduced
Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc600$224.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC600$224.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bedel Financial Consulting, Inc.600$224.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC602$224.0K0.00%+602New
Wealth Advisors of Tampa Bay, LLC600$224.0K0.05%+600New
Ridgewood Investments LLC606$226.0K0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Trust Asset Management LLC608$227.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Canandaigua National Corp618$230.0K0.03%+618New
Signaturefd, LLC622$232.0K0.01%−113−15.4%Reduced
Barings LLC628$234.0K0.01%−82−11.5%Reduced
Quadrant Capital Group LLC627$234.0K0.03%+13+2.1%Added
Cowen and Company, LLC632$235.0K0.02%+632New
Cresset Asset Management, LLC638$238.0K0.00%+4+0.6%Added
Associated Banc-Corp648$241.0K0.01%+4+0.6%Added
Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH651$242.0K0.02%−2−0.3%Reduced
Bigelow Investment Advisors, LLC654$244.0K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP660$246.0K0.01%+660New
Modera Wealth Management, LLC669$249.0K0.01%+669New
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.677$251.0K0.00%−939−58.1%Reduced
Gitterman Wealth Management, LLC687$256.0K0.19%+687New
Pathstone Family Office, LLC695$259.0K0.01%+695New
Columbia Asset Management705$263.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Conning Inc.731$272.0K0.01%−94−11.4%Reduced
Forum Financial Management, LP729$272.0K0.01%+729New
Altavista Wealth Management, Inc.734$273.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Avestar Capital, LLC735$274.0K0.05%+133+22.1%Added
FDx Advisors, Inc.739$275.0K0.01%−1,008−57.7%Reduced
Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC743$277.0K0.03%+22+3.1%Added
Cardinal Strategic Wealth Guidance750$279.0K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
National Asset Management, Inc.750$280.0K0.01%−25−3.2%Reduced
Manchester Capital Management LLC755$281.0K0.04%−30−3.8%Reduced
Northstar Asset Management LLC754$281.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Reynders McVeigh Capital Management, LLC760$283.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Driehaus Capital Management LLC761$284.0K0.00%+761New
Kepos Capital LP762$284.0K0.02%+762New
Clean Yield Group765$285.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
NorthRock Partners, LLC768$286.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp787$293.0K0.00%−1−0.1%Reduced
Wealth Alliance785$293.0K0.06%+92+13.3%Added
IMPACTfolio, LLC791$295.0K0.26%+791New
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC795$296.0K0.02%−307−27.9%Reduced
Ieq Capital, LLC801$298.0K0.01%−6−0.7%Reduced
Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc.800$298.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Grace Capital800$298.0K0.18%+100+14.3%Added
Shufro Rose & Co LLC800$298.0K0.02%+800New
Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC810$302.0K0.01%+165+25.6%Added
Corient Capital Partners, LLC812$303.0K0.02%−12−1.5%Reduced
Claret Asset Management Corp817$304.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Viewpoint Capital Management LLC815$304.0K0.22%+815New
Focused Wealth Management, Inc825$307.0K0.05%+125+17.9%Added
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.826$308.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Leuthold Group, LLC838$312.0K0.04%−10−1.2%Reduced
Boston Family Office LLC840$313.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Advisory Services Network, LLC848$316.0K0.01%+17+2.0%Added
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia, Omsesidigt851$317.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Enterprise Financial Services Corp865$322.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
KilterHowling LLC867$323.0K0.29%+867New
Endurance Wealth Management, Inc.880$328.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Birchcreek Wealth Management, LLC900$335.0K0.29%00.0%Unchanged
Alps Advisors Inc905$337.0K0.00%+18+2.0%Added
Greenleaf Trust918$342.0K0.00%−12−1.3%Reduced
Intersect Capital LLC920$343.0K0.06%−2−0.2%Reduced
Veritable, L.P.927$345.0K0.01%−178−16.1%Reduced
Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC934$348.0K0.01%−1−0.1%Reduced
Rockland Trust Co936$349.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Allen Investment Management LLC943$351.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged