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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
Chilton Investment Co LLC942$351.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Forte Capital LLC965$360.0K0.05%+965New
CWM Advisors, LLC968$361.0K0.04%−13−1.3%Reduced
Capitolis Advisors LLC974$363.0K0.00%+974New
Bristol John W & Co Inc1,000$373.0K0.01%−79,091−98.8%Reduced
Trust Co of Virginia1,000$373.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Denali Advisors LLC1,000$373.0K0.14%+1,000New
Heritage Investment Group, Inc.1,000$373.0K0.29%+1,000New
Garrison Asset Management, LLC1,013$377.0K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
Symmetry Partners, LLC1,014$378.0K0.02%−340−25.1%Reduced
Coldstream Capital Management Inc1,015$378.0K0.01%+1,015New
IBM Retirement Fund1,016$379.0K0.05%−699−40.8%Reduced
Empirical Finance, LLC1,021$380.0K0.04%+293+40.2%Added
IndexIQ Advisors LLC1,026$382.0K0.01%−39−3.7%Reduced
Cerity Partners LLC1,032$385.0K0.01%+211+25.7%Added
Holt Capital Advisors, L.L.C. dba Holt Capital Partners, L.P.1,050$391.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC1,050$391.0K0.01%+2+0.2%Added
Accredited Investors Inc.1,063$396.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Nomura Holdings Inc1,063$397.0K0.00%−22,440−95.5%Reduced
Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc.1,067$398.0K0.02%+52+5.1%Added
Johnson Investment Counsel Inc1,100$410.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Pensionfund DSM Netherlands1,100$410.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Marble Harbor Investment Counsel, LLC1,100$410.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Camden Capital, LLC1,104$411.0K0.09%+18+1.7%Added
Globeflex Capital L P1,111$414.0K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators1,124$419.0K0.07%+327+41.0%Added
AGF Investments LLC1,166$434.0K0.04%−257−18.1%Reduced
Moody Lynn & Lieberson, LLC1,180$440.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Ballentine Partners, LLC1,183$442.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Lido Advisors, LLC1,228$457.0K0.01%+230+23.0%Added
Alpha Paradigm Partners, LLC1,228$458.0K0.18%+1,228New
Regent Investment Management LLC1,240$462.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Asahi Life Asset Management Co., Ltd.1,250$466.0K0.06%+1,250New
Iron Financial, LLC1,254$467.0K0.21%+61+5.1%Added
Huntington National Bank1,259$469.0K0.00%+16+1.3%Added
Alethea Capital Management, LLC1,266$472.0K0.41%+1,266New
Ingalls & Snyder LLC1,290$481.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Beaton Management Co. Inc.1,300$484.0K0.29%00.0%Unchanged
Portland Global Advisors LLC1,318$491.0K0.08%−212−13.9%Reduced
First Financial Bank - Trust Division1,330$496.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC1,332$496.0K0.02%+114+9.4%Added
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd.1,345$501.0K0.03%+105+8.5%Added
Brave Asset Management Inc1,366$509.0K0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Profund Advisors LLC1,369$510.0K0.02%+108+8.6%Added
Cigna Investments Inc1,375$512.0K0.04%−621−31.1%Reduced
Middleton & Co Inc1,395$520.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Ergoteles LLC1,395$520.0K0.02%+1,395New
Toroso Investments, LLC1,402$522.0K0.02%+281+25.1%Added
AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC1,428$532.0K0.02%−4,845−77.2%Reduced
Stiles Financial Services Inc1,428$532.0K0.26%+1,428New
Mercer Global Advisors Inc1,433$534.0K0.00%+67+4.9%Added
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA1,432$534.0K0.03%+1,432New
Horizon Investments, LLC1,464$545.0K0.02%−15−1.0%Reduced
Savant Capital, LLC1,497$558.0K0.02%+46+3.2%Added
Clearbridge Investments, LLC1,510$563.0K0.00%−400−20.9%Reduced
Lowe Brockenbrough & Co Inc1,528$569.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
First Light Asset Management, LLC1,536$572.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Sun Life Financial INC1,552$578.0K0.02%+85+5.8%Added
Vontobel Holding Ltd.1,564$583.0K0.00%+32+2.1%Added
Pinnacle Associates Ltd1,580$589.0K0.01%+1,580New
Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group, LLC1,580$589.0K0.10%+1,580New
Ritholtz Wealth Management1,586$591.0K0.04%−10−0.6%Reduced
Wetherby Asset Management Inc1,599$596.0K0.03%−3−0.2%Reduced
Boulder Hill Capital Management LP1,600$596.0K0.58%+1,600New
Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund1,604$598.0K0.06%−78−4.6%Reduced
Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc1,637$610.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co1,691$630.0K0.01%+25+1.5%Added
Charter Research & Investment Group, Inc.1,700$633.0K0.50%00.0%Unchanged
Advisor Partners LLC1,697$633.0K0.04%+51+3.1%Added
Ethic Inc.1,700$633.0K0.05%+187+12.4%Added
Mitchell McLeod Pugh & Williams Inc1,715$639.0K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC1,718$640.0K0.01%−125−6.8%Reduced
First Hawaiian Bank1,716$640.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Scissortail Wealth Management, LLC1,750$652.0K0.25%+1,750New
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC1,774$661.0K0.01%−1,070−37.6%Reduced
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.1,781$662.0K0.01%+1,546+657.9%Added
NorthCrest Asset Manangement, LLC1,810$674.0K0.04%+1,810New
Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd1,824$680.0K0.05%−35−1.9%Reduced
Twin Capital Management Inc1,840$686.0K0.07%−110−5.6%Reduced
Eqis Capital Management, Inc.1,845$687.0K0.05%−52−2.7%Reduced
Point72 Hong Kong Ltd1,876$699.0K0.06%−5,449−74.4%Reduced
Mission Wealth Management, LP1,907$711.0K0.03%+4+0.2%Added
MorganRosel Wealth Management, LLC1,912$712.0K0.35%+1,912New
First Personal Financial Services1,928$718.0K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Neuberger Berman Group LLC2,264$723.0K0.00%+825+57.3%Added
Wealthfront Advisers LLC1,962$731.0K0.00%−108−5.2%Reduced
Empirical Asset Management, LLC1,985$740.0K0.71%+1,985New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.1,990$741.0K0.00%−2,888−59.2%Reduced
Rice Partnership, LLC1,997$744.0K0.21%−200−9.1%Reduced
BCJ Capital Management, LLC2,001$746.0K0.07%+313+18.5%Added
Bessemer Group Inc2,007$747.0K0.00%+244+13.8%Added
Bailard, Inc.2,022$753.0K0.02%+2+0.1%Added
Creative Planning2,035$758.0K0.00%+6+0.3%Added
Keybank National Association2,042$761.0K0.00%+32+1.6%Added
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC2,052$765.0K0.00%+96+4.9%Added
Leonteq Securities AG2,057$766.4K0.03%−11−0.5%Reduced
JustInvest LLC2,092$779.0K0.05%+254+13.8%Added
US Bancorp2,117$789.0K0.00%−73−3.3%Reduced
TrimTabs Asset Management, LLC2,133$794.0K0.39%−799−27.3%Reduced
Paloma Partners Management Co2,326$867.0K0.03%+2,326New