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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
Atlas Brown,Inc.2,349$875.0K0.34%00.0%Unchanged
Fernwood Investment Management, LLC2,375$885.0K0.29%00.0%Unchanged
Cypress Capital Group2,473$921.0K0.12%−394−13.7%Reduced
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC2,503$933.0K0.01%+100+4.2%Added
Caxton Associates LP2,548$949.0K0.12%−1,148−31.1%Reduced
Everence Capital Management Inc2,556$952.0K0.07%−3,890−60.3%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers2,562$955.0K0.01%+338+15.2%Added
Marshall Financial Group LLC2,631$980.0K0.36%+391+17.5%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors2,698$1.00M0.01%+486+22.0%Added
Simplex Trading, LLC2,729$1.02M0.03%+2,729New
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC2,745$1.02M0.02%−333−10.8%Reduced
Becker Capital Management Inc2,750$1.02M0.04%−59−2.1%Reduced
Hyperion Capital Advisors LP2,758$1.03M0.23%00.0%Unchanged
Aberdeen Wealth Management LLC2,762$1.03M0.67%−10−0.4%Reduced
Trust Co of Vermont2,780$1.04M0.07%−42−1.5%Reduced
Wolverine Trading, LLC2,822$1.05M0.01%−5,262−65.1%Reduced
Engineers Gate Manager LP2,826$1.05M0.05%−5,120−64.4%Reduced
Oppenheimer & Co Inc2,827$1.05M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Buffington Mohr McNeal2,830$1.05M0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Grandfield & Dodd, LLC2,910$1.08M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Pearl River Capital, LLC3,001$1.12M0.30%+1,220+68.5%Added
Veriti Management LLC3,038$1.13M0.15%−60−1.9%Reduced
Fulton Bank, N.A.3,037$1.13M0.05%+550+22.1%Added
E. Ohman J:or Asset Management AB3,064$1.14M0.03%+500+19.5%Added
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co3,100$1.16M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co.3,239$1.18M0.33%+3,239New
M&T Bank Corp3,308$1.23M0.01%−91−2.7%Reduced
Prudential PLC3,318$1.24M0.02%−88−2.6%Reduced
Pitcairn Co3,345$1.25M0.08%−191−5.4%Reduced
Blair William & Co3,414$1.27M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Commerce Bank3,416$1.27M0.01%+155+4.8%Added
SFE Investment Counsel3,638$1.36M0.35%−44−1.2%Reduced
Kentucky Retirement Systems3,662$1.36M0.06%−102−2.7%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.3,682$1.37M0.00%−2,273−38.2%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp3,710$1.38M0.00%+16+0.4%Added
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board3,740$1.39M0.05%−300−7.4%Reduced
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund3,751$1.40M0.00%+3,600+2,384.1%Added
First Republic Investment Management, Inc.3,778$1.41M0.00%−3,189−45.8%Reduced
Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia) Ltd3,798$1.42M0.33%00.0%Unchanged
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System3,800$1.42M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
STRS Ohio3,840$1.43M0.00%−5,169−57.4%Reduced
Northwest Investment Counselors, LLC3,846$1.43M0.35%00.0%Unchanged
SRB Corp3,932$1.47M0.08%+3,932New
Pacer Advisors, Inc.3,954$1.47M0.02%−1,017−20.5%Reduced
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec3,957$1.47M0.01%−1,114−22.0%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC3,966$1.48M0.00%−27,243−87.3%Reduced
Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd3,980$1.48M0.16%−255−6.0%Reduced
Ossiam4,046$1.51M0.04%+1,308+47.8%Added
LPL Financial LLC4,105$1.53M0.00%−2,086−33.7%Reduced
Welch & Forbes LLC4,138$1.54M0.02%−71−1.7%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd4,167$1.55M0.03%+108+2.7%Added
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Inc4,195$1.56M0.05%−2,155−33.9%Reduced
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC4,279$1.59M0.02%+333+8.4%Added
Van Eck Associates Corp4,390$1.64M0.00%+651+17.4%Added
Fort, L.P.4,499$1.68M0.54%−754−14.4%Reduced
Massmutual Trust Co FSB4,516$1.68M0.06%+87+2.0%Added
Diversified Trust Co4,549$1.70M0.06%−3−0.1%Reduced
Seeyond4,569$1.70M0.16%−92−2.0%Reduced
Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP4,590$1.71M0.15%+4,590New
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.4,618$1.72M0.02%−1,543−25.0%Reduced
Brewin Dolphin Wealth Management Ltd4,676$1.74M0.19%−23−0.5%Reduced
HM Payson & Co4,674$1.74M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System4,679$1.74M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Blueshift Asset Management, LLC4,678$1.74M0.15%+80+1.7%Added
MainStreet Investment Advisors LLC4,722$1.76M0.15%+59+1.3%Added
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky4,825$1.80M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Arjuna Capital4,884$1.82M0.67%+278+6.0%Added
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.5,000$1.86M0.20%+5,000New
Algert Global LLC5,058$1.89M0.24%−4−0.1%Reduced
Bank of Stockton5,113$1.91M0.56%+9+0.2%Added
Securian Asset Management, Inc5,141$1.92M0.04%−214−4.0%Reduced
Hussman Strategic Advisors, Inc.5,200$1.94M0.43%+5,200New
Norinchukin Bank, The5,245$1.95M0.02%−95−1.8%Reduced
OPSEU Pension Plan Trust Fund5,514$1.99M0.45%+47+0.9%Added
Bowling Portfolio Management LLC5,393$2.01M0.42%−125−2.3%Reduced
SG Americas Securities, LLC5,600$2.09M0.01%+2,757+97.0%Added
Quadrature Capital Ltd5,626$2.10M0.11%+5,626New
Quantinno Capital Management LP5,670$2.11M0.38%+4,221+291.3%Added
Parsons Capital Management Inc5,719$2.13M0.15%00.0%Unchanged
Sheets Smith Wealth Management5,878$2.19M0.27%−4,400−42.8%Reduced
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.5,887$2.19M0.05%+580+10.9%Added
Brown Advisory Inc5,926$2.21M0.00%−465−7.3%Reduced
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC5,938$2.21M0.02%−63,177−91.4%Reduced
CIBC Asset Management Inc5,959$2.22M0.01%+233+4.1%Added
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.6,054$2.25M0.01%−683−10.1%Reduced
O'Rourke & Company, Inc6,082$2.27M1.51%+6,082New
Pensionfund Sabic6,100$2.27M0.43%00.0%Unchanged
Comerica Bank7,328$2.27M0.02%−10,648−59.2%Reduced
Coastline Trust Co6,115$2.28M0.26%−60−1.0%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc6,332$2.36M0.00%+912+16.8%Added
Stifel Financial Corp6,458$2.41M0.00%−729−10.1%Reduced
Colony Group LLC6,593$2.46M0.04%+305+4.9%Added
Mackenzie Financial Corp6,621$2.47M0.00%−38−0.6%Reduced
Macquarie Group Ltd6,651$2.48M0.00%−40,575−85.9%Reduced
Kames Capital plc6,693$2.49M0.03%+149+2.3%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.6,788$2.53M0.04%+242+3.7%Added
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc6,823$2.54M0.05%−112−1.6%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC6,868$2.56M0.02%−3,040−30.7%Reduced
Bokf, NA7,017$2.62M0.04%+101+1.5%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP7,091$2.64M0.01%+4,208+146.0%Added