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.
| 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, Q4 2021
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q3 2021.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Star Asset Management Inc | 7,149 | $2.66M | 0.13% | −243−3.3% | Reduced |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 7,264 | $2.71M | 0.01% | −18,500−71.8% | Reduced |
| Merlin Capital LLC | 7,332 | $2.73M | 3.18% | +7,332 | New |
| Nissay Asset Management Corp | 7,429 | $2.77M | 0.02% | +373+5.3% | Added |
| Banque Cantonale Vaudoise | 7,563 | $2.82M | 0.11% | −3,398−31.0% | Reduced |
| Linscomb & Williams, Inc. | 7,590 | $2.83M | 0.14% | +265+3.6% | Added |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys | 7,661 | $2.85M | 0.03% | −29−0.4% | Reduced |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 7,854 | $2.93M | 0.04% | −2,327−22.9% | Reduced |
| ING Groep NV | 7,966 | $2.97M | 0.03% | +2,814+54.6% | Added |
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. | 8,000 | $2.98M | 0.04% | −1,802−18.4% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 7,989 | $2.98M | 0.01% | −22−0.3% | Reduced |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas | 8,000 | $2.98M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mutual of America Capital Management LLC | 8,077 | $3.01M | 0.03% | +13+0.2% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 8,120 | $3.03M | 0.01% | −284−3.4% | Reduced |
| Trexquant Investment LP | 8,127 | $3.03M | 0.19% | +1,450+21.7% | Added |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 8,160 | $3.04M | 0.03% | −86−1.0% | Reduced |
| Investment Management of Virginia LLC | 8,167 | $3.04M | 0.49% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hartford Investment Management Co | 8,176 | $3.05M | 0.07% | +456+5.9% | Added |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd | 8,194 | $3.05M | 0.06% | −106−1.3% | Reduced |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 9,409 | $3.08M | 0.01% | −7,700−45.0% | Reduced |
| LaFleur & Godfrey LLC | 8,322 | $3.10M | 0.40% | −133−1.6% | Reduced |
| Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado | 8,404 | $3.13M | 0.01% | −72−0.8% | Reduced |
| Texas Permanent School Fund | 8,408 | $3.13M | 0.04% | −1,073−11.3% | Reduced |
| Cannell Peter B & Co Inc | 8,444 | $3.15M | 0.09% | −1,260−13.0% | Reduced |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG | 8,750 | $3.25M | 0.04% | +8,750 | New |
| Prio Wealth Limited Partnership | 8,805 | $3.28M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| S&CO Inc | 8,975 | $3.34M | 0.24% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc. | 8,998 | $3.35M | 0.29% | +8,998 | New |
| Gabelli Funds LLC | 9,000 | $3.35M | 0.02% | −100−1.1% | Reduced |
| Compton Capital Management Inc | 9,068 | $3.38M | 0.88% | −100−1.1% | Reduced |
| Mackay Shields LLC | 9,149 | $3.41M | 0.03% | −316−3.3% | Reduced |
| Natixis | 9,322 | $3.47M | 0.01% | +5,386+136.8% | Added |
| Vident Investment Advisory, LLC | 9,330 | $3.48M | 0.09% | +2,709+40.9% | Added |
| Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC | 9,415 | $3.51M | 0.07% | −19,570−67.5% | Reduced |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co | 9,493 | $3.54M | 0.05% | −329−3.3% | Reduced |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 9,585 | $3.57M | 0.06% | +8,976+1,473.9% | Added |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 8,715 | $3.57M | 0.03% | +8,715 | New |
| Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company, Ltd | 9,633 | $3.59M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc | 9,689 | $3.61M | 0.38% | +140+1.5% | Added |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 9,720 | $3.62M | 0.04% | +9,720 | New |
| Xponance, Inc. | 9,899 | $3.69M | 0.06% | +990+11.1% | Added |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | 10,012 | $3.73M | 0.02% | +6,771+208.9% | Added |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 10,180 | $3.79M | 0.02% | −170−1.6% | Reduced |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 10,267 | $3.83M | 0.01% | −7,350−41.7% | Reduced |
| AIA Group Ltd | 10,391 | $3.87M | 0.18% | +798+8.3% | Added |
| Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. | 10,500 | $3.91M | 0.09% | +10,500 | New |
| National Bank of Canada | 10,746 | $3.95M | 0.02% | +10,746 | New |
| Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | 10,810 | $4.03M | 0.02% | −4,872−31.1% | Reduced |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | 10,819 | $4.03M | 0.13% | −1,350−11.1% | Reduced |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 10,821 | $4.03M | 0.02% | −583−5.1% | Reduced |
| Glenview Trust Co | 10,901 | $4.06M | 0.13% | +4,800+78.7% | Added |
| DnB Asset Management AS | 10,959 | $4.08M | 0.02% | +341+3.2% | Added |
| Utah Retirement Systems | 11,011 | $4.10M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | 11,224 | $4.18M | 0.02% | −16,096−58.9% | Reduced |
| Shell Asset Management Co | 11,284 | $4.20M | 0.09% | −1,537−12.0% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 11,399 | $4.24M | 0.01% | +5,850+105.4% | Added |
| Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd | 11,577 | $4.31M | 0.06% | −1,939−14.3% | Reduced |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd | 12,000 | $4.47M | 0.03% | +1,600+15.4% | Added |
| Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund | 12,282 | $4.58M | 0.05% | +7,153+139.5% | Added |
| PDT Partners, LLC | 12,300 | $4.58M | 0.35% | −2,000−14.0% | Reduced |
| Leavell Investment Management, Inc. | 12,573 | $4.68M | 0.31% | −200−1.6% | Reduced |
| Argyle Capital Management Inc. | 13,100 | $4.88M | 1.52% | −400−3.0% | Reduced |
| Wesleyan Assurance Society | 13,180 | $4.91M | 0.58% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Echo Street Capital Management LLC | 13,211 | $4.92M | 0.03% | +9,429+249.3% | Added |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 13,230 | $4.93M | 0.02% | −41,695−75.9% | Reduced |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | 13,268 | $4.94M | 0.01% | +2,942+28.5% | Added |
| Sandler Capital Management | 13,339 | $4.97M | 0.63% | +12+0.1% | Added |
| Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc | 13,376 | $4.98M | 0.29% | −406−2.9% | Reduced |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 13,431 | $5.00M | 0.09% | −80,043−85.6% | Reduced |
| MetLife Investment Management | 13,485 | $5.02M | 0.04% | −375−2.7% | Reduced |
| Mengis Capital Management, Inc. | 13,500 | $5.03M | 0.94% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | 13,734 | $5.12M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 13,853 | $5.16M | 0.02% | +672+5.1% | Added |
| Harvey Investment Co LLC | 13,942 | $5.20M | 0.60% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 15,000 | $5.59M | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jefferies Group LLC | 15,000 | $5.59M | 0.10% | +15,000 | New |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 15,036 | $5.60M | 0.01% | +1,965+15.0% | Added |
| State of Michigan Retirement System | 15,362 | $5.72M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 15,600 | $5.81M | 0.01% | −170,700−91.6% | Reduced |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 15,864 | $5.91M | 0.03% | +2,443+18.2% | Added |
| Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd | 16,317 | $6.08M | 0.03% | −54,576−77.0% | Reduced |
| Amalgamated Bank | 16,368 | $6.10M | 0.05% | +1,300+8.6% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 16,402 | $6.11M | 0.01% | −10.0% | Reduced |
| Arizona State Retirement System | 16,708 | $6.22M | 0.05% | −607−3.5% | Reduced |
| Red Cedar Capital, LLC | 16,816 | $6.26M | 3.57% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 16,917 | $6.30M | 0.01% | +6,381+60.6% | Added |
| Raymond James & Associates | 17,176 | $6.40M | 0.01% | +1,637+10.5% | Added |
| Natixis Advisors, L.P. | 18,197 | $6.78M | 0.03% | +785+4.5% | Added |
| GHP Investment Advisors, Inc. | 18,568 | $6.92M | 0.49% | +50.0% | Added |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | 18,772 | $7.00M | 0.01% | +5,003+36.3% | Added |
| Banque Pictet & Cie SA | 18,950 | $7.06M | 0.05% | +3,155+20.0% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 19,076 | $7.11M | 0.04% | +3,407+21.7% | Added |
| American International Group, Inc. | 19,212 | $7.16M | 0.04% | −72−0.4% | Reduced |
| Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund | 19,582 | $7.30M | 0.06% | +300+1.6% | Added |
| Eos Focused Equity Management, L.P. | 19,628 | $7.31M | 5.70% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama | 20,224 | $7.54M | 0.03% | −850−4.0% | Reduced |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd | 20,360 | $7.59M | 0.03% | −918−4.3% | Reduced |
| Investment House LLC | 20,824 | $7.76M | 0.50% | −225−1.1% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 20,997 | $7.82M | 0.00% | +64+0.3% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 24,494 | $7.96M | 0.11% | +24,494 | New |