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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
C WorldWide Group Holding A/S21,440$7.99M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Progressive Investment Management Corp21,931$8.17M2.27%−331−1.5%Reduced
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc22,022$8.21M0.02%+13,475+157.7%Added
CAPROCK Group, Inc.22,313$8.31M0.69%−16−0.1%Reduced
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina22,774$8.49M0.04%−150−0.7%Reduced
Vestcor Inc23,746$8.85M0.31%+22,837+2,512.3%Added
Aviva PLC24,710$9.21M0.04%−4,038−14.0%Reduced
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main25,201$9.38M0.01%+2,540+11.2%Added
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.25,255$9.41M0.05%+100.0%Added
Westpac Banking Corp25,580$9.53M0.10%−430−1.7%Reduced
Headinvest, LLC25,704$9.58M1.70%−979−3.7%Reduced
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.26,654$9.93M0.06%−3,171−10.6%Reduced
MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH26,633$9.94M0.71%+1,449+5.8%Added
Trillium Asset Management, LLC27,493$10.2M0.24%+135+0.5%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC27,827$10.4M0.05%−21,475−43.6%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC28,344$10.6M0.04%−7,031−19.9%Reduced
Tekla Capital Management LLC28,461$10.6M0.34%00.0%Unchanged
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.28,824$10.7M0.04%−555−1.9%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA28,759$10.7M0.03%+1,280+4.7%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.29,722$10.8M0.04%+4,131+16.1%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.29,182$10.9M0.03%−1,325−4.3%Reduced
Cypress Capital, LLC29,675$11.1M1.26%00.0%Unchanged
Sofos Investments, Inc.16,785$11.1M0.88%+16,755+55,850.0%Added
Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC30,308$11.3M2.69%+639+2.2%Added
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue30,631$11.4M0.11%−4,940−13.9%Reduced
Formuepleje A/S30,672$11.4M0.44%+4,926+19.1%Added
Independent Investors Inc32,367$12.1M2.58%00.0%Unchanged
Federated Hermes, Inc.32,499$12.1M0.02%+2,443+8.1%Added
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC39,352$12.6M0.09%+3,791+10.7%Added
American Research & Management Co.34,058$12.7M2.75%−600−1.7%Reduced
Parthenon LLC34,798$13.0M1.82%−3,670−9.5%Reduced
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D34,951$13.0M0.04%−607−1.7%Reduced
Robeco Schweiz AG35,131$13.1M0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Teacher Retirement System of Texas36,051$13.4M0.06%−2,618−6.8%Reduced
Forsta Ap-Fonden36,100$13.5M0.14%+7,000+24.1%Added
Bank of Nova Scotia36,507$13.6M0.02%−14,687−28.7%Reduced
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.37,279$13.9M0.04%−1,072−2.8%Reduced
Standard Life Aberdeen plc37,357$13.9M0.03%+5,815+18.4%Added
Quilter Plc40,017$14.6M0.38%+1,264+3.3%Added
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio40,140$15.0M0.05%−1,777−4.2%Reduced
Korea Investment CORP40,400$15.1M0.04%−3,700−8.4%Reduced
Toronto Dominion Bank40,557$15.1M0.02%−1,672−4.0%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP41,646$15.5M0.04%+6,475+18.4%Added
Lazard Asset Management LLC42,132$15.7M0.02%−31,800−43.0%Reduced
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund42,437$15.8M0.44%+2,910+7.4%Added
Citigroup Inc43,125$16.1M0.01%−9,969−18.8%Reduced
Voya Investment Management LLC43,428$16.2M0.03%+9,399+27.6%Added
Swedbank AB44,824$16.7M0.03%−9,231−17.1%Reduced
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.45,065$16.8M0.03%−91,600−67.0%Reduced
Unigestion Holding SA45,796$17.1M0.69%+6,638+17.0%Added
Primecap Management Co45,900$17.1M0.01%−300−0.6%Reduced
Burney Co46,280$17.2M0.74%−1,169−2.5%Reduced
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.46,333$17.3M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Pinebridge Investments, L.P.46,580$17.4M0.18%+46,268+14,829.5%Added
Hikari Power Ltd46,590$17.4M1.62%00.0%Unchanged
Jensen Investment Management Inc47,152$17.6M0.12%−85−0.2%Reduced
First Manhattan Co48,276$18.0M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Boston Common Asset Management, LLC50,157$18.7M0.76%−5,067−9.2%Reduced
Allianz Asset Management GmbH52,500$19.6M0.01%−12,950−19.8%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The53,276$19.8M0.01%−4,365−7.6%Reduced
Logan Capital Management Inc53,774$20.0M0.87%−160−0.3%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board55,258$20.6M0.04%+11,264+25.6%Added
Andra AP-fonden55,700$20.8M0.42%−7,500−11.9%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc57,391$21.4M0.02%+3,953+7.4%Added
UBS Group AG58,236$21.7M0.01%+11,254+24.0%Added
LGT Group Foundation58,242$21.7M0.56%+58,242New
SEI Investments Co59,037$22.0M0.04%−958−1.6%Reduced
Storebrand Asset Management AS59,802$22.3M0.10%+13,767+29.9%Added
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC60,990$22.7M0.05%+60,990New
Millennium Management LLC64,968$24.2M0.03%+211+0.3%Added
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)65,676$24.4M0.13%−21,246−24.4%Reduced
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC65,712$24.5M0.11%+1,795+2.8%Added
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.66,227$24.7M0.13%+41,850+171.7%Added
NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V.69,705$26.0M0.13%+33,144+90.7%Added
Boston Financial Mangement LLC70,607$26.3M0.96%−14,540−17.1%Reduced
Umb Bank N A71,057$26.5M0.33%+70,349+9,936.3%Added
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)71,373$26.6M0.13%+20,571+40.5%Added
New York State Teachers Retirement System71,995$26.8M0.05%+1,168+1.6%Added
Baillie Gifford & Co73,445$27.4M0.02%+3,312+4.7%Added
Select Equity Group, L.P.75,087$28.0M0.08%−81,970−52.2%Reduced
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board75,872$28.3M0.03%+17,596+30.2%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP77,100$28.7M0.07%+29,300+61.3%Added
Principal Financial Group Inc79,785$29.7M0.02%−1,954−2.4%Reduced
Pictet Asset Management SA81,084$30.2M0.03%+11,905+17.2%Added
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.81,845$30.5M0.90%+20,028+32.4%Added
Franklin Resources Inc82,101$30.6M0.01%−305−0.4%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co83,240$30.9M0.06%−20,767−20.0%Reduced
Panagora Asset Management Inc83,310$31.0M0.16%+31,811+61.8%Added
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co83,517$31.1M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System85,062$31.7M0.06%−1,431−1.7%Reduced
AXA S.A.89,551$33.4M0.09%+5,419+6.4%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.90,064$33.5M0.05%−899−1.0%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc98,039$34.5M0.04%−23,361−19.2%Reduced
KBC Group NV96,859$36.1M0.12%+33,961+54.0%Added
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC98,300$36.6M0.68%+2,140+2.2%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.99,765$37.2M0.01%−23,876−19.3%Reduced
National Pension Service101,632$37.9M0.07%−6,489−6.0%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company103,120$38.4M0.01%−149,108−59.1%Reduced
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.103,672$38.6M0.13%−3,931−3.7%Reduced
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC105,777$39.4M0.04%+105,777New