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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
SEI Investments Co59,037$22.0M0.04%−958−1.6%Reduced
LGT Group Foundation58,242$21.7M0.56%+58,242New
UBS Group AG58,236$21.7M0.01%+11,254+24.0%Added
Victory Capital Management Inc57,391$21.4M0.02%+3,953+7.4%Added
Andra AP-fonden55,700$20.8M0.42%−7,500−11.9%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board55,258$20.6M0.04%+11,264+25.6%Added
Logan Capital Management Inc53,774$20.0M0.87%−160−0.3%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The53,276$19.8M0.01%−4,365−7.6%Reduced
Allianz Asset Management GmbH52,500$19.6M0.01%−12,950−19.8%Reduced
Boston Common Asset Management, LLC50,157$18.7M0.76%−5,067−9.2%Reduced
First Manhattan Co48,276$18.0M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Jensen Investment Management Inc47,152$17.6M0.12%−85−0.2%Reduced
Hikari Power Ltd46,590$17.4M1.62%00.0%Unchanged
Pinebridge Investments, L.P.46,580$17.4M0.18%+46,268+14,829.5%Added
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.46,333$17.3M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Burney Co46,280$17.2M0.74%−1,169−2.5%Reduced
Primecap Management Co45,900$17.1M0.01%−300−0.6%Reduced
Unigestion Holding SA45,796$17.1M0.69%+6,638+17.0%Added
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.45,065$16.8M0.03%−91,600−67.0%Reduced
Swedbank AB44,824$16.7M0.03%−9,231−17.1%Reduced
Voya Investment Management LLC43,428$16.2M0.03%+9,399+27.6%Added
Citigroup Inc43,125$16.1M0.01%−9,969−18.8%Reduced
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund42,437$15.8M0.44%+2,910+7.4%Added
Lazard Asset Management LLC42,132$15.7M0.02%−31,800−43.0%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP41,646$15.5M0.04%+6,475+18.4%Added
Toronto Dominion Bank40,557$15.1M0.02%−1,672−4.0%Reduced
Korea Investment CORP40,400$15.1M0.04%−3,700−8.4%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio40,140$15.0M0.05%−1,777−4.2%Reduced
Quilter Plc40,017$14.6M0.38%+1,264+3.3%Added
Standard Life Aberdeen plc37,357$13.9M0.03%+5,815+18.4%Added
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.37,279$13.9M0.04%−1,072−2.8%Reduced
Bank of Nova Scotia36,507$13.6M0.02%−14,687−28.7%Reduced
Forsta Ap-Fonden36,100$13.5M0.14%+7,000+24.1%Added
Teacher Retirement System of Texas36,051$13.4M0.06%−2,618−6.8%Reduced
Robeco Schweiz AG35,131$13.1M0.17%00.0%Unchanged
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D34,951$13.0M0.04%−607−1.7%Reduced
Parthenon LLC34,798$13.0M1.82%−3,670−9.5%Reduced
American Research & Management Co.34,058$12.7M2.75%−600−1.7%Reduced
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC39,352$12.6M0.09%+3,791+10.7%Added
Federated Hermes, Inc.32,499$12.1M0.02%+2,443+8.1%Added
Independent Investors Inc32,367$12.1M2.58%00.0%Unchanged
Formuepleje A/S30,672$11.4M0.44%+4,926+19.1%Added
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue30,631$11.4M0.11%−4,940−13.9%Reduced
Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC30,308$11.3M2.69%+639+2.2%Added
Sofos Investments, Inc.16,785$11.1M0.88%+16,755+55,850.0%Added
Cypress Capital, LLC29,675$11.1M1.26%00.0%Unchanged
Baird Financial Group, Inc.29,182$10.9M0.03%−1,325−4.3%Reduced
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.29,722$10.8M0.04%+4,131+16.1%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA28,759$10.7M0.03%+1,280+4.7%Added
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.28,824$10.7M0.04%−555−1.9%Reduced
Tekla Capital Management LLC28,461$10.6M0.34%00.0%Unchanged
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC28,344$10.6M0.04%−7,031−19.9%Reduced
Squarepoint Ops LLC27,827$10.4M0.05%−21,475−43.6%Reduced
Trillium Asset Management, LLC27,493$10.2M0.24%+135+0.5%Added
MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH26,633$9.94M0.71%+1,449+5.8%Added
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.26,654$9.93M0.06%−3,171−10.6%Reduced
Headinvest, LLC25,704$9.58M1.70%−979−3.7%Reduced
Westpac Banking Corp25,580$9.53M0.10%−430−1.7%Reduced
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.25,255$9.41M0.05%+100.0%Added
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main25,201$9.38M0.01%+2,540+11.2%Added
Aviva PLC24,710$9.21M0.04%−4,038−14.0%Reduced
Vestcor Inc23,746$8.85M0.31%+22,837+2,512.3%Added
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina22,774$8.49M0.04%−150−0.7%Reduced
CAPROCK Group, Inc.22,313$8.31M0.69%−16−0.1%Reduced
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc22,022$8.21M0.02%+13,475+157.7%Added
Progressive Investment Management Corp21,931$8.17M2.27%−331−1.5%Reduced
C WorldWide Group Holding A/S21,440$7.99M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC24,494$7.96M0.11%+24,494New
Envestnet Asset Management Inc20,997$7.82M0.00%+64+0.3%Added
Investment House LLC20,824$7.76M0.50%−225−1.1%Reduced
Royal London Asset Management Ltd20,360$7.59M0.03%−918−4.3%Reduced
Retirement Systems of Alabama20,224$7.54M0.03%−850−4.0%Reduced
Eos Focused Equity Management, L.P.19,628$7.31M5.70%00.0%Unchanged
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund19,582$7.30M0.06%+300+1.6%Added
American International Group, Inc.19,212$7.16M0.04%−72−0.4%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC19,076$7.11M0.04%+3,407+21.7%Added
Banque Pictet & Cie SA18,950$7.06M0.05%+3,155+20.0%Added
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.18,772$7.00M0.01%+5,003+36.3%Added
GHP Investment Advisors, Inc.18,568$6.92M0.49%+50.0%Added
Natixis Advisors, L.P.18,197$6.78M0.03%+785+4.5%Added
Raymond James & Associates17,176$6.40M0.01%+1,637+10.5%Added
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans16,917$6.30M0.01%+6,381+60.6%Added
Red Cedar Capital, LLC16,816$6.26M3.57%00.0%Unchanged
Arizona State Retirement System16,708$6.22M0.05%−607−3.5%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.16,402$6.11M0.01%−10.0%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank16,368$6.10M0.05%+1,300+8.6%Added
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd16,317$6.08M0.03%−54,576−77.0%Reduced
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC15,864$5.91M0.03%+2,443+18.2%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC15,600$5.81M0.01%−170,700−91.6%Reduced
State of Michigan Retirement System15,362$5.72M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Susquehanna International Group, LLP15,036$5.60M0.01%+1,965+15.0%Added
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co15,000$5.59M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Jefferies Group LLC15,000$5.59M0.10%+15,000New
Harvey Investment Co LLC13,942$5.20M0.60%00.0%Unchanged
CIBC World Markets Inc.13,853$5.16M0.02%+672+5.1%Added
USS Investment Management Ltd13,734$5.12M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Mengis Capital Management, Inc.13,500$5.03M0.94%00.0%Unchanged
MetLife Investment Management13,485$5.02M0.04%−375−2.7%Reduced
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC13,431$5.00M0.09%−80,043−85.6%Reduced
Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc13,376$4.98M0.29%−406−2.9%Reduced