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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandler Capital Management | 13,339 | $4.97M | 0.63% | +12+0.1% | Added |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | 13,268 | $4.94M | 0.01% | +2,942+28.5% | Added |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 13,230 | $4.93M | 0.02% | −41,695−75.9% | Reduced |
| Echo Street Capital Management LLC | 13,211 | $4.92M | 0.03% | +9,429+249.3% | Added |
| Wesleyan Assurance Society | 13,180 | $4.91M | 0.58% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Argyle Capital Management Inc. | 13,100 | $4.88M | 1.52% | −400−3.0% | Reduced |
| Leavell Investment Management, Inc. | 12,573 | $4.68M | 0.31% | −200−1.6% | Reduced |
| PDT Partners, LLC | 12,300 | $4.58M | 0.35% | −2,000−14.0% | Reduced |
| Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund | 12,282 | $4.58M | 0.05% | +7,153+139.5% | Added |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd | 12,000 | $4.47M | 0.03% | +1,600+15.4% | Added |
| Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd | 11,577 | $4.31M | 0.06% | −1,939−14.3% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 11,399 | $4.24M | 0.01% | +5,850+105.4% | Added |
| Shell Asset Management Co | 11,284 | $4.20M | 0.09% | −1,537−12.0% | Reduced |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | 11,224 | $4.18M | 0.02% | −16,096−58.9% | Reduced |
| Utah Retirement Systems | 11,011 | $4.10M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| DnB Asset Management AS | 10,959 | $4.08M | 0.02% | +341+3.2% | Added |
| Glenview Trust Co | 10,901 | $4.06M | 0.13% | +4,800+78.7% | Added |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 10,821 | $4.03M | 0.02% | −583−5.1% | Reduced |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | 10,819 | $4.03M | 0.13% | −1,350−11.1% | Reduced |
| Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | 10,810 | $4.03M | 0.02% | −4,872−31.1% | Reduced |
| National Bank of Canada | 10,746 | $3.95M | 0.02% | +10,746 | New |
| Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. | 10,500 | $3.91M | 0.09% | +10,500 | New |
| AIA Group Ltd | 10,391 | $3.87M | 0.18% | +798+8.3% | Added |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 10,267 | $3.83M | 0.01% | −7,350−41.7% | Reduced |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 10,180 | $3.79M | 0.02% | −170−1.6% | Reduced |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | 10,012 | $3.73M | 0.02% | +6,771+208.9% | Added |
| Xponance, Inc. | 9,899 | $3.69M | 0.06% | +990+11.1% | Added |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 9,720 | $3.62M | 0.04% | +9,720 | New |
| Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc | 9,689 | $3.61M | 0.38% | +140+1.5% | Added |
| Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company, Ltd | 9,633 | $3.59M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 8,715 | $3.57M | 0.03% | +8,715 | New |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 9,585 | $3.57M | 0.06% | +8,976+1,473.9% | Added |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co | 9,493 | $3.54M | 0.05% | −329−3.3% | Reduced |
| Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC | 9,415 | $3.51M | 0.07% | −19,570−67.5% | Reduced |
| Vident Investment Advisory, LLC | 9,330 | $3.48M | 0.09% | +2,709+40.9% | Added |
| Natixis | 9,322 | $3.47M | 0.01% | +5,386+136.8% | Added |
| Mackay Shields LLC | 9,149 | $3.41M | 0.03% | −316−3.3% | Reduced |
| Compton Capital Management Inc | 9,068 | $3.38M | 0.88% | −100−1.1% | Reduced |
| Gabelli Funds LLC | 9,000 | $3.35M | 0.02% | −100−1.1% | Reduced |
| Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc. | 8,998 | $3.35M | 0.29% | +8,998 | New |
| S&CO Inc | 8,975 | $3.34M | 0.24% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Prio Wealth Limited Partnership | 8,805 | $3.28M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG | 8,750 | $3.25M | 0.04% | +8,750 | New |
| Cannell Peter B & Co Inc | 8,444 | $3.15M | 0.09% | −1,260−13.0% | Reduced |
| Texas Permanent School Fund | 8,408 | $3.13M | 0.04% | −1,073−11.3% | Reduced |
| Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado | 8,404 | $3.13M | 0.01% | −72−0.8% | Reduced |
| LaFleur & Godfrey LLC | 8,322 | $3.10M | 0.40% | −133−1.6% | Reduced |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 9,409 | $3.08M | 0.01% | −7,700−45.0% | Reduced |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd | 8,194 | $3.05M | 0.06% | −106−1.3% | Reduced |
| Hartford Investment Management Co | 8,176 | $3.05M | 0.07% | +456+5.9% | Added |
| Investment Management of Virginia LLC | 8,167 | $3.04M | 0.49% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 8,160 | $3.04M | 0.03% | −86−1.0% | Reduced |
| Trexquant Investment LP | 8,127 | $3.03M | 0.19% | +1,450+21.7% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 8,120 | $3.03M | 0.01% | −284−3.4% | Reduced |
| Mutual of America Capital Management LLC | 8,077 | $3.01M | 0.03% | +13+0.2% | Added |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas | 8,000 | $2.98M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| 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 |
| ING Groep NV | 7,966 | $2.97M | 0.03% | +2,814+54.6% | Added |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 7,854 | $2.93M | 0.04% | −2,327−22.9% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys | 7,661 | $2.85M | 0.03% | −29−0.4% | Reduced |
| Linscomb & Williams, Inc. | 7,590 | $2.83M | 0.14% | +265+3.6% | Added |
| Banque Cantonale Vaudoise | 7,563 | $2.82M | 0.11% | −3,398−31.0% | Reduced |
| Nissay Asset Management Corp | 7,429 | $2.77M | 0.02% | +373+5.3% | Added |
| Merlin Capital LLC | 7,332 | $2.73M | 3.18% | +7,332 | New |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 7,264 | $2.71M | 0.01% | −18,500−71.8% | Reduced |
| North Star Asset Management Inc | 7,149 | $2.66M | 0.13% | −243−3.3% | Reduced |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 7,091 | $2.64M | 0.01% | +4,208+146.0% | Added |
| Bokf, NA | 7,017 | $2.62M | 0.04% | +101+1.5% | Added |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 6,868 | $2.56M | 0.02% | −3,040−30.7% | Reduced |
| Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc | 6,823 | $2.54M | 0.05% | −112−1.6% | Reduced |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 6,788 | $2.53M | 0.04% | +242+3.7% | Added |
| Kames Capital plc | 6,693 | $2.49M | 0.03% | +149+2.3% | Added |
| Macquarie Group Ltd | 6,651 | $2.48M | 0.00% | −40,575−85.9% | Reduced |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 6,621 | $2.47M | 0.00% | −38−0.6% | Reduced |
| Colony Group LLC | 6,593 | $2.46M | 0.04% | +305+4.9% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 6,458 | $2.41M | 0.00% | −729−10.1% | Reduced |
| American Century Companies Inc | 6,332 | $2.36M | 0.00% | +912+16.8% | Added |
| Coastline Trust Co | 6,115 | $2.28M | 0.26% | −60−1.0% | Reduced |
| Comerica Bank | 7,328 | $2.27M | 0.02% | −10,648−59.2% | Reduced |
| Pensionfund Sabic | 6,100 | $2.27M | 0.43% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| O'Rourke & Company, Inc | 6,082 | $2.27M | 1.51% | +6,082 | New |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | 6,054 | $2.25M | 0.01% | −683−10.1% | Reduced |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 5,959 | $2.22M | 0.01% | +233+4.1% | Added |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | 5,938 | $2.21M | 0.02% | −63,177−91.4% | Reduced |
| Brown Advisory Inc | 5,926 | $2.21M | 0.00% | −465−7.3% | Reduced |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 5,887 | $2.19M | 0.05% | +580+10.9% | Added |
| Sheets Smith Wealth Management | 5,878 | $2.19M | 0.27% | −4,400−42.8% | Reduced |
| Parsons Capital Management Inc | 5,719 | $2.13M | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 5,670 | $2.11M | 0.38% | +4,221+291.3% | Added |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 5,626 | $2.10M | 0.11% | +5,626 | New |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 5,600 | $2.09M | 0.01% | +2,757+97.0% | Added |
| Bowling Portfolio Management LLC | 5,393 | $2.01M | 0.42% | −125−2.3% | Reduced |
| OPSEU Pension Plan Trust Fund | 5,514 | $1.99M | 0.45% | +47+0.9% | Added |
| Norinchukin Bank, The | 5,245 | $1.95M | 0.02% | −95−1.8% | Reduced |
| Hussman Strategic Advisors, Inc. | 5,200 | $1.94M | 0.43% | +5,200 | New |
| Securian Asset Management, Inc | 5,141 | $1.92M | 0.04% | −214−4.0% | Reduced |
| Bank of Stockton | 5,113 | $1.91M | 0.56% | +9+0.2% | Added |
| Algert Global LLC | 5,058 | $1.89M | 0.24% | −4−0.1% | Reduced |
| Hikari Tsushin, Inc. | 5,000 | $1.86M | 0.20% | +5,000 | New |