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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, Q1 2022

Institutional positions in Waters Corp as of Mar 31, 2022. 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
661
+3 vs. Q4 2021
Shares held
54.4M
−404.2K (−0.7%) vs. Q4 2021
Total value
$16.9B
−$3.51B (−17.2%) vs. Q4 2021
New holders
69
208 more added
Sold out
66
243 more reduced

9 institutions that held it in Q4 2021 haven't filed for Q1 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2022: 661 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 heldQ1 2022: $16.9B
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, Q1 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q4 2021.

Institutions holding WAT in Q1 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Engineers Gate Manager LP7,992$2.48M0.10%+5,166+182.8%Added
D.A. Davidson & Co.8,110$2.52M0.03%−50−0.6%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC8,151$2.53M0.01%+162+2.0%Added
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC8,161$2.53M0.03%+84+1.0%Added
Investment Management of Virginia LLC8,167$2.54M0.45%00.0%Unchanged
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys8,167$2.54M0.03%+506+6.6%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.8,290$2.57M0.00%+170+2.1%Added
LaFleur & Godfrey LLC8,322$2.58M0.35%00.0%Unchanged
Cannell Peter B & Co Inc8,444$2.62M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Public Sector Pension Investment Board8,540$2.65M0.02%−1,640−16.1%Reduced
Gabelli Funds LLC8,600$2.67M0.02%−400−4.4%Reduced
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership8,655$2.69M0.09%−150−1.7%Reduced
Mackay Shields LLC8,801$2.73M0.02%−348−3.8%Reduced
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.7,886$2.77M0.03%−829−9.5%Reduced
S&CO Inc8,975$2.79M0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd8,985$2.79M0.33%+5,005+125.8%Added
Compton Capital Management Inc9,068$2.81M0.79%00.0%Unchanged
Ossiam9,073$2.82M0.07%+5,027+124.2%Added
British Columbia Investment Management Corp9,423$2.92M0.02%−1,398−12.9%Reduced
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG9,491$2.94M0.04%+741+8.5%Added
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.9,557$2.97M0.02%−17,097−64.1%Reduced
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC9,589$2.98M0.03%+8,987+1,492.9%Added
Yousif Capital Management, LLC9,604$2.98M0.03%−116−1.2%Reduced
Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company, Ltd9,633$2.99M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
ING Groep NV9,684$3.01M0.03%+1,718+21.6%Added
Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc9,734$3.02M0.32%+45+0.5%Added
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP9,834$3.05M0.04%+9,834New
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department9,951$3.09M0.01%−316−3.1%Reduced
Handelsbanken Fonder AB9,963$3.09M0.02%−1,261−11.2%Reduced
IFM Investors Pty Ltd10,049$3.12M0.05%+1,855+22.6%Added
Xponance, Inc.10,156$3.15M0.05%+257+2.6%Added
Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc.10,500$3.26M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Utah Retirement Systems10,811$3.36M0.04%−200−1.8%Reduced
Twinbeech Capital LP10,834$3.36M0.15%+10,834New
Glenview Trust Co10,900$3.38M0.11%−10.0%Reduced
Wealthfront Advisers LLC10,924$3.39M0.01%+8,962+456.8%Added
Gotham Asset Management, LLC11,402$3.54M0.11%+583+5.4%Added
Kinneret Advisory, LLC11,427$3.55M0.39%+11,427New
Shell Asset Management Co11,535$3.58M0.08%+251+2.2%Added
Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd11,577$3.59M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
EHP Funds Inc.11,700$3.63M0.60%+11,700New
DnB Asset Management AS11,991$3.72M0.02%+1,032+9.4%Added
Railway Pension Investments Ltd12,000$3.73M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Employees Retirement System of Texas12,000$3.73M0.04%+4,000+50.0%Added
Argyle Capital Management Inc.12,100$3.76M1.22%−1,000−7.6%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC12,150$3.77M0.01%+751+6.6%Added
CIBC World Markets Corp12,558$3.90M0.03%+12,558New
Leavell Investment Management, Inc.12,573$3.90M0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)12,708$3.94M0.04%+3,123+32.6%Added
River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP12,700$3.94M0.52%+12,700New
Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc12,788$3.97M0.26%−588−4.4%Reduced
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC12,879$4.00M0.07%−552−4.1%Reduced
ProShare Advisors LLC12,901$4.00M0.01%−367−2.8%Reduced
Wesleyan Assurance Society13,180$4.09M0.50%00.0%Unchanged
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund13,266$4.12M0.04%+984+8.0%Added
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.13,432$4.17M0.01%+202+1.5%Added
Mengis Capital Management, Inc.13,500$4.19M0.80%00.0%Unchanged
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans13,673$4.24M0.01%−3,244−19.2%Reduced
Harvey Investment Co LLC13,992$4.34M0.53%+50+0.4%Added
Sandler Capital Management14,669$4.55M0.69%+1,330+10.0%Added
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC14,870$4.62M0.09%+14,870New
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)15,159$4.71M0.03%−50,517−76.9%Reduced
Vestcor Inc15,172$4.71M0.16%−8,574−36.1%Reduced
State of Michigan Retirement System15,397$4.78M0.03%+35+0.2%Added
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.16,106$5.00M0.02%+5,296+49.0%Added
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd16,314$5.06M0.03%−30.0%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.16,417$5.09M0.00%+15+0.1%Added
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund16,582$5.15M0.05%−3,000−15.3%Reduced
Red Cedar Capital, LLC16,810$5.22M3.14%−60.0%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank16,878$5.24M0.04%+510+3.1%Added
Amalgamated Financial Corp.16,878$5.24M0.04%+16,878New
Arizona State Retirement System16,990$5.27M0.04%+282+1.7%Added
MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH17,195$5.40M0.39%−9,438−35.4%Reduced
USS Investment Management Ltd17,418$5.41M0.05%+3,684+26.8%Added
Natixis Advisors, L.P.17,483$5.43M0.02%−714−3.9%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates17,850$5.54M0.00%+674+3.9%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC17,919$5.56M0.03%−1,157−6.1%Reduced
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc17,962$5.58M0.01%−4,060−18.4%Reduced
GHP Investment Advisors, Inc.18,592$5.77M0.38%+24+0.1%Added
American International Group, Inc.18,733$5.82M0.03%−479−2.5%Reduced
Banque Pictet & Cie SA18,975$5.89M0.05%+25+0.1%Added
MetLife Investment Management19,113$5.93M0.04%+5,628+41.7%Added
UBS Group AG19,225$5.97M0.00%−39,011−67.0%Reduced
Eos Focused Equity Management, L.P.19,628$6.09M5.21%00.0%Unchanged
Susquehanna International Group, LLP19,793$6.14M0.01%+4,757+31.6%Added
Retirement Systems of Alabama20,224$6.28M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Investment House LLC20,674$6.42M0.47%−150−0.7%Reduced
Royal London Asset Management Ltd21,280$6.61M0.03%+920+4.5%Added
Progressive Investment Management Corp21,688$6.73M2.12%−243−1.1%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc21,949$6.81M0.00%+952+4.5%Added
Achmea Investment Management B.V.22,226$6.90M0.18%+22,226New
CAPROCK Group, Inc.22,347$6.94M0.65%+34+0.2%Added
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.22,231$6.96M0.09%+14,231+177.9%Added
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.22,462$6.97M0.01%+3,690+19.7%Added
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina23,945$7.43M0.04%+1,171+5.1%Added
C WorldWide Group Holding A/S23,986$7.45M0.08%+2,546+11.9%Added
Forsta Ap-Fonden24,600$7.64M0.09%−11,500−31.9%Reduced
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC24,768$7.69M0.04%+8,904+56.1%Added
Headinvest, LLC25,684$7.97M1.52%−20−0.1%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.25,698$7.98M0.02%−3,484−11.9%Reduced