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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, Q3 2022

Institutional positions in Waters Corp as of Sep 30, 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
644
−4 vs. Q2 2022
Shares held
53.6M
+246.3K (+0.5%) vs. Q2 2022
Total value
$14.5B
−$3.23B (−18.3%) vs. Q2 2022
New holders
61
183 more added
Sold out
65
255 more reduced

6 institutions that held it in Q2 2022 haven't filed for Q3 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2022: 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 holdersQ3 2022: 644 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 heldQ3 2022: $14.5B
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, Q3 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q2 2022.

Institutions holding WAT in Q3 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP54,014$14.6M2.79%−770−1.4%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The53,811$14.6M0.01%−1,246−2.3%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board53,850$14.5M0.05%−14,065−20.7%Reduced
Logan Capital Management Inc52,773$14.2M0.85%−356−0.7%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc51,215$14.0M0.02%−1,191−2.3%Reduced
Primecap Management Co51,194$13.8M0.01%−200−0.4%Reduced
SEI Investments Co50,684$13.7M0.03%−5,658−10.0%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.50,042$13.5M0.03%−2,333−4.5%Reduced
Teacher Retirement System of Texas49,960$13.5M0.10%−5,036−9.2%Reduced
Marshall Wace, LLP49,848$13.4M0.03%+39,473+380.5%Added
Capital Fund Management S.A.49,017$13.2M0.33%+34,002+226.5%Added
Unigestion Holding SA46,853$12.9M0.75%+524+1.1%Added
Hikari Power Ltd46,790$12.6M1.41%+200+0.4%Added
Jensen Investment Management Inc46,772$12.6M0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Allianz Asset Management GmbH45,852$12.4M0.03%+1,026+2.3%Added
Cinctive Capital Management LP44,172$11.9M0.55%+35,300+397.9%Added
Swedbank AB43,867$11.8M0.03%−137−0.3%Reduced
LGT Group Foundation42,858$11.6M0.45%−14,083−24.7%Reduced
Andra AP-fonden41,900$11.3M0.37%+400+1.0%Added
Quilter Plc41,262$11.1M0.40%+386+0.9%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd41,180$11.1M0.07%+41,180New
Formuepleje A/S38,633$10.4M0.85%+14,315+58.9%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC38,491$10.4M0.01%−796−2.0%Reduced
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.38,297$10.3M0.03%+4,175+12.2%Added
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.37,997$10.2M0.04%+19,613+106.7%Added
AustralianSuper Pty Ltd37,956$10.2M0.08%−67,596−64.0%Reduced
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.37,286$10.0M0.04%+185+0.5%Added
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main35,725$9.63M0.02%+140+0.4%Added
Westpac Banking Corp34,856$9.39M0.14%+1,246+3.7%Added
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D34,417$9.28M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Parthenon LLC34,216$9.22M1.66%00.0%Unchanged
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio34,088$9.19M0.04%+40.0%Added
Robeco Schweiz AG33,756$9.10M0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.33,033$8.90M0.09%−2,600−7.3%Reduced
American Research & Management Co.32,916$8.87M2.45%−325−1.0%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC32,719$8.82M0.04%−2,703−7.6%Reduced
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina32,424$8.74M0.06%+156+0.5%Added
Independent Investors Inc31,867$8.59M2.44%00.0%Unchanged
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund31,365$8.45M0.21%+5,659+22.0%Added
Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC31,358$8.45M2.57%−45−0.1%Reduced
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC30,105$8.12M0.07%−1,969−6.1%Reduced
Toronto Dominion Bank29,798$8.02M0.01%−2,920−8.9%Reduced
SG Americas Securities, LLC28,645$7.72M0.12%+23,308+436.7%Added
Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC27,630$7.45M2.12%+1,380+5.3%Added
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd27,280$7.35M0.05%+8,339+44.0%Added
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC26,943$7.26M0.05%−7,363−21.5%Reduced
PGGM Investments26,932$7.26M0.13%+26,932New
Macquarie Group Ltd26,801$7.22M0.01%+23,277+660.5%Added
C WorldWide Group Holding A/S26,748$7.21M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Trillium Asset Management, LLC26,673$7.19M0.24%−378−1.4%Reduced
Burney Co26,341$7.10M0.39%+5,464+26.2%Added
Korea Investment CORP26,186$7.06M0.02%−14,159−35.1%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.25,775$6.95M0.02%+93+0.4%Added
Headinvest, LLC25,566$6.89M1.65%+50+0.2%Added
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.25,437$6.86M0.03%−254−1.0%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.24,658$6.65M0.01%−30,958−55.7%Reduced
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.24,334$6.56M0.05%−5,921−19.6%Reduced
CAPROCK Group, Inc.22,349$6.02M0.58%−48−0.2%Reduced
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC21,431$5.92M0.08%−2,871−11.8%Reduced
Progressive Investment Management Corp21,936$5.91M2.43%+64+0.3%Added
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec21,586$5.82M0.02%+4,501+26.3%Added
Storebrand Asset Management AS21,026$5.67M0.03%−1,354−6.1%Reduced
Forsta Ap-Fonden20,800$5.61M0.07%+1,900+10.1%Added
Investment House LLC20,673$5.57M0.52%+364+1.8%Added
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.20,216$5.45M0.01%−1,965−8.9%Reduced
Royal London Asset Management Ltd20,100$5.42M0.03%−1,168−5.5%Reduced
Retirement Systems of Alabama19,889$5.36M0.02%−80−0.4%Reduced
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department19,421$5.23M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Federated Hermes, Inc.19,130$5.16M0.02%−10,237−34.9%Reduced
GHP Investment Advisors, Inc.18,737$5.05M0.39%+51+0.3%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc18,733$5.05M0.00%−3,316−15.0%Reduced
MetLife Investment Management18,377$4.95M0.04%−295−1.6%Reduced
Banque Pictet & Cie SA18,245$4.92M0.05%−372−2.0%Reduced
Sandler Capital Management17,977$4.84M1.05%+548+3.1%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC17,909$4.83M0.01%+1,784+11.1%Added
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP17,375$4.68M0.07%+14,547+514.4%Added
American International Group, Inc.17,371$4.68M0.03%−501−2.8%Reduced
UBS Group AG17,350$4.68M0.00%+1,297+8.1%Added
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc17,332$4.67M0.01%−265−1.5%Reduced
Bridgewater Associates, LP17,028$4.59M0.02%+12,204+253.0%Added
Natixis Advisors, L.P.16,987$4.58M0.02%−1,199−6.6%Reduced
Red Cedar Capital, LLC16,867$4.55M3.21%+21+0.1%Added
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund13,682$4.53M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.16,750$4.52M0.00%+97+0.6%Added
Amalgamated Bank16,737$4.51M0.04%+323+2.0%Added
Arizona State Retirement System16,539$4.46M0.05%−350−2.1%Reduced
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC16,368$4.41M0.04%+16,368New
Achmea Investment Management B.V.16,203$4.37M0.15%−4,921−23.3%Reduced
State of Michigan Retirement System16,197$4.37M0.03%−100−0.6%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA15,855$4.27M0.01%−41,213−72.2%Reduced
Eos Focused Equity Management, L.P.15,743$4.24M5.02%−3,382−17.7%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP15,476$4.17M0.01%−6,244−28.7%Reduced
Sivik Global Healthcare LLC15,000$4.04M2.25%+15,000New
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.14,874$4.01M0.06%−7,388−33.2%Reduced
Vestcor Inc14,490$3.90M0.15%+11+0.1%Added
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue14,466$3.90M0.05%−1,330−8.4%Reduced
Harvey Investment Co LLC13,992$3.77M0.55%00.0%Unchanged
Two Sigma Investments, LP13,904$3.75M0.01%−66,963−82.8%Reduced
Commerce Bank13,592$3.66M0.03%+3,253+31.5%Added
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)13,519$3.64M0.03%−4,887−26.6%Reduced