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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 2022

Institutional positions in Waters Corp as of Dec 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
654
+23 vs. Q3 2022
Shares held
53.1M
−140.7K (−0.3%) vs. Q3 2022
Total value
$18.2B
+$3.82B (+26.6%) vs. Q3 2022
New holders
85
194 more added
Sold out
62
242 more reduced

13 institutions that held it in Q3 2022 haven't filed for Q4 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2022: 654 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 2022: $18.2B
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 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q3 2022.

Institutions holding WAT in Q4 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Quent Capital, LLC221$75.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Ancora Advisors, LLC225$77.0K0.00%+225New
Harvest Fund Management Co., Ltd228$78.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Parallel Advisors, LLC234$80.2K0.00%+10+4.5%Added
Kistler-Tiffany Companies, LLC250$85.6K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Ci Investments Inc.252$86.0K0.00%+87+52.7%Added
Pacer Advisors, Inc.295$101.1K0.00%−1,841−86.2%Reduced
Assetmark, Inc295$101.1K0.00%−29−9.0%Reduced
Leonteq Securities AG307$105.2K0.01%−4−1.3%Reduced
Penserra Capital Management LLC315$107.0K0.00%+27+9.4%Added
Salem Investment Counselors Inc325$111.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Belpointe Asset Management LLC327$112.0K0.01%+327New
CWM, LLC331$113.0K0.00%+158+91.3%Added
Kepos Capital LP368$126.0K0.02%+368New
Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich375$128.0K0.00%+6+1.6%Added
First Manhattan Co400$137.0K0.00%−1,500−78.9%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co409$140.1K0.00%+111+37.2%Added
Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators432$148.0K0.06%−387−47.3%Reduced
Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC433$148.3K0.08%+433New
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co461$157.9K0.00%−4−0.9%Reduced
Central Trust Co462$158.3K0.00%+65+16.4%Added
Tobam473$162.0K0.01%−423−47.2%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co482$165.1K0.00%+70+17.0%Added
Cacti Asset Management LLC500$171.3K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Sugarloaf Wealth Management, LLC541$185.3K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.577$199.0K0.00%−754−56.6%Reduced
Clearstead Advisors, LLC581$199.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Brighton Jones LLC584$200.1K0.01%+584New
Moody National Bank Trust Division592$203.0K0.02%+592New
Patton Fund Management, Inc.596$204.0K0.06%+596New
Machina Capital S.A.S.600$205.5K0.38%−285−32.2%Reduced
Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc600$205.5K0.01%+600New
Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC600$205.5K0.01%+600New
National Asset Management, Inc.600$205.5K0.01%+600New
Bedel Financial Consulting, Inc.600$205.5K0.05%+600New
Ridgewood Investments LLC606$207.8K0.15%+606New
Sawtooth Solutions, LLC642$219.9K0.03%+642New
Fund Management at Engine No. 1 LLC655$224.4K0.05%+655New
Reynders McVeigh Capital Management, LLC660$226.0K0.02%+660New
LGT Financial Advisors LLC668$228.8K0.27%+668New
FDx Advisors, Inc.667$229.0K0.01%−140−17.3%Reduced
Clean Yield Group670$229.5K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC671$229.9K0.02%+671New
Trust Asset Management LLC676$231.6K0.03%+676New
Cardinal Strategic Wealth Guidance693$237.4K0.11%+693New
New England Research & Management, Inc.700$240.0K0.14%+700New
Columbia Asset Management705$242.0K0.06%+705New
Forum Financial Management, LP722$247.3K0.01%−28−3.7%Reduced
Cigna Investments Inc738$252.0K0.05%+738New
Beacon Investment Advisors LLC752$257.6K0.22%+752New
Northstar Asset Management LLC754$258.3K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Manchester Capital Management LLC755$258.6K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.754$259.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Holt Capital Advisors, L.L.C. dba Holt Capital Partners, L.P.758$259.7K0.05%+758New
Avestar Capital, LLC759$260.0K0.06%−63−7.7%Reduced
Claret Asset Management Corp770$264.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC777$266.2K0.03%−8−1.0%Reduced
Buffington Mohr McNeal780$267.2K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Quadrant Capital Group LLC787$269.6K0.03%+61+8.4%Added
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC800$274.1K0.01%−48−5.7%Reduced
Shufro Rose & Co LLC800$274.1K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc.800$274.1K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al800$274.1K0.00%+800New
Canandaigua National Corp803$275.0K0.05%+803New
Clearbridge Investments, LLC806$276.1K0.00%−467−36.7%Reduced
Viewpoint Capital Management LLC815$279.2K0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Quadrature Capital Ltd818$280.1K0.01%−4,715−85.2%Reduced
Lido Advisors, LLC834$285.7K0.01%−8−1.0%Reduced
RIA Advisory Group LLC856$286.8K0.17%+856New
Signaturefd, LLC839$287.4K0.01%+160+23.6%Added
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC856$293.2K0.01%+856New
Mather Group, LLC.862$295.3K0.01%+862New
Fifth Third Bancorp864$296.0K0.00%−4−0.5%Reduced
KilterHowling LLC867$297.0K0.31%00.0%Unchanged
Endurance Wealth Management, Inc.875$300.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC881$301.8K0.01%−73−7.7%Reduced
Rockland Trust Co893$306.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Verus Capital Partners, LLC895$306.6K0.06%+5+0.6%Added
Birchcreek Wealth Management, LLC900$308.3K0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Portland Global Advisors LLC912$312.0K0.06%−117−11.4%Reduced
NorthRock Partners, LLC918$314.5K0.04%+151+19.7%Added
Fiera Capital Corp920$315.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wolverine Trading, LLC929$318.0K0.01%+929New
Wealth Alliance932$319.3K0.06%+932New
Profund Advisors LLC933$319.6K0.02%−15−1.6%Reduced
Spartan Planning & Wealth Management941$322.4K0.40%+941New
Chilton Investment Co LLC942$322.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Allen Investment Management LLC943$323.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Suvretta Capital Management, LLC950$325.5K0.01%+950New
Garrison Asset Management, LLC952$326.1K0.21%−28−2.9%Reduced
Boston Common Asset Management, LLC962$330.0K0.02%−665−40.9%Reduced
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC977$334.7K0.01%+41+4.4%Added
Veritable, L.P.981$336.1K0.01%+18+1.9%Added
Greenleaf Trust983$337.0K0.00%+49+5.2%Added
Coldstream Capital Management Inc994$340.5K0.01%+994New
Bristol John W & Co Inc1,000$342.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Heritage Investment Group, Inc.1,000$343.0K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC1,004$343.9K0.01%+1,004New
HBK Sorce Advisory LLC1,004$344.0K0.01%+1,004New
Symmetry Partners, LLC1,014$347.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged