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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
Colony Group LLC7,259$2.49M0.03%+255+3.6%Added
Nissay Asset Management Corp7,326$2.51M0.02%−129−1.7%Reduced
Public Sector Pension Investment Board7,430$2.55M0.02%+995+15.5%Added
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado7,503$2.57M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Shell Asset Management Co7,674$2.63M0.12%−1,435−15.8%Reduced
Quantinno Capital Management LP7,741$2.65M0.20%+1,384+21.8%Added
Linscomb & Williams, Inc.7,878$2.70M0.14%−116−1.5%Reduced
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise7,963$2.73M0.14%+3,300+70.8%Added
Natixis8,050$2.76M0.02%+4,169+107.4%Added
MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH8,132$2.79M0.15%+956+13.3%Added
CAPROCK Group, Inc.8,158$2.79M0.26%−14,191−63.5%Reduced
D.A. Davidson & Co.8,110$2.79M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.8,196$2.81M0.06%−2,068−20.1%Reduced
Texas Permanent School Fund8,294$2.84M0.04%−178−2.1%Reduced
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC8,322$2.85M0.05%+762+10.1%Added
Gabelli Funds LLC8,400$2.88M0.02%−200−2.3%Reduced
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC8,508$2.91M0.04%+198+2.4%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC8,544$2.93M0.02%+8,544New
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.8,607$2.95M0.01%+334+4.0%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC8,669$2.97M0.01%+90+1.0%Added
CIBC Asset Management Inc8,764$3.00M0.01%+527+6.4%Added
Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC8,804$3.02M0.80%−18,826−68.1%Reduced
Yousif Capital Management, LLC8,822$3.02M0.04%+121+1.4%Added
S&CO Inc8,975$3.07M0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Renaissance Technologies LLC9,100$3.12M0.00%−1,700−15.7%Reduced
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC9,320$3.19M0.04%+97+1.1%Added
New York Life Investment Management LLC9,365$3.21M0.04%−75−0.8%Reduced
Glenview Trust Co9,583$3.28M0.11%00.0%Unchanged
ING Groep NV10,001$3.43M0.03%+617+6.6%Added
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys10,042$3.44M0.03%+1,284+14.7%Added
IFM Investors Pty Ltd10,049$3.44M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Putnam Investments LLC10,163$3.48M0.01%−1,058−9.4%Reduced
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.8,450$3.54M0.04%−1,449−14.6%Reduced
SG Americas Securities, LLC10,480$3.59M0.05%−18,165−63.4%Reduced
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)10,487$3.59M0.03%−3,032−22.4%Reduced
Utah Retirement Systems10,494$3.60M0.06%−200−1.9%Reduced
Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc.10,500$3.60M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC10,534$3.61M0.08%+2,350+28.7%Added
Handelsbanken Fonder AB10,541$3.61M0.02%+542+5.4%Added
Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc10,688$3.66M0.45%+225+2.2%Added
Kinneret Advisory, LLC10,703$3.67M0.48%−971−8.3%Reduced
ProShare Advisors LLC10,902$3.73M0.01%−621−5.4%Reduced
PDT Partners, LLC10,919$3.74M0.61%+9,525+683.3%Added
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.11,352$3.89M0.03%−1,031−8.3%Reduced
Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd11,517$3.94M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Argyle Capital Management Inc.12,000$4.11M1.41%−100−0.8%Reduced
Tredje AP-fonden12,104$4.15M0.07%+975+8.8%Added
Commerce Bank12,126$4.15M0.03%−1,466−10.8%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC12,177$4.17M0.01%−154−1.2%Reduced
Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc12,275$4.21M0.30%−54−0.4%Reduced
DnB Asset Management AS12,460$4.27M0.03%+377+3.1%Added
Fred Alger Management, LLC12,575$4.31M0.02%−50.0%Reduced
Leavell Investment Management, Inc.12,973$4.44M0.33%00.0%Unchanged
MUFG Securities EMEA plc13,000$4.45M0.08%+13,000New
Mackenzie Financial Corp13,138$4.50M0.01%+1,199+10.0%Added
USS Investment Management Ltd13,151$4.50M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Wesleyan Assurance Society13,180$4.51M0.55%00.0%Unchanged
Mengis Capital Management, Inc.13,500$4.62M1.01%00.0%Unchanged
Xponance, Inc.13,527$4.63M0.08%+1,159+9.4%Added
Vestcor Inc13,718$4.70M0.17%−772−5.3%Reduced
Harvey Investment Co LLC13,992$4.79M0.62%00.0%Unchanged
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue14,071$4.82M0.06%−395−2.7%Reduced
Sivik Global Healthcare LLC15,000$5.14M2.42%00.0%Unchanged
Jane Street Group, LLC15,596$5.34M0.01%−2,313−12.9%Reduced
Burney Co15,677$5.37M0.27%−10,664−40.5%Reduced
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.15,742$5.39M0.08%+868+5.8%Added
Eos Management, L.P.15,743$5.39M2.73%+15,743New
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund15,782$5.41M0.08%+2,100+15.3%Added
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC16,009$5.48M0.05%−359−2.2%Reduced
State of Michigan Retirement System16,097$5.51M0.04%−100−0.6%Reduced
Pinebridge Investments, L.P.16,178$5.54M0.07%−37,968−70.1%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank16,360$5.61M0.05%−377−2.3%Reduced
American International Group, Inc.16,483$5.65M0.04%−888−5.1%Reduced
Trexquant Investment LP16,661$5.71M0.16%+14,960+879.5%Added
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc16,782$5.75M0.01%−550−3.2%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.16,885$5.78M0.01%+135+0.8%Added
Red Cedar Capital, LLC16,912$5.79M3.67%+45+0.3%Added
Arizona State Retirement System16,948$5.81M0.06%+409+2.5%Added
Bridgewater Associates, LP17,250$5.91M0.03%+222+1.3%Added
MetLife Investment Management17,859$6.12M0.05%−518−2.8%Reduced
Natixis Advisors, L.P.17,885$6.13M0.02%+898+5.3%Added
Banque Pictet & Cie SA17,898$6.13M0.06%−347−1.9%Reduced
Alberta Investment Management Corp18,077$6.19M0.05%+18,077New
Envestnet Asset Management Inc18,139$6.21M0.00%−594−3.2%Reduced
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department18,688$6.40M0.03%−733−3.8%Reduced
GHP Investment Advisors, Inc.18,784$6.44M0.44%+47+0.3%Added
Storebrand Asset Management AS18,831$6.45M0.04%−2,195−10.4%Reduced
Retirement Systems of Alabama19,032$6.52M0.03%−857−4.3%Reduced
Forsta Ap-Fonden19,600$6.71M0.08%−1,200−5.8%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates20,111$6.89M0.01%+6,634+49.2%Added
Investment House LLC20,448$7.01M0.66%−225−1.1%Reduced
Royal London Asset Management Ltd20,512$7.02M0.03%+412+2.0%Added
Korea Investment CORP21,490$7.36M0.02%−4,696−17.9%Reduced
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.21,706$7.44M0.03%+8,227+61.0%Added
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.21,746$7.45M0.05%−2,588−10.6%Reduced
Progressive Investment Management Corp22,071$7.56M2.93%+135+0.6%Added
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.22,851$7.83M0.02%+2,635+13.0%Added
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec23,386$8.01M0.02%+1,800+8.3%Added
Sandler Capital Management23,856$8.17M1.25%+5,879+32.7%Added
Moran Wealth Management, LLC24,129$8.27M0.31%+24,129New