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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
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main24,231$8.30M0.01%−11,494−32.2%Reduced
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.24,012$8.30M0.04%−1,425−5.6%Reduced
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd24,856$8.52M0.05%−2,424−8.9%Reduced
Westpac Banking Corp25,205$8.63M0.13%−9,651−27.7%Reduced
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC25,357$8.69M0.07%−1,586−5.9%Reduced
Trillium Asset Management, LLC25,508$8.74M0.27%−1,165−4.4%Reduced
Headinvest, LLC25,623$8.78M1.96%+57+0.2%Added
Ergoteles LLC26,521$9.09M0.33%+25,703+3,142.2%Added
C WorldWide Group Holding A/S26,713$9.15M0.12%−35−0.1%Reduced
PGGM Investments26,932$9.23M0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.28,933$9.91M0.11%−4,100−12.4%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.29,221$10.0M0.03%+3,446+13.4%Added
Macquarie Group Ltd29,266$10.0M0.01%+2,465+9.2%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP29,350$10.1M0.02%+13,874+89.6%Added
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund29,895$10.2M0.23%−1,470−4.7%Reduced
HRT Financial LP30,045$10.3M0.15%+26,698+797.7%Added
Teacher Retirement System of Texas30,199$10.3M0.08%−19,761−39.6%Reduced
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC30,254$10.4M0.08%+149+0.5%Added
Toronto Dominion Bank30,593$10.5M0.02%+795+2.7%Added
Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC31,372$10.7M2.96%+140.0%Added
Independent Investors Inc31,867$10.9M3.04%00.0%Unchanged
State of Wisconsin Investment Board32,479$11.1M0.04%−21,371−39.7%Reduced
Baldwin Brothers Inc32,551$11.2M1.01%+32,551New
National Bank of Canada32,749$11.2M0.03%+30,149+1,159.6%Added
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina32,788$11.2M0.07%+364+1.1%Added
Parthenon LLC33,966$11.6M1.91%−250−0.7%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio34,301$11.8M0.05%+213+0.6%Added
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D34,417$11.8M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.34,768$11.9M0.05%−2,518−6.8%Reduced
Woodline Partners LP35,003$12.0M0.17%+35,003New
Andra AP-fonden35,500$12.2M0.37%−6,400−15.3%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA37,357$12.8M0.03%+21,502+135.6%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC38,488$13.2M0.02%−30.0%Reduced
Marshall Wace, LLP39,416$13.5M0.03%−10,432−20.9%Reduced
LGT Group Foundation39,925$13.7M0.43%−2,933−6.8%Reduced
SEI Investments Co40,203$13.8M0.03%−10,481−20.7%Reduced
Swedbank AB40,762$14.0M0.03%−3,105−7.1%Reduced
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.41,509$14.3M0.04%+3,212+8.4%Added
Unigestion Holding SA42,777$14.8M0.78%−4,076−8.7%Reduced
River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP43,971$15.1M3.23%−10,043−18.6%Reduced
UBS Group AG44,436$15.2M0.01%+27,086+156.1%Added
Jensen Investment Management Inc46,742$16.0M0.13%−30−0.1%Reduced
Hikari Power Ltd46,790$16.0M1.57%00.0%Unchanged
Acadian Asset Management LLC47,007$16.1M0.08%−32,136−40.6%Reduced
Formuepleje A/S47,809$16.4M1.38%+9,176+23.8%Added
Tikehau Investment Management61,732$16.6M5.04%00.0%Unchanged
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)49,268$16.9M0.09%−21,365−30.2%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The49,936$17.1M0.01%−3,875−7.2%Reduced
Primecap Management Co50,694$17.4M0.02%−500−1.0%Reduced
Man Group plc50,751$17.4M0.06%−42,843−45.8%Reduced
Logan Capital Management Inc52,405$18.0M0.92%−368−0.7%Reduced
Baillie Gifford & Co52,443$18.0M0.02%−23,941−31.3%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc52,717$18.1M0.03%+1,502+2.9%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board53,885$18.5M0.03%−3,149−5.5%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.54,845$18.8M0.04%+4,803+9.6%Added
Quilter Plc55,128$18.9M0.62%+13,866+33.6%Added
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.55,434$19.0M0.05%−158,242−74.1%Reduced
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC55,519$19.0M0.11%−17,161−23.6%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP58,346$20.0M0.06%+44,442+319.6%Added
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.60,465$20.7M0.05%−500−0.8%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co60,490$20.8M0.05%+946+1.6%Added
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.61,575$21.1M0.04%+36,917+149.7%Added
APG Asset Management N.V.62,488$21.4M0.04%+50,651+427.9%Added
Citigroup Inc63,397$21.7M0.03%−1,524−2.3%Reduced
Allianz Asset Management GmbH64,043$21.9M0.05%+18,191+39.7%Added
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC65,272$22.4M0.13%−308−0.5%Reduced
Franklin Resources Inc66,463$22.8M0.01%−20,494−23.6%Reduced
New York State Teachers Retirement System67,787$23.2M0.06%−3,115−4.4%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc68,758$23.6M0.03%+10,264+17.5%Added
Boston Financial Mangement LLC68,875$23.6M0.95%−660−0.9%Reduced
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC69,035$23.7M0.11%−130,001−65.3%Reduced
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC70,066$24.0M0.07%−4,329−5.8%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc70,079$24.0M0.01%−55,545−44.2%Reduced
Umb Bank N A70,857$24.3M0.38%−310.0%Reduced
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System71,969$24.7M0.06%−1,340−1.8%Reduced
Principal Financial Group Inc74,150$25.4M0.02%−1,889−2.5%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company76,298$26.1M0.01%+234+0.3%Added
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans76,449$26.2M0.07%−31,044−28.9%Reduced
Investment Management Corp of Ontario80,000$27.4M1.34%+5,000+6.7%Added
Barclays PLC80,075$27.4M0.02%+15,813+24.6%Added
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.80,734$27.7M0.96%−5,063−5.9%Reduced
Balyasny Asset Management LLC81,022$27.8M0.10%−84,038−50.9%Reduced
Capital Fund Management S.A.81,555$27.9M0.62%+32,538+66.4%Added
AXA S.A.83,633$28.7M0.10%+2,144+2.6%Added
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.87,908$30.1M0.18%+7,926+9.9%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP89,700$30.7M0.09%+15,300+20.6%Added
PFM Health Sciences, LP94,624$32.4M1.37%−23,010−19.6%Reduced
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.97,734$33.5M0.12%+5,583+6.1%Added
National Pension Service98,062$33.6M0.07%−1,970−2.0%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System99,478$34.1M0.05%+60+0.1%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co99,703$34.2M0.00%−25,293−20.2%Reduced
Aviva PLC101,421$34.7M0.17%+9,510+10.3%Added
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc102,376$35.1M3.72%−2,417−2.3%Reduced
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.105,522$36.1M0.14%−13,581−11.4%Reduced
AQR Capital Management LLC108,287$36.8M0.08%−44,922−29.3%Reduced
Credit Suisse AG121,012$41.5M0.04%+12,525+11.5%Added
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co121,095$41.5M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Glenmede Trust Co NA122,691$42.0M0.25%−3,200−2.5%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.130,517$44.7M0.02%+41,839+47.2%Added
New York State Common Retirement Fund131,275$45.0M0.06%−20.0%Reduced