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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
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board53,885$18.5M0.03%−3,149−5.5%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc52,717$18.1M0.03%+1,502+2.9%Added
Baillie Gifford & Co52,443$18.0M0.02%−23,941−31.3%Reduced
Logan Capital Management Inc52,405$18.0M0.92%−368−0.7%Reduced
Man Group plc50,751$17.4M0.06%−42,843−45.8%Reduced
Primecap Management Co50,694$17.4M0.02%−500−1.0%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The49,936$17.1M0.01%−3,875−7.2%Reduced
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)49,268$16.9M0.09%−21,365−30.2%Reduced
Tikehau Investment Management61,732$16.6M5.04%00.0%Unchanged
Formuepleje A/S47,809$16.4M1.38%+9,176+23.8%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC47,007$16.1M0.08%−32,136−40.6%Reduced
Hikari Power Ltd46,790$16.0M1.57%00.0%Unchanged
Jensen Investment Management Inc46,742$16.0M0.13%−30−0.1%Reduced
UBS Group AG44,436$15.2M0.01%+27,086+156.1%Added
River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP43,971$15.1M3.23%−10,043−18.6%Reduced
Unigestion Holding SA42,777$14.8M0.78%−4,076−8.7%Reduced
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.41,509$14.3M0.04%+3,212+8.4%Added
Swedbank AB40,762$14.0M0.03%−3,105−7.1%Reduced
SEI Investments Co40,203$13.8M0.03%−10,481−20.7%Reduced
LGT Group Foundation39,925$13.7M0.43%−2,933−6.8%Reduced
Marshall Wace, LLP39,416$13.5M0.03%−10,432−20.9%Reduced
Voya Investment Management LLC38,488$13.2M0.02%−30.0%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA37,357$12.8M0.03%+21,502+135.6%Added
Andra AP-fonden35,500$12.2M0.37%−6,400−15.3%Reduced
Woodline Partners LP35,003$12.0M0.17%+35,003New
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.34,768$11.9M0.05%−2,518−6.8%Reduced
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D34,417$11.8M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio34,301$11.8M0.05%+213+0.6%Added
Parthenon LLC33,966$11.6M1.91%−250−0.7%Reduced
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina32,788$11.2M0.07%+364+1.1%Added
National Bank of Canada32,749$11.2M0.03%+30,149+1,159.6%Added
Baldwin Brothers Inc32,551$11.2M1.01%+32,551New
State of Wisconsin Investment Board32,479$11.1M0.04%−21,371−39.7%Reduced
Independent Investors Inc31,867$10.9M3.04%00.0%Unchanged
Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC31,372$10.7M2.96%+140.0%Added
Toronto Dominion Bank30,593$10.5M0.02%+795+2.7%Added
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC30,254$10.4M0.08%+149+0.5%Added
Teacher Retirement System of Texas30,199$10.3M0.08%−19,761−39.6%Reduced
HRT Financial LP30,045$10.3M0.15%+26,698+797.7%Added
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund29,895$10.2M0.23%−1,470−4.7%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP29,350$10.1M0.02%+13,874+89.6%Added
Macquarie Group Ltd29,266$10.0M0.01%+2,465+9.2%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.29,221$10.0M0.03%+3,446+13.4%Added
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.28,933$9.91M0.11%−4,100−12.4%Reduced
PGGM Investments26,932$9.23M0.16%00.0%Unchanged
C WorldWide Group Holding A/S26,713$9.15M0.12%−35−0.1%Reduced
Ergoteles LLC26,521$9.09M0.33%+25,703+3,142.2%Added
Headinvest, LLC25,623$8.78M1.96%+57+0.2%Added
Trillium Asset Management, LLC25,508$8.74M0.27%−1,165−4.4%Reduced
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC25,357$8.69M0.07%−1,586−5.9%Reduced
Westpac Banking Corp25,205$8.63M0.13%−9,651−27.7%Reduced
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd24,856$8.52M0.05%−2,424−8.9%Reduced
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.24,012$8.30M0.04%−1,425−5.6%Reduced
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main24,231$8.30M0.01%−11,494−32.2%Reduced
Moran Wealth Management, LLC24,129$8.27M0.31%+24,129New
Sandler Capital Management23,856$8.17M1.25%+5,879+32.7%Added
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec23,386$8.01M0.02%+1,800+8.3%Added
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.22,851$7.83M0.02%+2,635+13.0%Added
Progressive Investment Management Corp22,071$7.56M2.93%+135+0.6%Added
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.21,746$7.45M0.05%−2,588−10.6%Reduced
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.21,706$7.44M0.03%+8,227+61.0%Added
Korea Investment CORP21,490$7.36M0.02%−4,696−17.9%Reduced
Royal London Asset Management Ltd20,512$7.02M0.03%+412+2.0%Added
Investment House LLC20,448$7.01M0.66%−225−1.1%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates20,111$6.89M0.01%+6,634+49.2%Added
Forsta Ap-Fonden19,600$6.71M0.08%−1,200−5.8%Reduced
Retirement Systems of Alabama19,032$6.52M0.03%−857−4.3%Reduced
Storebrand Asset Management AS18,831$6.45M0.04%−2,195−10.4%Reduced
GHP Investment Advisors, Inc.18,784$6.44M0.44%+47+0.3%Added
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department18,688$6.40M0.03%−733−3.8%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc18,139$6.21M0.00%−594−3.2%Reduced
Alberta Investment Management Corp18,077$6.19M0.05%+18,077New
Banque Pictet & Cie SA17,898$6.13M0.06%−347−1.9%Reduced
Natixis Advisors, L.P.17,885$6.13M0.02%+898+5.3%Added
MetLife Investment Management17,859$6.12M0.05%−518−2.8%Reduced
Bridgewater Associates, LP17,250$5.91M0.03%+222+1.3%Added
Arizona State Retirement System16,948$5.81M0.06%+409+2.5%Added
Red Cedar Capital, LLC16,912$5.79M3.67%+45+0.3%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.16,885$5.78M0.01%+135+0.8%Added
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc16,782$5.75M0.01%−550−3.2%Reduced
Trexquant Investment LP16,661$5.71M0.16%+14,960+879.5%Added
American International Group, Inc.16,483$5.65M0.04%−888−5.1%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank16,360$5.61M0.05%−377−2.3%Reduced
Pinebridge Investments, L.P.16,178$5.54M0.07%−37,968−70.1%Reduced
State of Michigan Retirement System16,097$5.51M0.04%−100−0.6%Reduced
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC16,009$5.48M0.05%−359−2.2%Reduced
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund15,782$5.41M0.08%+2,100+15.3%Added
Eos Management, L.P.15,743$5.39M2.73%+15,743New
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.15,742$5.39M0.08%+868+5.8%Added
Burney Co15,677$5.37M0.27%−10,664−40.5%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC15,596$5.34M0.01%−2,313−12.9%Reduced
Sivik Global Healthcare LLC15,000$5.14M2.42%00.0%Unchanged
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue14,071$4.82M0.06%−395−2.7%Reduced
Harvey Investment Co LLC13,992$4.79M0.62%00.0%Unchanged
Vestcor Inc13,718$4.70M0.17%−772−5.3%Reduced
Xponance, Inc.13,527$4.63M0.08%+1,159+9.4%Added
Mengis Capital Management, Inc.13,500$4.62M1.01%00.0%Unchanged
Wesleyan Assurance Society13,180$4.51M0.55%00.0%Unchanged
USS Investment Management Ltd13,151$4.50M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Mackenzie Financial Corp13,138$4.50M0.01%+1,199+10.0%Added