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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
Wetherby Asset Management Inc1,634$559.8K0.04%+58+3.7%Added
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC1,617$554.0K0.01%−20−1.2%Reduced
Empirical Finance, LLC1,573$538.9K0.06%+124+8.6%Added
Simplify Asset Management Inc.1,566$536.5K0.09%+126+8.8%Added
Lowe Brockenbrough & Co Inc1,528$523.5K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Cerity Partners LLC1,500$513.9K0.00%−71−4.5%Reduced
CI Private Wealth, LLC1,479$506.4K0.00%+1,479New
Cetera Investment Advisers1,465$502.0K0.00%−753−33.9%Reduced
XTX Topco Ltd1,455$498.5K0.11%+1,455New
Mercer Global Advisors Inc1,431$490.0K0.00%+10+0.7%Added
Stiles Financial Services Inc1,423$487.5K0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Atlas Brown,Inc.1,412$483.7K0.24%−907−39.1%Reduced
Savant Capital, LLC1,375$471.0K0.01%−14−1.0%Reduced
Ballentine Partners, LLC1,368$468.6K0.01%−180−11.6%Reduced
Brave Asset Management Inc1,366$468.0K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co1,350$462.0K0.01%−150−10.0%Reduced
First Financial Bank - Trust Division1,330$456.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Great Lakes Advisors, LLC1,330$455.6K0.03%+1+0.1%Added
Echo Street Capital Management LLC1,326$454.3K0.00%−787−37.2%Reduced
Beaton Management Co. Inc.1,300$445.0K0.30%00.0%Unchanged
Ingalls & Snyder LLC1,290$442.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC1,279$438.2K0.02%−422−24.8%Reduced
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S1,261$432.0K0.01%+1,261New
Lazard Asset Management LLC1,262$431.0K0.00%−507−28.7%Reduced
Johnson Investment Counsel Inc1,250$428.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Regent Investment Management LLC1,240$425.0K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Huntington National Bank1,235$423.1K0.00%+1+0.1%Added
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)1,218$417.0K0.02%−4,929−80.2%Reduced
SFE Investment Counsel1,246$413.7K0.13%+15+1.2%Added
SevenBridge Financial Group, LLC1,200$411.1K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Moody Lynn & Lieberson, LLC1,180$404.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Sun Life Financial INC1,159$399.1K0.03%−47−3.9%Reduced
Tudor Investment Corp Et Al1,163$398.0K0.01%+1,163New
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd.1,156$396.0K0.02%−50−4.1%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.1,148$393.0K0.00%−49−4.1%Reduced
Ritholtz Wealth Management1,142$391.2K0.02%−211−15.6%Reduced
Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.1,142$391.0K0.06%+66+6.1%Added
Marble Harbor Investment Counsel, LLC1,130$387.1K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Blueprint Investment Partners LLC1,124$385.1K0.08%+1,124New
Tiaa, FSB1,121$384.0K0.00%+175+18.5%Added
Globeflex Capital L P1,111$380.6K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Middleton & Co Inc1,070$366.6K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Sentry Investment Management LLC1,059$363.0K0.16%+505+91.2%Added
Fort, L.P.1,059$362.8K0.55%−321−23.3%Reduced
Alps Advisors Inc1,054$361.1K0.00%−10−0.9%Reduced
MAI Capital Management1,054$361.1K0.01%+88+9.1%Added
Accredited Investors Inc.1,053$360.7K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Asahi Life Asset Management Co., Ltd.1,050$359.7K0.12%+1,050New
Winton Group Ltd1,039$355.9K0.02%+1,039New
Meeder Advisory Services, Inc.1,039$355.9K0.04%+1,039New
Horizon Investments, LLC1,036$355.0K0.01%+1,036New
Tokio Marine Asset Management Co Ltd1,029$352.5K0.03%−53−4.9%Reduced
CWM Advisors, LLC1,026$351.6K0.05%−74−6.7%Reduced
Forte Capital LLC1,019$349.1K0.06%+135+15.3%Added
Symmetry Partners, LLC1,014$347.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
HBK Sorce Advisory LLC1,004$344.0K0.01%+1,004New
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC1,004$343.9K0.01%+1,004New
Heritage Investment Group, Inc.1,000$343.0K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Bristol John W & Co Inc1,000$342.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Coldstream Capital Management Inc994$340.5K0.01%+994New
Greenleaf Trust983$337.0K0.00%+49+5.2%Added
Veritable, L.P.981$336.1K0.01%+18+1.9%Added
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC977$334.7K0.01%+41+4.4%Added
Boston Common Asset Management, LLC962$330.0K0.02%−665−40.9%Reduced
Garrison Asset Management, LLC952$326.1K0.21%−28−2.9%Reduced
Suvretta Capital Management, LLC950$325.5K0.01%+950New
Allen Investment Management LLC943$323.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Chilton Investment Co LLC942$322.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Spartan Planning & Wealth Management941$322.4K0.40%+941New
Profund Advisors LLC933$319.6K0.02%−15−1.6%Reduced
Wealth Alliance932$319.3K0.06%+932New
Wolverine Trading, LLC929$318.0K0.01%+929New
Fiera Capital Corp920$315.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
NorthRock Partners, LLC918$314.5K0.04%+151+19.7%Added
Portland Global Advisors LLC912$312.0K0.06%−117−11.4%Reduced
Birchcreek Wealth Management, LLC900$308.3K0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Verus Capital Partners, LLC895$306.6K0.06%+5+0.6%Added
Rockland Trust Co893$306.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC881$301.8K0.01%−73−7.7%Reduced
Endurance Wealth Management, Inc.875$300.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
KilterHowling LLC867$297.0K0.31%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp864$296.0K0.00%−4−0.5%Reduced
Mather Group, LLC.862$295.3K0.01%+862New
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC856$293.2K0.01%+856New
Signaturefd, LLC839$287.4K0.01%+160+23.6%Added
RIA Advisory Group LLC856$286.8K0.17%+856New
Lido Advisors, LLC834$285.7K0.01%−8−1.0%Reduced
Quadrature Capital Ltd818$280.1K0.01%−4,715−85.2%Reduced
Viewpoint Capital Management LLC815$279.2K0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Clearbridge Investments, LLC806$276.1K0.00%−467−36.7%Reduced
Canandaigua National Corp803$275.0K0.05%+803New
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
Quadrant Capital Group LLC787$269.6K0.03%+61+8.4%Added
Buffington Mohr McNeal780$267.2K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC777$266.2K0.03%−8−1.0%Reduced
Claret Asset Management Corp770$264.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Avestar Capital, LLC759$260.0K0.06%−63−7.7%Reduced