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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, Q1 2023

Institutional positions in Waters Corp as of Mar 31, 2023. 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
678
+34 vs. Q4 2022
Shares held
54.2M
+1.15M (+2.2%) vs. Q4 2022
Total value
$16.8B
−$1.36B (−7.5%) vs. Q4 2022
New holders
70
233 more added
Sold out
36
221 more reduced

10 institutions that held it in Q4 2022 haven't filed for Q1 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2023: 678 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 heldQ1 2023: $16.8B
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, Q1 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q4 2022.

Institutions holding WAT in Q1 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
SkyView Investment Advisors, LLC1$00.00%+1New
Harbour Investments, Inc.1$3100.00%−4−80.0%Reduced
WestEnd Advisors, LLC–$3100.00%––
True Wealth Design, LLC1$3100.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC2$4640.00%+2New
Column Capital Advisors, LLC2$6190.00%00.0%Unchanged
Longfellow Investment Management Co LLC3$9290.00%00.0%Unchanged
North Star Investment Management Corp.3$9290.00%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors, Inc.3$9290.00%00.0%Unchanged
Avion Wealth3$1.00K0.00%+3New
JJJ Advisors Inc.4$1.23K0.00%−2−33.3%Reduced
Disciplined Investments, LLC4$1.24K0.00%−2−33.3%Reduced
Eagle Bay Advisors LLC5$1.55K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SJS Investment Consulting Inc.5$1.55K0.00%−1−16.7%Reduced
BerganKDV Wealth Management, LLC6$1.86K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
KB Financial Partners, LLC7$2.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Raffa Wealth Management, LLC7$2.17K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Abound Wealth Management7$2.17K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bogart Wealth, LLC9$2.79K0.00%+9Added
AlphaMark Advisors, LLC10$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Rise Advisors, LLC10$3.10K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
American National Bank10$3.10K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mechanics Financial Corp10$3.10K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
International Assets Investment Management, LLC10$3.10K0.00%+10New
Sunbelt Securities, Inc.11$3.35K0.00%+11New
MV Capital Management, Inc.11$3.41K0.00%−2−15.4%Reduced
Schubert & Co11$3.41K0.00%−1−8.3%Reduced
Investors Research Corp12$3.72K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Eukles Asset Management18$5.57K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Versant Capital Management, Inc20$6.19K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CVA Family Office, LLC20$6.19K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc22$6.81K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc.22$6.81K0.00%−1−4.3%Reduced
Financial Management Professionals, Inc.21$7.00K0.00%+1+5.0%Added
First Horizon Advisors, Inc.23$7.12K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.25$7.74K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bourgeon Capital Management LLC25$7.74K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Rational Advisors LLC26$8.05K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC26$8.05K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
HighMark Wealth Management LLC27$8.36K0.01%+1+3.8%Added
Cary Street Partner Investment Advisory LLC28$8.67K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sutton Wealth Advisors Inc.29$8.98K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Credential Qtrade Securities Inc.29$8.98K0.00%+4+16.0%Added
GWM Advisors LLC30$9.29K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc120$9.79K0.00%+3+2.6%Added
Earnest Partners LLC32$9.91K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
West Paces Advisors Inc.32$9.91K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC33$10.0K0.00%−114−77.6%Reduced
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC33$10.2K0.00%+2+6.5%Added
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc34$10.5K0.00%+1+3.0%Added
Bell Investment Advisors, Inc34$10.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.37$11.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Lindbrook Capital, LLC41$12.7K0.00%−5−10.9%Reduced
Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP41$12.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Covestor Ltd41$13.0K0.01%−2−4.7%Reduced
Grey Fox Wealth Advisors, LLC44$13.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Riverview Trust Co44$13.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
TFC Financial Management45$13.9K0.00%+30+200.0%Added
JFS Wealth Advisors, LLC47$14.6K0.00%+3+6.8%Added
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust47$14.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Zions Bancorporation, N.A.49$15.2K0.00%+1+2.1%Added
Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC49$15.2K0.00%+5+11.4%Added
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc50$15.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia, Omsesidigt51$15.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Manitou Investment Management Ltd.58$18.0K0.00%+58New
Loomis Sayles & Co L P60$19.0K0.00%+60New
Colonial Trust Advisors65$20.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Leonteq Securities AG69$21.4K0.00%−238−77.5%Reduced
Bangor Savings Bank70$21.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Private Trust Co NA76$23.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Antipodes Partners Ltd81$25.0K0.00%+81New
Walleye Trading LLC83$25.7K0.00%−2,388−96.6%Reduced
TD Private Client Wealth LLC83$25.7K0.00%−4−4.6%Reduced
Proequities, Inc.88$27.2K0.00%+7+8.6%Added
Headlands Technologies LLC96$29.7K0.02%−82−46.1%Reduced
Asset Dedication, LLC101$30.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Smithfield Trust Co96$30.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management, LLC.100$31.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Cascade Investment Advisors, Inc.100$31.0K0.02%+100New
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.100$31.0K0.02%+100New
Glassman Wealth Services101$31.3K0.01%−2−1.9%Reduced
Allworth Financial LP115$35.7K0.00%−3−2.5%Reduced
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.105$36.0K0.00%−1−0.9%Reduced
Clear Street Markets LLC115$36.0K0.01%+56+94.9%Added
Graham Capital Wealth Management, LLC125$38.7K0.06%+125New
Kenfarb & Co.130$40.3K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton131$40.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Advisory Services Network, LLC133$41.2K0.00%+52+64.2%Added
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC140$43.3K0.01%+40+40.0%Added
Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC160$49.5K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Global Financial Private Client, LLC168$51.9K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Quarry LP173$53.6K0.03%+173New
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.181$56.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ellevest, Inc.183$56.7K0.00%+66+56.4%Added
Washington Trust Co187$57.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Piscataqua Savings Bank190$58.8K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
25 LLC200$59.3K0.04%+200New
Alta Advisers Ltd200$61.9K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.200$62.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Quent Capital, LLC209$64.6K0.01%−12−5.4%Reduced