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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
Park Place Capital Corp209$64.7K0.02%+209New
Kistler-Tiffany Companies, LLC250$77.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Ancora Advisors, LLC260$80.5K0.00%+35+15.6%Added
Machina Capital S.A.S.300$92.9K0.08%−300−50.0%Reduced
Assetmark, Inc303$93.8K0.00%+8+2.7%Added
Penserra Capital Management LLC315$97.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mirova316$97.8K0.01%+316New
Salem Investment Counselors Inc325$100.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Belpointe Asset Management LLC327$101.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co Inc340$105.0K0.01%+340New
Global Retirement Partners, LLC382$113.4K0.01%+361+1,719.0%Added
CWM, LLC372$115.0K0.00%+41+12.4%Added
Tobam376$116.0K0.01%−97−20.5%Reduced
Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich375$116.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sentry Investment Management LLC392$121.0K0.05%−667−63.0%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co400$123.9K0.00%−9−2.2%Reduced
First Manhattan Co400$123.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators415$128.5K0.05%−17−3.9%Reduced
Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC433$134.1K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Parallel Advisors, LLC480$148.6K0.01%+246+105.1%Added
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co484$149.9K0.00%+23+5.0%Added
Cacti Asset Management LLC500$154.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Simplex Trading, LLC518$160.0K0.01%+518New
Whittier Trust Co520$161.0K0.00%+38+7.9%Added
Sugarloaf Wealth Management, LLC541$167.5K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Central Trust Co562$174.0K0.01%+100+21.6%Added
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.577$176.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Clearstead Advisors, LLC581$179.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Ridgewood Investments LLC606$187.8K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
J. W. Coons Advisors, LLC647$200.3K0.06%+647New
Clearbridge Investments, LLC652$201.9K0.00%−154−19.1%Reduced
Waldron Private Wealth LLC653$202.2K0.01%+653New
Reynders McVeigh Capital Management, LLC660$204.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC661$204.7K0.02%+661New
Clean Yield Group670$207.5K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA672$208.1K0.02%+672New
Verus Capital Partners, LLC681$210.9K0.03%−214−23.9%Reduced
Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC683$211.5K0.01%+83+13.8%Added
Cardinal Strategic Wealth Guidance693$214.6K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Trust Asset Management LLC700$216.7K0.02%+24+3.6%Added
Quadrant Capital Group LLC704$218.0K0.02%−83−10.5%Reduced
Columbia Asset Management705$218.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Fund Management at Engine No. 1 LLC720$222.9K0.04%+65+9.9%Added
Cigna Investments Inc719$223.0K0.04%−19−2.6%Reduced
Forum Financial Management, LP722$223.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Boston Common Asset Management, LLC741$229.0K0.00%−221−23.0%Reduced
FDx Advisors, Inc.667$229.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Beacon Investment Advisors LLC752$232.8K0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.754$233.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Northstar Asset Management LLC754$233.5K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Manchester Capital Management LLC755$233.8K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Holt Capital Advisors, L.L.C. dba Holt Capital Partners, L.P.758$234.7K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Horizon Investments, LLC759$235.0K0.01%−277−26.7%Reduced
Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC761$235.6K0.02%−16−2.1%Reduced
Claret Asset Management Corp769$238.0K0.05%−1−0.1%Reduced
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co768$238.0K0.04%+768New
RIA Advisory Group LLC771$238.7K0.11%−85−9.9%Reduced
Milestone Investment Advisors LLC775$240.0K0.07%+775New
New England Research & Management, Inc.775$240.0K0.14%+75+10.7%Added
Buffington Mohr McNeal780$241.5K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Centiva Capital, LP786$243.4K0.01%−1,944−71.2%Reduced
Blueshift Asset Management, LLC798$247.1K0.10%+798New
Verition Fund Management LLC799$247.4K0.00%+799New
Signaturefd, LLC800$247.7K0.01%−39−4.6%Reduced
Shufro Rose & Co LLC800$247.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc.800$247.7K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
National Asset Management, Inc.807$249.9K0.01%+207+34.5%Added
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC810$250.8K0.01%+10+1.3%Added
Avestar Capital, LLC810$250.8K0.05%+51+6.7%Added
Viewpoint Capital Management LLC815$252.3K0.23%00.0%Unchanged
Lafayette Investments, Inc.844$261.3K0.07%+844New
Two Sigma Securities, LLC849$262.9K0.02%−1,620−65.6%Reduced
Acrisure Capital Management, LLC860$266.3K0.27%+860New
Mather Group, LLC.862$266.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC863$267.2K0.01%+7+0.8%Added
Quantamental Technologies LLC865$267.8K0.14%+865New
KilterHowling LLC867$268.4K0.26%00.0%Unchanged
Rockland Trust Co870$269.4K0.02%−23−2.6%Reduced
Endurance Wealth Management, Inc.875$271.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
NorthRock Partners, LLC910$281.8K0.03%−8−0.9%Reduced
Portland Global Advisors LLC912$282.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Lido Advisors, LLC913$282.7K0.00%+79+9.5%Added
Fifth Third Bancorp919$284.6K0.00%+55+6.4%Added
Fiera Capital Corp920$284.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Profund Advisors LLC921$285.2K0.02%−12−1.3%Reduced
Ritholtz Wealth Management929$287.6K0.01%−213−18.7%Reduced
PFG Investments, LLC935$289.5K0.06%+935New
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP938$290.0K0.00%−1,021−52.1%Reduced
Chilton Investment Co LLC942$291.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Garrison Asset Management, LLC952$294.8K0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Wealth Alliance952$294.8K0.05%+20+2.1%Added
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC953$295.1K0.01%−51−5.1%Reduced
Sawtooth Solutions, LLC954$295.4K0.01%+312+48.6%Added
Veritable, L.P.957$296.3K0.01%−24−2.4%Reduced
Colonial Trust Co985$305.0K0.08%+985New
Forte Capital LLC999$309.3K0.05%−20−2.0%Reduced
Bristol John W & Co Inc1,000$309.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Heritage Investment Group, Inc.1,000$310.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC1,007$311.8K0.01%+1,007New
Ieq Capital, LLC1,008$312.0K0.01%+1,008New