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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
Greenleaf Trust1,014$314.0K0.00%+31+3.2%Added
Symmetry Partners, LLC1,014$314.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Coldstream Capital Management Inc1,015$314.3K0.01%+21+2.1%Added
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC1,030$318.9K0.01%+53+5.4%Added
Alps Advisors Inc1,033$319.8K0.00%−21−2.0%Reduced
Oak Thistle LLC1,040$322.0K0.19%+1,040New
Accredited Investors Inc.1,053$326.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Tiaa, FSB1,060$328.2K0.00%−61−5.4%Reduced
Meeder Advisory Services, Inc.1,069$331.0K0.04%+30+2.9%Added
Middleton & Co Inc1,070$331.3K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Mercer Global Advisors Inc1,075$333.0K0.00%−356−24.9%Reduced
Globeflex Capital L P1,111$344.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
SRB Corp1,116$345.5K0.02%+1,116New
Marble Harbor Investment Counsel, LLC1,130$349.9K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Wolverine Trading, LLC1,148$350.0K0.01%+219+23.6%Added
Sciencast Management LP1,314$354.5K0.47%+1,314New
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.1,149$355.8K0.05%+1,149New
Cetera Investment Advisers1,150$356.2K0.00%−315−21.5%Reduced
Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.1,152$357.0K0.04%+10+0.9%Added
Sun Life Financial INC1,159$357.7K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Vident Investment Advisory, LLC1,157$358.2K0.01%−2,420−67.7%Reduced
Boothbay Fund Management, LLC1,167$361.3K0.01%+1,167New
MAI Capital Management1,168$361.6K0.01%+114+10.8%Added
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd.1,176$364.0K0.02%+20+1.7%Added
Moody Lynn & Lieberson, LLC1,180$365.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
DuPont Capital Management Corp1,181$365.7K0.02%−679−36.5%Reduced
SFE Investment Counsel1,246$371.3K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
SevenBridge Financial Group, LLC1,200$371.6K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Simplify Asset Management Inc.1,206$373.4K0.07%−360−23.0%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.1,235$381.0K0.00%+87+7.6%Added
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)1,234$382.0K0.01%+16+1.3%Added
Brighton Jones LLC1,234$382.1K0.02%+650+111.3%Added
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC1,235$382.4K0.01%−44−3.4%Reduced
Huntington National Bank1,236$382.7K0.00%+1+0.1%Added
CWM Advisors, LLC1,237$382.9K0.05%+211+20.6%Added
Private Wealth Partners, LLC1,250$387.0K0.04%+1,250New
Ingalls & Snyder LLC1,290$399.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
First Financial Bank - Trust Division1,330$411.8K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Maverick Capital LtdSuperinvestorMaverick Capital1,330$411.8K0.01%+1,330New
Great Lakes Advisors, LLC1,331$412.1K0.00%+1+0.1%Added
Avalon Trust Co1,335$413.4K0.04%+1,335New
Johnson Investment Counsel Inc1,342$415.5K0.01%+92+7.4%Added
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.1,350$418.0K0.04%+1,350New
Vontobel Holding Ltd.1,351$418.3K0.00%−468−25.7%Reduced
MML Investors Services, LLC1,358$420.0K0.00%+1,358New
Ballentine Partners, LLC1,358$420.5K0.01%−10−0.7%Reduced
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec1,391$430.7K0.00%−339−19.6%Reduced
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S1,396$432.0K0.01%+135+10.7%Added
Beaton Management Co. Inc.1,400$433.0K0.29%+100+7.7%Added
Savant Capital, LLC1,407$435.7K0.01%+32+2.3%Added
Atlas Brown,Inc.1,412$437.2K0.20%00.0%Unchanged
HRT Financial LP1,420$439.0K0.01%−28,625−95.3%Reduced
Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc1,422$440.0K0.04%−215−13.1%Reduced
Brave Asset Management Inc1,463$453.0K0.14%+97+7.1%Added
Kula Investments, LLC1,463$453.0K0.11%+1,463New
Lazard Asset Management LLC1,495$462.0K0.00%+233+18.5%Added
Stiles Financial Services Inc1,523$471.6K0.25%+100+7.0%Added
Axq Capital, LP1,524$471.9K0.19%+1,524New
Lowe Brockenbrough & Co Inc1,528$473.1K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co1,539$477.0K0.01%+189+14.0%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC1,558$482.4K0.01%−912−36.9%Reduced
Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co.1,604$488.6K0.13%−276−14.7%Reduced
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC1,592$492.9K0.01%−25−1.5%Reduced
Winton Group Ltd1,601$495.7K0.03%+562+54.1%Added
Cognios Beta Neutral Large Cap Fund, LP1,637$499.7K0.48%+1,637New
Wetherby Asset Management Inc1,619$501.3K0.03%−15−0.9%Reduced
Keybank National Association1,622$502.2K0.00%−57−3.4%Reduced
Empirical Finance, LLC1,643$508.7K0.05%+70+4.5%Added
Everence Capital Management Inc1,646$510.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Agf Management Ltd1,664$515.2K0.00%+14+0.8%Added
Cerity Partners LLC1,667$516.2K0.00%+167+11.1%Added
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC1,696$525.0K0.01%−712−29.6%Reduced
Charter Research & Investment Group, Inc.1,700$526.4K0.46%00.0%Unchanged
First Hawaiian Bank1,716$531.3K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Virtu Financial LLC1,743$540.0K0.06%−3,370−65.9%Reduced
Tokio Marine Asset Management Co Ltd1,751$542.2K0.04%+722+70.2%Added
Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group, LLC1,757$544.0K0.07%+16+0.9%Added
Brown, Lisle/Cummings, Inc.1,769$547.7K0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Rice Partnership, LLC1,777$550.2K0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Mitchell McLeod Pugh & Williams Inc1,834$567.9K0.18%−19−1.0%Reduced
Pinnacle Associates Ltd1,860$575.9K0.01%+18+1.0%Added
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC1,868$578.4K0.01%+5+0.3%Added
Fox Run Management, L.L.C.1,878$581.5K0.19%−460−19.7%Reduced
NorthCrest Asset Manangement, LLC1,893$586.1K0.02%+8+0.4%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.1,917$594.0K0.00%+8+0.4%Added
First Personal Financial Services1,928$597.0K0.15%00.0%Unchanged
Panagora Asset Management Inc1,937$599.8K0.00%−532−21.5%Reduced
US Bancorp1,988$615.5K0.00%+6+0.3%Added
Oak Ridge Investments LLC2,023$626.4K0.08%+164+8.8%Added
Fernwood Investment Management, LLC2,025$627.0K0.24%00.0%Unchanged
Natixis2,026$627.3K0.01%−6,024−74.8%Reduced
Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund2,114$655.0K0.05%−32−1.5%Reduced
Advisor Partners II, LLC2,136$661.4K0.04%+16+0.8%Added
Bailard, Inc.2,248$696.0K0.02%+147+7.0%Added
ETF Managers Group, LLC2,324$719.6K0.02%+34+1.5%Added
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC2,325$719.7K0.01%−336−12.6%Reduced
Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc.2,356$729.0K0.02%−8,144−77.6%Reduced
Pitcairn Co2,380$736.9K0.07%−36−1.5%Reduced
O'Rourke & Company, Inc2,432$753.0K0.57%−850−25.9%Reduced
Prudential PLC2,472$765.4K0.01%−474−16.1%Reduced