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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1,185 | $37.3B |
| Q1 2026 | 1,178 | $29.1B |
| Q4 2025 | 808 | $21.9B |
| Q3 2025 | 755 | $17.2B |
| Q2 2025 | 771 | $20.4B |
| Q1 2025 | 765 | $21.2B |
| Q4 2024 | 761 | $21.2B |
| Q3 2024 | 697 | $20.3B |
| Q2 2024 | 695 | $16.5B |
| Q1 2024 | 689 | $20.1B |
| Q4 2023 | 674 | $19.4B |
| Q3 2023 | 651 | $15.7B |
| Q2 2023 | 647 | $15.0B |
| Q1 2023 | 678 | $16.8B |
| Q4 2022 | 654 | $18.2B |
| Q3 2022 | 644 | $14.5B |
| Q2 2022 | 654 | $17.7B |
| Q1 2022 | 661 | $16.9B |
| Q4 2021 | 667 | $20.4B |
| Q3 2021 | 658 | $19.5B |
| Q2 2021 | 634 | $18.9B |
| Q1 2021 | 600 | $15.5B |
Institutions, Q1 2023
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q4 2022.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retirement Systems of Alabama | 17,560 | $5.44M | 0.02% | −1,472−7.7% | Reduced |
| MetLife Investment Management | 17,680 | $5.47M | 0.04% | −179−1.0% | Reduced |
| Storebrand Asset Management AS | 17,844 | $5.53M | 0.03% | −987−5.2% | Reduced |
| GHP Investment Advisors, Inc. | 18,600 | $5.76M | 0.37% | −184−1.0% | Reduced |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 19,012 | $5.89M | 0.01% | +2,230+13.3% | Added |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 19,077 | $5.91M | 0.06% | +1,000+5.5% | Added |
| Banque Pictet & Cie SA | 19,325 | $5.98M | 0.06% | +1,427+8.0% | Added |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | 19,356 | $5.99M | 0.04% | +2,106+12.2% | Added |
| Raymond James & Associates | 19,768 | $6.12M | 0.01% | −343−1.7% | Reduced |
| Investment House LLC | 20,323 | $6.29M | 0.52% | −125−0.6% | Reduced |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd | 20,793 | $6.44M | 0.03% | +281+1.4% | Added |
| Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | 21,443 | $6.64M | 0.03% | +21,443 | New |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 21,979 | $6.81M | 0.01% | +21,979 | New |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | 22,019 | $6.82M | 0.02% | −832−3.6% | Reduced |
| Progressive Investment Management Corp | 22,499 | $6.97M | 2.25% | +428+1.9% | Added |
| MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH | 22,702 | $7.03M | 0.33% | +14,570+179.2% | Added |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 23,086 | $7.15M | 0.02% | −300−1.3% | Reduced |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 23,426 | $7.25M | 0.02% | −15,990−40.6% | Reduced |
| Sandler Capital Management | 24,194 | $7.49M | 1.23% | +338+1.4% | Added |
| Asset Management One Co.,Ltd. | 24,383 | $7.55M | 0.03% | +371+1.5% | Added |
| Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. | 24,511 | $7.59M | 0.04% | +2,765+12.7% | Added |
| Vinva Investment Management Ltd | 25,129 | $7.66M | 0.65% | +25,129 | New |
| Headinvest, LLC | 25,019 | $7.75M | 1.70% | −604−2.4% | Reduced |
| Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd | 25,390 | $7.86M | 0.04% | +534+2.1% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 25,605 | $7.93M | 0.00% | +7,466+41.2% | Added |
| Westpac Banking Corp | 26,378 | $8.17M | 0.11% | +1,173+4.7% | Added |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | 26,404 | $8.18M | 0.01% | +2,173+9.0% | Added |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 26,484 | $8.20M | 0.12% | +23,116+686.3% | Added |
| PGGM Investments | 26,932 | $8.34M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 28,423 | $8.80M | 0.07% | −1,831−6.1% | Reduced |
| Formuepleje A/S | 29,545 | $9.15M | 0.67% | −18,264−38.2% | Reduced |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. | 29,833 | $9.24M | 0.10% | +900+3.1% | Added |
| Andra AP-fonden | 30,340 | $9.39M | 0.24% | −5,160−14.5% | Reduced |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 31,244 | $9.67M | 0.02% | +2,023+6.9% | Added |
| Tikehau Investment Management | 31,510 | $9.76M | 5.05% | −30,222−49.0% | Reduced |
| Independent Investors Inc | 31,867 | $9.87M | 2.45% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC | 32,074 | $9.93M | 2.42% | +702+2.2% | Added |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina | 32,178 | $9.96M | 0.06% | −610−1.9% | Reduced |
| Baldwin Brothers Inc | 32,375 | $10.0M | 0.87% | −176−0.5% | Reduced |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 32,823 | $10.2M | 0.04% | −1,478−4.3% | Reduced |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 33,210 | $10.3M | 0.05% | −22,309−40.2% | Reduced |
| Macquarie Group Ltd | 33,616 | $10.3M | 0.01% | +4,350+14.9% | Added |
| Parthenon LLC | 33,816 | $10.5M | 1.60% | −150−0.4% | Reduced |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund | 33,996 | $10.5M | 0.22% | +4,101+13.7% | Added |
| Unigestion Holding SA | 34,795 | $10.6M | 0.57% | −7,982−18.7% | Reduced |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 34,299 | $10.6M | 0.02% | +3,706+12.1% | Added |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D | 34,417 | $10.7M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc. | 35,124 | $10.9M | 0.04% | +356+1.0% | Added |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 35,401 | $11.0M | 0.02% | −28,642−44.7% | Reduced |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 36,781 | $11.4M | 0.03% | +4,302+13.2% | Added |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 37,478 | $11.6M | 0.01% | −1,010−2.6% | Reduced |
| Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C. | 39,465 | $12.2M | 0.03% | −21,000−34.7% | Reduced |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 40,031 | $12.4M | 0.05% | +18,325+84.4% | Added |
| Swedbank AB | 40,349 | $12.5M | 0.02% | −413−1.0% | Reduced |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 40,400 | $12.5M | 0.02% | +31,300+344.0% | Added |
| Tudor Investment Corp Et Al | 40,716 | $12.6M | 0.24% | +39,553+3,400.9% | Added |
| Twinbeech Capital LP | 40,775 | $12.6M | 0.26% | +40,775 | New |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 41,090 | $12.7M | 0.02% | +11,740+40.0% | Added |
| LGT Group Foundation | 41,346 | $12.8M | 0.37% | +1,421+3.6% | Added |
| Korea Investment CORP | 43,098 | $13.3M | 0.04% | +21,608+100.5% | Added |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 44,648 | $13.8M | 0.03% | +3,139+7.6% | Added |
| Jensen Investment Management Inc | 45,802 | $14.0M | 0.11% | −940−2.0% | Reduced |
| Hikari Power Ltd | 46,790 | $14.5M | 1.46% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pinebridge Investments, L.P. | 47,112 | $14.6M | 0.16% | +30,934+191.2% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 47,234 | $14.6M | 0.07% | −2,034−4.1% | Reduced |
| River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP | 47,611 | $14.7M | 3.02% | +3,640+8.3% | Added |
| Teacher Retirement System of Texas | 47,836 | $14.8M | 0.10% | +17,637+58.4% | Added |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 50,635 | $15.7M | 0.02% | −3,250−6.0% | Reduced |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | 50,867 | $15.7M | 0.11% | +42,323+495.4% | Added |
| Logan Capital Management Inc | 51,333 | $15.9M | 0.77% | −1,072−2.0% | Reduced |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 55,772 | $15.9M | 0.03% | −6,716−10.7% | Reduced |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 54,186 | $16.7M | 0.03% | −659−1.2% | Reduced |
| Baillie Gifford & Co | 55,543 | $17.2M | 0.02% | +3,100+5.9% | Added |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 55,712 | $17.2M | 0.08% | +8,705+18.5% | Added |
| Prudential Financial Inc | 55,552 | $18.2M | 0.03% | +2,835+5.4% | Added |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 60,133 | $18.6M | 0.04% | +22,776+61.0% | Added |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 61,155 | $19.0M | 0.05% | +665+1.1% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 61,705 | $19.1M | 0.01% | −4,758−7.2% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 62,723 | $19.4M | 0.01% | +12,787+25.6% | Added |
| United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC | 63,377 | $19.6M | 0.11% | −1,895−2.9% | Reduced |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 63,824 | $19.8M | 0.02% | −4,934−7.2% | Reduced |
| New York State Teachers Retirement System | 66,517 | $20.6M | 0.05% | −1,270−1.9% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 66,869 | $20.7M | 0.01% | −3,210−4.6% | Reduced |
| Boston Financial Mangement LLC | 66,997 | $20.7M | 0.81% | −1,878−2.7% | Reduced |
| SEI Investments Co | 67,613 | $20.9M | 0.04% | +27,410+68.2% | Added |
| Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC | 69,897 | $21.6M | 0.06% | −169−0.2% | Reduced |
| State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System | 69,979 | $21.7M | 0.05% | −1,990−2.8% | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 70,381 | $21.8M | 0.02% | −700,361−90.9% | Reduced |
| Umb Bank N A | 70,855 | $21.9M | 0.35% | −20.0% | Reduced |
| Los Angeles Capital Management LLC | 71,792 | $22.2M | 0.10% | +2,757+4.0% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 72,216 | $22.4M | 0.03% | +8,819+13.9% | Added |
| Principal Financial Group Inc | 74,238 | $23.0M | 0.02% | +88+0.1% | Added |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S | 74,257 | $23.0M | 0.31% | +47,544+178.0% | Added |
| Barclays PLC | 74,716 | $23.1M | 0.02% | −5,359−6.7% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 75,390 | $23.3M | 0.01% | −908−1.2% | Reduced |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 76,889 | $23.8M | 0.06% | +440+0.6% | Added |
| Primecap Management Co | 77,844 | $24.1M | 0.02% | +27,150+53.6% | Added |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc | 79,295 | $24.6M | 0.00% | −83,862−51.4% | Reduced |
| Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al | 79,574 | $24.6M | 0.25% | +78,774+9,846.8% | Added |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | 79,991 | $24.8M | 0.07% | +24,557+44.3% | Added |