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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
Great West Life Assurance Co61,155$19.0M0.05%+665+1.1%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA60,133$18.6M0.04%+22,776+61.0%Added
Prudential Financial Inc55,552$18.2M0.03%+2,835+5.4%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC55,712$17.2M0.08%+8,705+18.5%Added
Baillie Gifford & Co55,543$17.2M0.02%+3,100+5.9%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.54,186$16.7M0.03%−659−1.2%Reduced
APG Asset Management N.V.55,772$15.9M0.03%−6,716−10.7%Reduced
Logan Capital Management Inc51,333$15.9M0.77%−1,072−2.0%Reduced
Squarepoint Ops LLC50,867$15.7M0.11%+42,323+495.4%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board50,635$15.7M0.02%−3,250−6.0%Reduced
Teacher Retirement System of Texas47,836$14.8M0.10%+17,637+58.4%Added
River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP47,611$14.7M3.02%+3,640+8.3%Added
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)47,234$14.6M0.07%−2,034−4.1%Reduced
Pinebridge Investments, L.P.47,112$14.6M0.16%+30,934+191.2%Added
Hikari Power Ltd46,790$14.5M1.46%00.0%Unchanged
Jensen Investment Management Inc45,802$14.0M0.11%−940−2.0%Reduced
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.44,648$13.8M0.03%+3,139+7.6%Added
Korea Investment CORP43,098$13.3M0.04%+21,608+100.5%Added
LGT Group Foundation41,346$12.8M0.37%+1,421+3.6%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP41,090$12.7M0.02%+11,740+40.0%Added
Twinbeech Capital LP40,775$12.6M0.26%+40,775New
Tudor Investment Corp Et Al40,716$12.6M0.24%+39,553+3,400.9%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC40,400$12.5M0.02%+31,300+344.0%Added
Swedbank AB40,349$12.5M0.02%−413−1.0%Reduced
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.40,031$12.4M0.05%+18,325+84.4%Added
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.39,465$12.2M0.03%−21,000−34.7%Reduced
Voya Investment Management LLC37,478$11.6M0.01%−1,010−2.6%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board36,781$11.4M0.03%+4,302+13.2%Added
Allianz Asset Management GmbH35,401$11.0M0.02%−28,642−44.7%Reduced
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.35,124$10.9M0.04%+356+1.0%Added
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D34,417$10.7M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Toronto Dominion Bank34,299$10.6M0.02%+3,706+12.1%Added
Unigestion Holding SA34,795$10.6M0.57%−7,982−18.7%Reduced
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund33,996$10.5M0.22%+4,101+13.7%Added
Parthenon LLC33,816$10.5M1.60%−150−0.4%Reduced
Macquarie Group Ltd33,616$10.3M0.01%+4,350+14.9%Added
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC33,210$10.3M0.05%−22,309−40.2%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio32,823$10.2M0.04%−1,478−4.3%Reduced
Baldwin Brothers Inc32,375$10.0M0.87%−176−0.5%Reduced
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina32,178$9.96M0.06%−610−1.9%Reduced
Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC32,074$9.93M2.42%+702+2.2%Added
Independent Investors Inc31,867$9.87M2.45%00.0%Unchanged
Tikehau Investment Management31,510$9.76M5.05%−30,222−49.0%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.31,244$9.67M0.02%+2,023+6.9%Added
Andra AP-fonden30,340$9.39M0.24%−5,160−14.5%Reduced
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.29,833$9.24M0.10%+900+3.1%Added
Formuepleje A/S29,545$9.15M0.67%−18,264−38.2%Reduced
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC28,423$8.80M0.07%−1,831−6.1%Reduced
PGGM Investments26,932$8.34M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd26,484$8.20M0.12%+23,116+686.3%Added
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main26,404$8.18M0.01%+2,173+9.0%Added
Westpac Banking Corp26,378$8.17M0.11%+1,173+4.7%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc25,605$7.93M0.00%+7,466+41.2%Added
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd25,390$7.86M0.04%+534+2.1%Added
Headinvest, LLC25,019$7.75M1.70%−604−2.4%Reduced
Vinva Investment Management Ltd25,129$7.66M0.65%+25,129New
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.24,511$7.59M0.04%+2,765+12.7%Added
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.24,383$7.55M0.03%+371+1.5%Added
Sandler Capital Management24,194$7.49M1.23%+338+1.4%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP23,426$7.25M0.02%−15,990−40.6%Reduced
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec23,086$7.15M0.02%−300−1.3%Reduced
MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH22,702$7.03M0.33%+14,570+179.2%Added
Progressive Investment Management Corp22,499$6.97M2.25%+428+1.9%Added
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.22,019$6.82M0.02%−832−3.6%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP21,979$6.81M0.01%+21,979New
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.21,443$6.64M0.03%+21,443New
Royal London Asset Management Ltd20,793$6.44M0.03%+281+1.4%Added
Investment House LLC20,323$6.29M0.52%−125−0.6%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates19,768$6.12M0.01%−343−1.7%Reduced
Bridgewater Associates, LP19,356$5.99M0.04%+2,106+12.2%Added
Banque Pictet & Cie SA19,325$5.98M0.06%+1,427+8.0%Added
Alberta Investment Management Corp19,077$5.91M0.06%+1,000+5.5%Added
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc19,012$5.89M0.01%+2,230+13.3%Added
GHP Investment Advisors, Inc.18,600$5.76M0.37%−184−1.0%Reduced
Storebrand Asset Management AS17,844$5.53M0.03%−987−5.2%Reduced
MetLife Investment Management17,680$5.47M0.04%−179−1.0%Reduced
Retirement Systems of Alabama17,560$5.44M0.02%−1,472−7.7%Reduced
Arizona State Retirement System17,271$5.35M0.05%+323+1.9%Added
Natixis Advisors, L.P.17,221$5.33M0.02%−664−3.7%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank17,182$5.32M0.05%+822+5.0%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.17,013$5.27M0.00%+128+0.8%Added
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.16,779$5.19M0.06%+1,037+6.6%Added
American International Group, Inc.16,535$5.12M0.03%+52+0.3%Added
State of Michigan Retirement System16,297$5.05M0.03%+200+1.2%Added
UBS Group AG16,077$4.98M0.00%−28,359−63.8%Reduced
Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc15,334$4.75M1.07%+15,334New
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC15,102$4.68M0.04%−907−5.7%Reduced
Sivik Global Healthcare LLC15,000$4.64M2.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund14,882$4.61M0.06%−900−5.7%Reduced
Vestcor Inc14,429$4.47M0.16%+711+5.2%Added
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue14,011$4.34M0.05%−60−0.4%Reduced
Harvey Investment Co LLC13,992$4.33M0.54%00.0%Unchanged
Xponance, Inc.13,814$4.28M0.06%+287+2.1%Added
Commerce Bank13,672$4.23M0.03%+1,546+12.7%Added
Forsta Ap-Fonden13,600$4.21M0.05%−6,000−30.6%Reduced
Mengis Capital Management, Inc.13,500$4.18M0.88%00.0%Unchanged
Wesleyan Assurance Society13,180$4.08M0.47%00.0%Unchanged
USS Investment Management Ltd13,151$4.07M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Leavell Investment Management, Inc.12,973$4.02M0.29%00.0%Unchanged
PDT Partners, LLC12,601$3.90M0.53%+1,682+15.4%Added