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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tredje AP-fonden | 12,597 | $3.90M | 0.06% | +493+4.1% | Added |
| DnB Asset Management AS | 12,460 | $3.86M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Burney Co | 12,415 | $3.84M | 0.19% | −3,262−20.8% | Reduced |
| Texas Permanent School Fund | 12,198 | $3.78M | 0.04% | +3,904+47.1% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 12,111 | $3.75M | 0.02% | +12,111 | New |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 12,113 | $3.75M | 0.10% | +11,295+1,380.8% | Added |
| Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc | 11,955 | $3.70M | 0.26% | −320−2.6% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 11,920 | $3.69M | 0.01% | −257−2.1% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 11,885 | $3.68M | 0.00% | +7,462+168.7% | Added |
| Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC | 11,867 | $3.67M | 0.80% | +3,063+34.8% | Added |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | 11,850 | $3.67M | 0.01% | +948+8.7% | Added |
| Argyle Capital Management Inc. | 11,700 | $3.62M | 1.27% | −300−2.5% | Reduced |
| Ergoteles LLC | 11,148 | $3.45M | 0.14% | −15,373−58.0% | Reduced |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | 11,101 | $3.44M | 0.02% | +560+5.3% | Added |
| Trexquant Investment LP | 10,905 | $3.38M | 0.09% | −5,756−34.5% | Reduced |
| Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc | 10,819 | $3.35M | 0.41% | +131+1.2% | Added |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd | 10,752 | $3.33M | 0.05% | +703+7.0% | Added |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP | 10,546 | $3.27M | 0.14% | +8,043+321.3% | Added |
| Utah Retirement Systems | 10,528 | $3.26M | 0.05% | +34+0.3% | Added |
| Echo Street Capital Management LLC | 10,359 | $3.21M | 0.03% | +9,033+681.2% | Added |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 8,566 | $3.17M | 0.03% | +116+1.4% | Added |
| Jupiter Asset Management Ltd | 10,218 | $3.16M | 0.04% | +10,218 | New |
| Kinneret Advisory, LLC | 10,157 | $3.14M | 0.41% | −546−5.1% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys | 10,071 | $3.12M | 0.03% | +29+0.3% | Added |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 10,037 | $3.11M | 0.02% | −450−4.3% | Reduced |
| ING Groep NV | 9,695 | $3.00M | 0.03% | −306−3.1% | Reduced |
| Balyasny Asset Management LLC | 9,670 | $2.99M | 0.01% | −71,352−88.1% | Reduced |
| Glenview Trust Co | 9,583 | $2.97M | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 9,531 | $2.95M | 0.01% | −9,157−49.0% | Reduced |
| New York Life Investment Management LLC | 9,357 | $2.90M | 0.03% | −8−0.1% | Reduced |
| Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. | 10,144 | $2.89M | 0.02% | −1,208−10.6% | Reduced |
| Gateway Investment Advisers LLC | 9,295 | $2.88M | 0.04% | −25−0.3% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 9,127 | $2.83M | 0.01% | +458+5.3% | Added |
| Putnam Investments LLC | 9,115 | $2.82M | 0.00% | −1,048−10.3% | Reduced |
| S&CO Inc | 8,975 | $2.78M | 0.24% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 8,929 | $2.76M | 0.01% | +165+1.9% | Added |
| Tru Independence Asset Management 2, LLC | 8,699 | $2.69M | 2.71% | +8,699 | New |
| Mutual of America Capital Management LLC | 8,521 | $2.64M | 0.03% | +13+0.2% | Added |
| Strategic Global Advisors, LLC | 8,453 | $2.62M | 0.42% | +8,453 | New |
| Gabelli Funds LLC | 8,400 | $2.60M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 8,325 | $2.58M | 0.00% | −282−3.3% | Reduced |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 8,305 | $2.57M | 0.05% | +109+1.3% | Added |
| CAPROCK Group, Inc. | 8,269 | $2.56M | 0.20% | +111+1.4% | Added |
| Eos Management, L.P. | 8,201 | $2.54M | 1.33% | −7,542−47.9% | Reduced |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | 7,900 | $2.45M | 0.15% | +7,900 | New |
| Linscomb & Williams, Inc. | 7,864 | $2.43M | 0.13% | −14−0.2% | Reduced |
| Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd | 7,792 | $2.41M | 0.05% | −3,725−32.3% | Reduced |
| Caxton Associates LP | 7,632 | $2.36M | 0.38% | +7,632 | New |
| Shell Asset Management Co | 7,582 | $2.35M | 0.10% | −92−1.2% | Reduced |
| Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado | 7,503 | $2.32M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 7,444 | $2.30M | 0.03% | −1,378−15.6% | Reduced |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 7,416 | $2.30M | 0.00% | +557+8.1% | Added |
| Pearl River Capital, LLC | 7,410 | $2.29M | 0.36% | +837+12.7% | Added |
| Point72 Middle East FZE | 7,407 | $2.29M | 0.13% | +7,337+10,481.4% | Added |
| Element Capital Management LLC | 7,385 | $2.29M | 0.17% | +7,385 | New |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 7,149 | $2.21M | 0.15% | −592−7.6% | Reduced |
| Cannell Peter B & Co Inc | 7,145 | $2.21M | 0.08% | −4−0.1% | Reduced |
| Investment Management of Virginia LLC | 7,117 | $2.20M | 0.42% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Nissay Asset Management Corp | 7,054 | $2.18M | 0.02% | −272−3.7% | Reduced |
| Czech National Bank | 6,995 | $2.17M | 0.05% | +41+0.6% | Added |
| Colony Group LLC | 6,927 | $2.15M | 0.03% | −332−4.6% | Reduced |
| LaFleur & Godfrey LLC | 6,869 | $2.13M | 0.35% | −100−1.4% | Reduced |
| Bokf, NA | 6,852 | $2.12M | 0.04% | −121−1.7% | Reduced |
| Prio Wealth Limited Partnership | 6,850 | $2.12M | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 6,841 | $2.12M | 0.00% | −6,297−47.9% | Reduced |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | 6,817 | $2.11M | 0.05% | +2,512+58.4% | Added |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | 6,810 | $2.11M | 0.01% | +615+9.9% | Added |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 6,725 | $2.08M | 0.05% | +130+2.0% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 6,650 | $2.06M | 0.01% | +60+0.9% | Added |
| Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company, Ltd | 6,633 | $2.05M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 6,552 | $2.03M | 0.01% | +6,343+3,034.9% | Added |
| Hartford Investment Management Co | 6,550 | $2.03M | 0.07% | +710+12.2% | Added |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 6,530 | $2.02M | 0.02% | −900−12.1% | Reduced |
| Hikari Tsushin, Inc. | 6,265 | $1.94M | 0.20% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc | 6,185 | $1.92M | 0.05% | −25−0.4% | Reduced |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. | 6,111 | $1.89M | 0.21% | +6,111 | New |
| North Star Asset Management Inc | 6,080 | $1.88M | 0.11% | −85−1.4% | Reduced |
| National Bank of Canada | 5,981 | $1.85M | 0.01% | −26,768−81.7% | Reduced |
| Brown Advisory Inc | 5,966 | $1.85M | 0.00% | +347+6.2% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 5,951 | $1.84M | 0.00% | −347−5.5% | Reduced |
| Magnetar Financial LLC | 5,889 | $1.82M | 0.04% | +5,889 | New |
| Sheets Smith Wealth Management | 5,878 | $1.82M | 0.28% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Achmea Investment Management B.V. | 5,806 | $1.80M | 0.05% | +21+0.4% | Added |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 5,804 | $1.80M | 0.03% | −2,518−30.3% | Reduced |
| Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky | 5,763 | $1.78M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Parsons Capital Management Inc | 5,679 | $1.76M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ci Investments Inc. | 5,675 | $1.76M | 0.01% | +5,423+2,152.0% | Added |
| Coastline Trust Co | 5,585 | $1.73M | 0.26% | −500−8.2% | Reduced |
| FORA Capital, LLC | 5,581 | $1.73M | 0.17% | +5,581 | New |
| Ossiam | 5,491 | $1.70M | 0.04% | +2,286+71.3% | Added |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 5,477 | $1.70M | 0.02% | −145−2.6% | Reduced |
| Kames Capital plc | 5,373 | $1.66M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC | 5,317 | $1.65M | 0.01% | +176+3.4% | Added |
| Diversified Trust Co | 5,316 | $1.65M | 0.06% | +506+10.5% | Added |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 5,303 | $1.64M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hussman Strategic Advisors, Inc. | 5,200 | $1.61M | 0.25% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Securian Asset Management, Inc | 5,088 | $1.58M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Federated Hermes, Inc. | 5,085 | $1.57M | 0.00% | +1,028+25.3% | Added |
| Redwood Investment Management, LLC | 5,051 | $1.56M | 0.17% | +5,051 | New |
| Quantbot Technologies LP | 4,930 | $1.53M | 0.11% | +1,094+28.5% | Added |