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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
Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group, LLC1,757$544.0K0.07%+16+0.9%Added
Tokio Marine Asset Management Co Ltd1,751$542.2K0.04%+722+70.2%Added
Virtu Financial LLC1,743$540.0K0.06%−3,370−65.9%Reduced
First Hawaiian Bank1,716$531.3K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Charter Research & Investment Group, Inc.1,700$526.4K0.46%00.0%Unchanged
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC1,696$525.0K0.01%−712−29.6%Reduced
Cerity Partners LLC1,667$516.2K0.00%+167+11.1%Added
Agf Management Ltd1,664$515.2K0.00%+14+0.8%Added
Everence Capital Management Inc1,646$510.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Empirical Finance, LLC1,643$508.7K0.05%+70+4.5%Added
Keybank National Association1,622$502.2K0.00%−57−3.4%Reduced
Wetherby Asset Management Inc1,619$501.3K0.03%−15−0.9%Reduced
Cognios Beta Neutral Large Cap Fund, LP1,637$499.7K0.48%+1,637New
Winton Group Ltd1,601$495.7K0.03%+562+54.1%Added
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC1,592$492.9K0.01%−25−1.5%Reduced
Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co.1,604$488.6K0.13%−276−14.7%Reduced
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC1,558$482.4K0.01%−912−36.9%Reduced
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co1,539$477.0K0.01%+189+14.0%Added
Lowe Brockenbrough & Co Inc1,528$473.1K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Axq Capital, LP1,524$471.9K0.19%+1,524New
Stiles Financial Services Inc1,523$471.6K0.25%+100+7.0%Added
Lazard Asset Management LLC1,495$462.0K0.00%+233+18.5%Added
Brave Asset Management Inc1,463$453.0K0.14%+97+7.1%Added
Kula Investments, LLC1,463$453.0K0.11%+1,463New
Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc1,422$440.0K0.04%−215−13.1%Reduced
HRT Financial LP1,420$439.0K0.01%−28,625−95.3%Reduced
Atlas Brown,Inc.1,412$437.2K0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Savant Capital, LLC1,407$435.7K0.01%+32+2.3%Added
Beaton Management Co. Inc.1,400$433.0K0.29%+100+7.7%Added
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S1,396$432.0K0.01%+135+10.7%Added
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec1,391$430.7K0.00%−339−19.6%Reduced
Ballentine Partners, LLC1,358$420.5K0.01%−10−0.7%Reduced
MML Investors Services, LLC1,358$420.0K0.00%+1,358New
Vontobel Holding Ltd.1,351$418.3K0.00%−468−25.7%Reduced
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.1,350$418.0K0.04%+1,350New
Johnson Investment Counsel Inc1,342$415.5K0.01%+92+7.4%Added
Avalon Trust Co1,335$413.4K0.04%+1,335New
Great Lakes Advisors, LLC1,331$412.1K0.00%+1+0.1%Added
First Financial Bank - Trust Division1,330$411.8K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Maverick Capital LtdSuperinvestorMaverick Capital1,330$411.8K0.01%+1,330New
Ingalls & Snyder LLC1,290$399.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Private Wealth Partners, LLC1,250$387.0K0.04%+1,250New
CWM Advisors, LLC1,237$382.9K0.05%+211+20.6%Added
Huntington National Bank1,236$382.7K0.00%+1+0.1%Added
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC1,235$382.4K0.01%−44−3.4%Reduced
Brighton Jones LLC1,234$382.1K0.02%+650+111.3%Added
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)1,234$382.0K0.01%+16+1.3%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.1,235$381.0K0.00%+87+7.6%Added
Simplify Asset Management Inc.1,206$373.4K0.07%−360−23.0%Reduced
SevenBridge Financial Group, LLC1,200$371.6K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
SFE Investment Counsel1,246$371.3K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
DuPont Capital Management Corp1,181$365.7K0.02%−679−36.5%Reduced
Moody Lynn & Lieberson, LLC1,180$365.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd.1,176$364.0K0.02%+20+1.7%Added
MAI Capital Management1,168$361.6K0.01%+114+10.8%Added
Boothbay Fund Management, LLC1,167$361.3K0.01%+1,167New
Vident Investment Advisory, LLC1,157$358.2K0.01%−2,420−67.7%Reduced
Sun Life Financial INC1,159$357.7K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.1,152$357.0K0.04%+10+0.9%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers1,150$356.2K0.00%−315−21.5%Reduced
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.1,149$355.8K0.05%+1,149New
Sciencast Management LP1,314$354.5K0.47%+1,314New
Wolverine Trading, LLC1,148$350.0K0.01%+219+23.6%Added
Marble Harbor Investment Counsel, LLC1,130$349.9K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
SRB Corp1,116$345.5K0.02%+1,116New
Globeflex Capital L P1,111$344.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Mercer Global Advisors Inc1,075$333.0K0.00%−356−24.9%Reduced
Middleton & Co Inc1,070$331.3K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Meeder Advisory Services, Inc.1,069$331.0K0.04%+30+2.9%Added
Tiaa, FSB1,060$328.2K0.00%−61−5.4%Reduced
Accredited Investors Inc.1,053$326.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Oak Thistle LLC1,040$322.0K0.19%+1,040New
Alps Advisors Inc1,033$319.8K0.00%−21−2.0%Reduced
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC1,030$318.9K0.01%+53+5.4%Added
Coldstream Capital Management Inc1,015$314.3K0.01%+21+2.1%Added
Symmetry Partners, LLC1,014$314.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Greenleaf Trust1,014$314.0K0.00%+31+3.2%Added
Ieq Capital, LLC1,008$312.0K0.01%+1,008New
Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC1,007$311.8K0.01%+1,007New
Heritage Investment Group, Inc.1,000$310.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Bristol John W & Co Inc1,000$309.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Forte Capital LLC999$309.3K0.05%−20−2.0%Reduced
Colonial Trust Co985$305.0K0.08%+985New
Veritable, L.P.957$296.3K0.01%−24−2.4%Reduced
Sawtooth Solutions, LLC954$295.4K0.01%+312+48.6%Added
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC953$295.1K0.01%−51−5.1%Reduced
Garrison Asset Management, LLC952$294.8K0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Wealth Alliance952$294.8K0.05%+20+2.1%Added
Chilton Investment Co LLC942$291.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP938$290.0K0.00%−1,021−52.1%Reduced
PFG Investments, LLC935$289.5K0.06%+935New
Ritholtz Wealth Management929$287.6K0.01%−213−18.7%Reduced
Profund Advisors LLC921$285.2K0.02%−12−1.3%Reduced
Fiera Capital Corp920$284.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp919$284.6K0.00%+55+6.4%Added
Lido Advisors, LLC913$282.7K0.00%+79+9.5%Added
Portland Global Advisors LLC912$282.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
NorthRock Partners, LLC910$281.8K0.03%−8−0.9%Reduced
Endurance Wealth Management, Inc.875$271.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Rockland Trust Co870$269.4K0.02%−23−2.6%Reduced