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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, Q2 2023

Institutional positions in Waters Corp as of Jun 30, 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
647
−27 vs. Q1 2023
Shares held
56.3M
+2.18M (+4.0%) vs. Q1 2023
Total value
$15.0B
−$1.78B (−10.6%) vs. Q1 2023
New holders
67
234 more added
Sold out
94
219 more reduced

4 institutions that held it in Q1 2023 haven't filed for Q2 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2023: 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 holdersQ2 2023: 647 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 heldQ2 2023: $15.0B
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, Q2 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q1 2023.

Institutions holding WAT in Q2 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Vanguard Group Inc6,789,900$1.81B0.04%−68,806−1.0%Reduced
BlackRock Inc.6,088,496$1.62B0.04%−347,371−5.4%Reduced
Fundsmith LLPSuperinvestorFundsmith3,809,473$1.02B4.26%+111,104+3.0%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp3,471,889$925.4M0.19%+27,488+0.8%Added
Massachusetts Financial Services Co3,470,748$925.1M0.30%+889,705+34.5%Added
State Street Corp2,619,676$698.2M0.04%+29,920+1.2%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.2,018,487$538.0M0.22%+547,777+37.2%Added
Generation Investment Management LLP1,458,829$388.8M1.88%+1,458,829New
Geode Capital Management, LLC1,257,155$334.2M0.04%+27,920+2.3%Added
Wellington Management Group LLP1,066,111$284.2M0.05%−28,830−2.6%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.1,060,400$282.6M0.07%+286,860+37.1%Added
Fundsmith Investment Services Ltd.1,026,205$273.5M3.99%+116,798+12.8%Added
Impax Asset Management Group plc835,477$222.7M0.89%+138,952+19.9%Added
Champlain Investment Partners, LLC756,549$201.7M1.24%+18,470+2.5%Added
Northern Trust Corp755,621$201.4M0.04%−10,599−1.4%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc620,141$165.3M0.12%+25,635+4.3%Added
Mawer Investment Management Ltd.616,421$164.3M0.86%+13,807+2.3%Added
Legal & General Group Plc607,421$161.9M0.05%+45,232+8.0%Added
Janus Henderson Group PLC580,481$154.7M0.10%+197,600+51.6%Added
Norges Bank560,333$149.4M0.03%−39,280−6.6%Reduced
Boston Trust Walden Corp529,984$141.3M1.16%+131,883+33.1%Added
Van Eck Associates Corp482,339$128.6M0.28%+477,410+9,685.7%Added
Morgan Stanley454,082$121.0M0.01%−388,971−46.1%Reduced
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc380,878$117.9M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Nordea Investment Management AB398,378$105.4M0.14%+81,160+25.6%Added
Principal Financial Group Inc365,591$97.4M0.07%+291,353+392.5%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc361,580$96.4M0.03%−13,202−3.5%Reduced
Bank of America Corp343,834$91.6M0.01%−35,752−9.4%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc342,351$91.3M0.02%+13,028+4.0%Added
Amundi342,902$90.8M0.05%+20,722+6.4%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP317,632$84.7M0.03%+15,513+5.1%Added
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC286,933$76.5M0.12%+2,382+0.8%Added
Robeco Schweiz AG274,883$73.3M1.09%−289−0.1%Reduced
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC258,865$69.0M0.02%−201,372−43.8%Reduced
Beck Mack & Oliver LLC241,301$64.3M1.68%+13,570+6.0%Added
Newport Trust Co235,153$62.7M0.18%−3,936−1.6%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada220,921$58.9M0.02%+26,115+13.4%Added
Swiss National Bank213,200$56.8M0.04%−22,500−9.5%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund212,261$56.6M0.07%+80,880+61.6%Added
HSBC Holdings PLC206,233$55.0M0.06%+12,427+6.4%Added
Deutsche Bank AG204,550$54.5M0.03%+19,168+10.3%Added
Standard Life Aberdeen plc187,329$49.9M0.12%+15,416+9.0%Added
KBC Group NV173,638$46.3M0.19%+16,202+10.3%Added
Rhumbline Advisers173,440$46.2M0.05%+674+0.4%Added
Mackenzie Financial Corp172,789$45.7M0.07%+165,948+2,425.8%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The167,378$44.6M0.02%+104,655+166.9%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp154,553$41.2M0.10%−12,457−7.5%Reduced
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale151,859$39.8M0.09%+17,935+13.4%Added
TD Asset Management Inc146,673$39.1M0.04%+6,037+4.3%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.145,026$38.7M0.03%−46,337−24.2%Reduced
Madison Asset Management, LLC144,676$38.6M0.56%+144,676New
Anchor Capital Advisors LLC142,162$37.9M0.98%+1,314+0.9%Added
Glenmede Trust Co NA121,948$37.8M0.21%00.0%Unchanged
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.140,603$37.5M0.12%+44,599+46.5%Added
Investment Management Corp of Ontario130,000$34.7M1.47%+50,000+62.5%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co125,588$33.5M0.00%−28,994−18.8%Reduced
Barclays PLC123,147$32.8M0.02%+48,431+64.8%Added
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co121,095$32.3M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of Montreal117,280$31.8M0.02%+2,826+2.5%Added
California Public Employees Retirement System111,391$29.7M0.03%−6,300−5.4%Reduced
Nuance Investments, LLC110,973$29.6M0.63%+110,973New
Credit Suisse AG108,190$28.8M0.03%−15,301−12.4%Reduced
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc106,003$28.3M2.71%+4,597+4.5%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP105,700$28.2M0.07%−68,500−39.3%Reduced
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.103,044$27.5M0.88%+17,045+19.8%Added
National Pension Service104,777$27.4M0.04%+12,667+13.8%Added
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.101,194$27.0M0.16%+15,390+17.9%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System94,838$25.3M0.04%−3,103−3.2%Reduced
PFM Health Sciences, LP94,624$25.2M1.01%00.0%Unchanged
Schroder Investment Management Group94,121$25.1M0.04%−110,058−53.9%Reduced
Aviva PLC90,211$24.0M0.10%−75,559−45.6%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company90,083$24.0M0.01%+14,693+19.5%Added
Primecap Management Co88,044$23.5M0.02%+10,200+13.1%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP85,091$22.7M0.04%+44,001+107.1%Added
Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al79,574$21.2M0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Price T Rowe Associates Inc79,284$21.1M0.00%−110.0%Reduced
Citigroup Inc77,165$20.6M0.03%+4,949+6.9%Added
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans75,251$20.1M0.05%−1,638−2.1%Reduced
Capital Fund Management S.A.75,163$20.0M0.31%−12,393−14.2%Reduced
Franklin Resources Inc74,538$19.9M0.01%+12,833+20.8%Added
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC73,731$19.7M0.09%+40,521+122.0%Added
AXA S.A.73,230$19.5M0.06%−11,523−13.6%Reduced
Umb Bank N A70,855$18.9M0.29%00.0%Unchanged
C WorldWide Group Holding A/S69,012$18.4M0.24%−5,245−7.1%Reduced
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System67,487$18.0M0.04%−2,492−3.6%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP66,664$17.8M0.05%−110,834−62.4%Reduced
Man Group plc66,421$17.7M0.05%––
Boston Financial Mangement LLC66,209$17.6M0.64%−788−1.2%Reduced
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC64,465$17.2M0.09%+1,088+1.7%Added
New York State Teachers Retirement System63,738$17.0M0.04%−2,779−4.2%Reduced
Millennium Management LLC63,113$16.8M0.02%−512,883−89.0%Reduced
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership62,591$16.7M0.02%−328,042−84.0%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc60,460$16.1M0.02%−3,364−5.3%Reduced
C Partners Holding GmbH59,086$15.7M2.99%+59,086New
Baillie Gifford & Co57,378$15.3M0.01%+1,835+3.3%Added
SEI Investments Co56,832$15.1M0.03%−10,781−15.9%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC56,800$15.1M0.02%+16,400+40.6%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC56,701$15.0M0.03%−75,087−57.0%Reduced
Jensen Investment Management Inc54,762$14.6M0.11%+8,960+19.6%Added
UBS Group AG54,380$14.5M0.01%+38,303+238.2%Added