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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
Blair William & Co3,605$960.9K0.00%−343−8.7%Reduced
Natixis3,613$963.0K0.01%+1,587+78.3%Added
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.3,615$963.5K0.02%−20−0.6%Reduced
JustInvest LLC3,621$965.1K0.03%+104+3.0%Added
Diversified Trust Co3,636$969.1K0.04%−1,680−31.6%Reduced
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System3,700$986.2K0.02%−200−5.1%Reduced
Trillium Asset Management, LLC3,766$1.00M0.03%−111−2.9%Reduced
Welch & Forbes LLC3,794$1.01M0.02%+6+0.2%Added
Bank of Stockton3,800$1.01M0.35%−267−6.6%Reduced
DuPont Capital Management Corp3,861$1.03M0.05%+2,680+226.9%Added
South Dakota Investment Council3,990$1.06M0.02%+3,990New
Highline Wealth Partners LLC4,000$1.07M0.67%00.0%Unchanged
CI Private Wealth, LLC4,032$1.07M0.00%+1,056+35.5%Added
Metis Global Partners, LLC4,064$1.08M0.06%+611+17.7%Added
Quadrature Capital Ltd4,190$1.12M0.02%−7,923−65.4%Reduced
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Inc4,195$1.12M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Creative Planning4,224$1.13M0.00%+762+22.0%Added
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC4,247$1.13M0.02%−1,557−26.8%Reduced
Pensionfund Sabic4,300$1.15M0.38%00.0%Unchanged
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.4,384$1.17M0.01%−5,760−56.8%Reduced
Northwest Investment Counselors, LLC4,396$1.17M0.31%+700+18.9%Added
Toroso Investments, LLC4,411$1.18M0.03%+1,044+31.0%Added
M&T Bank Corp4,449$1.19M0.00%+318+7.7%Added
Teacher Retirement System of Texas4,464$1.19M0.01%−43,372−90.7%Reduced
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System4,470$1.19M0.03%−209−4.5%Reduced
Federated Hermes, Inc.4,542$1.21M0.00%−543−10.7%Reduced
Balyasny Asset Management LLC4,556$1.21M0.00%−5,114−52.9%Reduced
Echo Street Capital Management LLC4,584$1.22M0.01%−5,775−55.7%Reduced
Massmutual Trust Co FSB4,597$1.23M0.04%−73−1.6%Reduced
Simplex Trading, LLC4,644$1.24M0.05%+4,126+796.5%Added
HM Payson & Co4,660$1.24M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co4,673$1.25M0.05%+18+0.4%Added
Edgestream Partners, L.P.4,716$1.26M0.11%−1,395−22.8%Reduced
Kentucky Retirement Systems4,746$1.26M0.04%+49+1.0%Added
MainStreet Investment Advisors LLC4,784$1.28M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise4,824$1.29M0.06%+2,261+88.2%Added
Bank of Nova Scotia4,838$1.29M0.00%+729+17.7%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors4,847$1.29M0.01%+839+20.9%Added
Banco Santander, S.A.4,900$1.31M0.02%+4,900New
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd4,918$1.31M0.02%+30+0.6%Added
Norinchukin Bank, The5,025$1.34M0.02%+1,156+29.9%Added
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC5,075$1.35M0.01%−78,824−94.0%Reduced
Securian Asset Management, Inc5,088$1.36M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia) Ltd5,171$1.38M0.41%+982+23.4%Added
Hussman Strategic Advisors, Inc.5,200$1.39M0.26%00.0%Unchanged
Algert Global LLC5,291$1.41M0.06%+1,411+36.4%Added
British Columbia Investment Management Corp5,303$1.41M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky5,354$1.43M0.01%−409−7.1%Reduced
Pearl River Capital, LLC5,427$1.45M0.23%−1,983−26.8%Reduced
Magnetar Financial LLC5,438$1.45M0.03%−451−7.7%Reduced
Brown Advisory Inc5,617$1.50M0.00%−349−5.8%Reduced
Public Sector Pension Investment Board5,676$1.51M0.01%−854−13.1%Reduced
Sheets Smith Wealth Management5,678$1.51M0.22%−200−3.4%Reduced
Parsons Capital Management Inc5,679$1.51M0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Private Advisor Group, LLC5,611$1.52M0.01%+134+2.4%Added
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.5,717$1.52M0.01%−6,394−52.8%Reduced
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC5,719$1.52M0.01%+402+7.6%Added
Quantinno Capital Management LP5,798$1.54M0.09%−1,351−18.9%Reduced
Achmea Investment Management B.V.5,806$1.55M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Kensington Investment Counsel, LLC5,880$1.57M0.99%+5,880New
Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd5,935$1.58M0.04%−1,857−23.8%Reduced
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG5,970$1.59M0.02%+2,114+54.8%Added
North Star Asset Management Inc6,010$1.60M0.09%−70−1.2%Reduced
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc6,064$1.62M0.03%−121−2.0%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.6,152$1.64M0.00%+2,038+49.5%Added
Shell Asset Management Co6,228$1.66M0.07%−1,354−17.9%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.6,261$1.67M0.01%+4,344+226.6%Added
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.6,265$1.67M0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Hartford Investment Management Co6,335$1.69M0.06%−215−3.3%Reduced
Bessemer Group Inc6,413$1.71M0.00%+3,503+120.4%Added
Pacer Advisors, Inc.6,435$1.72M0.01%+1,983+44.5%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC6,464$1.72M0.01%−186−2.8%Reduced
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.6,466$1.72M0.00%−32,999−83.6%Reduced
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership6,490$1.73M0.06%−360−5.3%Reduced
LaFleur & Godfrey LLC6,619$1.76M0.26%−250−3.6%Reduced
Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company, Ltd6,633$1.77M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Absher Wealth Management, LLC6,640$1.77M0.29%+6,640New
Duality Advisers, LP6,758$1.80M0.23%+3,663+118.4%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.6,781$1.81M0.04%−1,524−18.4%Reduced
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC6,828$1.82M0.01%−64,964−90.5%Reduced
Nissay Asset Management Corp6,913$1.84M0.02%−141−2.0%Reduced
CIBC World Markets Corp6,914$1.84M0.01%+3,910+130.2%Added
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.6,997$1.86M0.02%−9,782−58.3%Reduced
AIA Group Ltd6,985$1.86M0.09%+2,270+48.1%Added
Czech National Bank6,989$1.86M0.04%−6−0.1%Reduced
Bokf, NA7,048$1.88M0.04%+196+2.9%Added
Cannell Peter B & Co Inc7,145$1.90M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado7,200$1.92M0.01%−303−4.0%Reduced
SG Americas Securities, LLC7,205$1.92M0.02%+4,517+168.0%Added
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.7,237$1.93M0.01%+427+6.3%Added
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.6,859$1.96M0.04%+134+2.0%Added
Yousif Capital Management, LLC7,672$2.04M0.02%+228+3.1%Added
Linscomb & Williams, Inc.7,781$2.07M0.11%−83−1.1%Reduced
Element Capital Management LLC7,804$2.08M0.14%+419+5.7%Added
Strategic Global Advisors, LLC7,953$2.12M0.33%−500−5.9%Reduced
ING Groep NV8,033$2.14M0.02%−1,662−17.1%Reduced
CAPROCK Group, Inc.8,084$2.15M0.16%−185−2.2%Reduced
Eos Management, L.P.8,201$2.19M1.02%00.0%Unchanged
1832 Asset Management L.P.8,244$2.20M0.00%+828+11.2%Added
Gabelli Funds LLC8,400$2.24M0.02%00.0%Unchanged