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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
Great West Life Assurance Co53,889$14.4M0.03%−7,266−11.9%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc53,862$14.4M0.00%−13,007−19.5%Reduced
LGT Group Foundation53,321$14.2M0.34%+11,975+29.0%Added
Prudential Financial Inc53,236$14.2M0.02%−2,316−4.2%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.52,780$14.1M0.02%−79,115−60.0%Reduced
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC52,538$14.0M0.04%−17,359−24.8%Reduced
NFJ Investment Group, LLC52,511$14.0M0.37%+52,511New
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.50,953$13.6M0.03%+6,305+14.1%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA49,460$13.2M0.03%−10,673−17.7%Reduced
Logan Capital Management Inc47,932$12.8M0.61%−3,401−6.6%Reduced
River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP47,481$12.7M2.50%−130−0.3%Reduced
APG Asset Management N.V.51,712$12.6M0.03%−4,060−7.3%Reduced
Hikari Power Ltd47,070$12.5M1.21%+280+0.6%Added
Tikehau Investment Management46,182$12.3M7.27%+14,672+46.6%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.44,419$11.8M0.02%−9,767−18.0%Reduced
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.43,479$11.6M0.05%+3,448+8.6%Added
Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC41,928$11.2M0.19%−62,812−60.0%Reduced
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.41,595$11.1M0.03%−38,396−48.0%Reduced
Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC40,688$10.8M1.88%+28,821+242.9%Added
Swedbank AB40,387$10.8M0.02%+38+0.1%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC40,306$10.7M0.01%+2,828+7.5%Added
Andra AP-fonden39,040$10.4M0.26%+8,700+28.7%Added
Intech Investment Management LLC38,560$10.3M0.11%−164,692−81.0%Reduced
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd36,602$9.76M0.04%−79,440−68.5%Reduced
Hutchinson Capital Management35,676$9.51M2.23%+35,676New
Toronto Dominion Bank35,293$9.40M0.01%+994+2.9%Added
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund34,574$9.21M0.19%+578+1.7%Added
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.34,561$9.21M0.03%−563−1.6%Reduced
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D34,417$9.17M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd33,864$9.03M0.04%+8,474+33.4%Added
Parthenon LLC33,816$9.01M1.30%00.0%Unchanged
State of Wisconsin Investment Board33,753$9.00M0.03%−3,028−8.2%Reduced
UniSuper Management Pty Ltd33,395$8.90M0.10%+33,395New
Unigestion Holding SA33,778$8.85M0.51%−1,017−2.9%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc32,511$8.67M0.00%+6,906+27.0%Added
Raymond James & Associates32,318$8.61M0.01%+12,550+63.5%Added
Independent Investors Inc31,867$8.49M1.97%00.0%Unchanged
Baldwin Brothers Inc31,680$8.44M0.69%−695−2.1%Reduced
Squarepoint Ops LLC31,458$8.38M0.05%−19,409−38.2%Reduced
Pinebridge Investments, L.P.31,349$8.36M0.09%−15,763−33.5%Reduced
FMR LLC31,121$8.30M0.00%−444,530−93.5%Reduced
Bridgewater Associates, LP30,861$8.23M0.05%+11,505+59.4%Added
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)30,462$8.12M0.04%−16,772−35.5%Reduced
Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC30,101$8.02M1.92%−1,973−6.2%Reduced
Willis Investment Counsel30,044$8.01M0.52%+30,044New
Pictet Asset Management SA29,869$7.96M0.01%−193,172−86.6%Reduced
Sawgrass Asset Management LLC29,834$7.95M0.98%+29,834New
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio29,305$7.81M0.03%−3,518−10.7%Reduced
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC28,282$7.54M0.06%−141−0.5%Reduced
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.28,193$7.51M0.04%+3,682+15.0%Added
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.28,033$7.47M0.07%−1,800−6.0%Reduced
Headinvest, LLC25,369$7.40M1.59%+350+1.4%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.27,436$7.31M0.02%−3,808−12.2%Reduced
Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC27,242$7.26M0.43%+27,242New
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd27,205$7.25M0.11%+721+2.7%Added
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina27,199$7.25M0.04%−4,979−15.5%Reduced
Macquarie Group Ltd26,979$7.19M0.01%−6,637−19.7%Reduced
Banque Pictet & Cie SA26,782$7.14M0.06%+7,457+38.6%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board26,150$6.97M0.01%−24,485−48.4%Reduced
PGGM Investments25,519$6.80M0.11%−1,413−5.2%Reduced
Natixis Advisors, L.P.24,631$6.57M0.02%+7,410+43.0%Added
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main24,152$6.44M0.01%−2,252−8.5%Reduced
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.23,963$6.39M0.03%−420−1.7%Reduced
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec23,886$6.37M0.02%+800+3.5%Added
Harvey Investment Co LLC23,664$6.31M0.82%+9,672+69.1%Added
Royal London Asset Management Ltd23,039$6.14M0.02%+2,246+10.8%Added
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.22,635$6.03M0.01%+616+2.8%Added
Progressive Investment Management Corp22,231$5.93M1.85%−268−1.2%Reduced
Formuepleje A/S21,735$5.79M0.51%−7,810−26.4%Reduced
GHP Investment Advisors, Inc.19,853$5.79M0.34%+1,253+6.7%Added
Westpac Banking Corp21,515$5.73M0.40%−4,863−18.4%Reduced
Gotham Asset Management, LLC21,101$5.62M0.12%+14,284+209.5%Added
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.20,945$5.58M0.27%+20,945New
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC20,707$5.52M0.06%+11,412+122.8%Added
Alberta Investment Management Corp19,077$5.08M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Motley Fool Asset Management LLC18,388$4.90M0.44%+18,388New
Korea Investment CORP18,034$4.81M0.01%−25,064−58.2%Reduced
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc17,932$4.78M0.01%−1,080−5.7%Reduced
MetLife Investment Management17,412$4.64M0.03%−268−1.5%Reduced
Investment House LLC17,234$4.59M0.34%−3,089−15.2%Reduced
State of Michigan Retirement System16,897$4.50M0.03%+600+3.7%Added
American International Group, Inc.16,895$4.50M0.03%+360+2.2%Added
Arizona State Retirement System16,107$4.29M0.03%−1,164−6.7%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank16,062$4.28M0.03%−1,120−6.5%Reduced
Commerce Bank16,038$4.27M0.03%+2,366+17.3%Added
Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc15,353$4.09M0.98%+19+0.1%Added
Handelsbanken Fonder AB14,892$3.97M0.02%+3,791+34.2%Added
DnB Asset Management AS14,698$3.92M0.02%+2,238+18.0%Added
Stifel Financial Corp14,536$3.87M0.01%+8,585+144.3%Added
Forsta Ap-Fonden14,100$3.76M0.04%+500+3.7%Added
Xponance, Inc.14,082$3.75M0.05%+268+1.9%Added
USS Investment Management Ltd13,826$3.69M0.04%+675+5.1%Added
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue13,740$3.66M0.04%−271−1.9%Reduced
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund13,582$3.62M0.04%−1,300−8.7%Reduced
Mengis Capital Management, Inc.13,500$3.60M0.72%00.0%Unchanged
Retirement Systems of Alabama13,417$3.58M0.02%−4,143−23.6%Reduced
Wesleyan Assurance Society13,180$3.51M0.38%00.0%Unchanged
Leavell Investment Management, Inc.12,973$3.46M0.23%00.0%Unchanged
Vestcor Inc12,941$3.45M0.13%−1,488−10.3%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC12,865$3.43M0.00%+980+8.2%Added