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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, Q3 2023

Institutional positions in Waters Corp as of Sep 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
651
+10 vs. Q2 2023
Shares held
57.2M
+907.4K (+1.6%) vs. Q2 2023
Total value
$15.7B
+$664.8M (+4.4%) vs. Q2 2023
New holders
70
216 more added
Sold out
60
232 more reduced

6 institutions that held it in Q2 2023 haven't filed for Q3 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 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 holdersQ3 2023: 651 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 heldQ3 2023: $15.7B
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, Q3 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q2 2023.

Institutions holding WAT in Q3 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Park Place Capital Corp197$54.0K0.02%+4+2.1%Added
Alta Advisers Ltd200$54.8K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.200$55.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Quent Capital, LLC208$57.0K0.01%−1−0.5%Reduced
Global Retirement Partners, LLC228$61.1K0.00%−153−40.2%Reduced
Ancora Advisors, LLC225$61.7K0.00%−35−13.5%Reduced
Smithfield Trust Co240$65.0K0.00%−36−13.0%Reduced
Concord Wealth Partners283$77.6K0.02%+283New
Tobam325$89.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Salem Investment Counselors Inc325$89.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co Inc340$93.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Kepos Capital LP340$93.0K0.02%+18+5.6%Added
Sentry Investment Management LLC346$95.0K0.05%−46−11.7%Reduced
Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton367$100.6K0.03%+36+10.9%Added
Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich380$104.0K0.00%+12+3.3%Added
Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators391$107.2K0.05%−24−5.8%Reduced
First Manhattan Co400$109.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
TD Private Client Wealth LLC419$114.9K0.00%+318+314.9%Added
LGT Financial Advisors LLC421$115.4K0.15%+421New
Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC436$119.6K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co458$125.6K0.00%−3−0.7%Reduced
Central Trust Co472$129.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co492$134.9K0.00%−87−15.0%Reduced
Cacti Asset Management LLC500$137.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Parallel Advisors, LLC514$140.9K0.00%+18+3.6%Added
Whittier Trust Co527$144.5K0.00%+7+1.3%Added
Sugarloaf Wealth Management, LLC541$148.3K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Assetmark, Inc546$149.7K0.00%+5+0.9%Added
Credit Agricole S A556$152.5K0.00%+556New
Colonial Trust Co560$153.6K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Clearstead Advisors, LLC598$164.0K0.01%+17+2.9%Added
Penserra Capital Management LLC638$173.0K0.00%−40−5.9%Reduced
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.636$174.4K0.02%+636New
Clean Yield Group670$178.4K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.682$187.0K0.01%−72−9.5%Reduced
Panagora Asset Management Inc734$201.3K0.00%−1,143−60.9%Reduced
RIA Advisory Group LLC737$202.1K0.09%−19−2.5%Reduced
Cetera Advisors LLC738$202.4K0.00%+738New
Boston Common Asset Management, LLC741$203.0K0.00%+741New
Middleton & Co Inc745$204.3K0.03%−25−3.2%Reduced
Northstar Asset Management LLC754$206.8K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Manchester Capital Management LLC756$207.3K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Gallacher Capital Management LLC757$207.6K0.13%+757New
Holt Capital Advisors, L.L.C. dba Holt Capital Partners, L.P.758$207.9K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co762$208.9K0.03%+762New
Quadrant Capital Group LLC765$209.8K0.02%+44+6.1%Added
IMPACTfolio, LLC771$211.4K0.15%+771New
Milestone Investment Advisors LLC775$212.5K0.06%+775New
Waldron Private Wealth LLC782$214.4K0.01%+782New
MAI Capital Management799$219.1K0.00%−19−2.3%Reduced
Shufro Rose & Co LLC800$219.4K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc.800$219.4K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Viewpoint Capital Management LLC815$223.5K0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Horizon Investments, LLC837$229.5K0.01%+11+1.3%Added
Fund Management at Engine No. 1 LLC845$231.7K0.04%+76+9.9%Added
TownSquare Capital, LLC847$232.3K0.00%+847New
Cardinal Strategic Wealth Guidance853$233.9K0.11%+853New
KilterHowling LLC867$237.7K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
Rockland Trust Co870$238.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Crestwood Advisors Group LLC875$239.9K0.01%+875New
Wahed Invest LLC895$245.4K0.08%+895New
NorthRock Partners, LLC896$245.7K0.03%+12+1.4%Added
KPP Advisory Services LLC900$246.8K0.08%+900New
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec905$248.2K0.00%−486−34.9%Reduced
Balentine LLC906$248.4K0.01%+149+19.7%Added
Financial Advisory Corp915$251.0K0.12%+915New
Profund Advisors LLC917$251.5K0.01%−23−2.4%Reduced
Power Corp of Canada918$251.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Fiera Capital Corp920$252.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Signaturefd, LLC921$252.5K0.01%+207+29.0%Added
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC937$256.9K0.00%+50+5.6%Added
Chilton Investment Co LLC942$258.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Garrison Asset Management, LLC952$261.0K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Claret Asset Management Corp957$262.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
AE Wealth Management LLC957$262.4K0.00%+12+1.3%Added
Meeder Advisory Services, Inc.978$268.2K0.03%−93−8.7%Reduced
Forte Capital LLC986$270.4K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Heritage Investment Group, Inc.1,000$274.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Mercer Global Advisors Inc998$274.0K0.00%+23+2.4%Added
Alberta Investment Management Corp1,000$274.2K0.00%−18,077−94.8%Reduced
Bristol John W & Co Inc1,000$274.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Federated Hermes, Inc.1,003$275.0K0.00%−3,539−77.9%Reduced
Symmetry Partners, LLC1,014$278.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC1,041$286.0K0.00%+132+14.5%Added
Johnson Investment Counsel Inc1,050$287.9K0.00%−7−0.7%Reduced
Tiaa Trust, National Association1,050$287.9K0.00%+1,050New
Accredited Investors Inc.1,053$288.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Caxton Associates LP1,070$293.4K0.04%−8,686−89.0%Reduced
Coldstream Capital Management Inc1,079$295.9K0.01%+7+0.7%Added
Marble Harbor Investment Counsel, LLC1,130$309.9K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Greenleaf Trust1,139$312.3K0.00%+180+18.8%Added
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd.1,160$318.1K0.01%+20+1.8%Added
Compass Ion Advisors, LLC1,160$318.1K0.05%+1,160New
Moody Lynn & Lieberson, LLC1,180$323.6K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC1,180$323.6K0.01%+44+3.9%Added
Ossiam1,193$327.1K0.01%−99−7.7%Reduced
Paradigm Asset Management Co LLC1,200$329.1K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
SevenBridge Financial Group, LLC1,200$329.1K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Savant Capital, LLC1,207$331.0K0.00%−21−1.7%Reduced
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC1,211$332.1K0.01%+1,211New