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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
Headinvest, LLC25,384$6.87M1.49%+15+0.1%Added
Banque Pictet & Cie SA26,612$7.30M0.09%−170−0.6%Reduced
Franklin Resources Inc27,193$7.46M0.00%−47,345−63.5%Reduced
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina27,302$7.49M0.04%+103+0.4%Added
Toronto Dominion Bank27,305$7.49M0.01%−7,988−22.6%Reduced
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.27,445$7.53M0.04%+21,728+380.1%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.27,614$7.57M0.02%+178+0.6%Added
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.27,866$7.64M0.04%−327−1.2%Reduced
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.28,033$7.69M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Sawgrass Asset Management LLC28,332$7.77M0.94%−1,502−5.0%Reduced
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC29,354$8.05M0.06%+1,072+3.8%Added
Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC29,725$8.15M2.01%−376−1.2%Reduced
Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC29,834$8.16M0.47%+2,592+9.5%Added
Harvey Investment Co LLC30,396$8.34M1.09%+6,732+28.4%Added
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.30,660$8.41M0.01%−22,120−41.9%Reduced
Willis Investment Counsel30,799$8.45M0.64%+755+2.5%Added
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA31,716$8.70M0.01%+31,716New
Baldwin Brothers Inc31,772$8.71M0.75%+92+0.3%Added
Independent Investors Inc31,867$8.74M2.22%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James & Associates32,302$8.86M0.01%−160.0%Reduced
Natixis Advisors, L.P.32,447$8.90M0.03%+7,816+31.7%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board32,910$9.02M0.03%−843−2.5%Reduced
Macquarie Group Ltd32,958$9.04M0.01%+5,979+22.2%Added
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)33,133$9.09M0.04%+2,671+8.8%Added
UniSuper Management Pty Ltd33,303$9.13M0.11%−92−0.3%Reduced
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D33,381$9.15M0.03%−1,036−3.0%Reduced
Parthenon LLC33,496$9.18M1.38%−320−0.9%Reduced
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.33,746$9.25M0.04%−815−2.4%Reduced
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund33,992$9.32M0.17%−582−1.7%Reduced
Unigestion Holding SA33,925$9.34M0.57%+147+0.4%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA34,591$9.49M0.02%−14,869−30.1%Reduced
Tikehau Investment Management34,930$9.58M7.79%−11,252−24.4%Reduced
Hutchinson Capital Management35,384$9.70M2.28%−292−0.8%Reduced
Citigroup Inc35,756$9.80M0.01%−41,409−53.7%Reduced
Vident Advisory, LLC35,946$9.86M0.31%+35,946New
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd36,830$10.1M0.05%+2,966+8.8%Added
River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP36,889$10.1M2.37%−10,592−22.3%Reduced
Swedbank AB37,069$10.2M0.02%−3,318−8.2%Reduced
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC37,632$10.3M0.05%−36,099−49.0%Reduced
Voya Investment Management LLC39,060$10.7M0.01%−1,246−3.1%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC39,210$10.8M0.01%+27,901+246.7%Added
Logan Capital Management Inc42,718$11.7M0.60%−5,214−10.9%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.43,432$11.9M0.02%−987−2.2%Reduced
APG Asset Management N.V.46,520$12.8M0.03%−5,192−10.0%Reduced
NFJ Investment Group, LLC46,761$12.8M0.37%−5,750−11.0%Reduced
Hikari Power Ltd47,320$13.0M1.27%+250+0.5%Added
FMR LLC48,035$13.2M0.00%+16,914+54.3%Added
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC49,841$13.7M0.04%−2,697−5.1%Reduced
Man Group plc–$14.3M0.04%––
Prudential Financial Inc53,132$14.6M0.02%−104−0.2%Reduced
LGT Group Foundation53,874$14.6M0.36%+553+1.0%Added
Great West Life Assurance Co54,257$14.9M0.04%+368+0.7%Added
C Partners Holding GmbH54,850$15.0M4.15%−4,236−7.2%Reduced
Baillie Gifford & Co55,313$15.2M0.01%−2,065−3.6%Reduced
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.55,889$15.3M0.03%+4,936+9.7%Added
SEI Investments Co56,195$15.4M0.03%−637−1.1%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc57,751$15.8M0.02%−2,709−4.5%Reduced
Jensen Investment Management Inc59,442$16.3M0.13%+4,680+8.5%Added
New York State Teachers Retirement System61,257$16.8M0.04%−2,481−3.9%Reduced
AXA S.A.61,526$16.9M0.06%−11,704−16.0%Reduced
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC62,921$17.3M0.11%−1,544−2.4%Reduced
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System64,225$17.6M0.04%−3,262−4.8%Reduced
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans65,220$17.9M0.04%−10,031−13.3%Reduced
C WorldWide Group Holding A/S69,197$19.0M0.26%+185+0.3%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp69,260$19.0M0.05%−85,293−55.2%Reduced
Umb Bank N A70,855$19.4M0.31%00.0%Unchanged
Oversea-Chinese Banking CORP Ltd73,037$20.0M0.92%+73,037New
KBC Group NV77,675$21.3M0.09%−95,963−55.3%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc77,925$21.4M0.00%−1,359−1.7%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The80,477$22.1M0.01%−86,901−51.9%Reduced
Schroder Investment Management Group81,376$22.3M0.03%−12,745−13.5%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc81,648$22.4M0.01%+49,137+151.1%Added
Investment Management Corp of Ontario81,790$22.4M0.88%−48,210−37.1%Reduced
Aviva PLC87,545$24.0M0.10%−2,666−3.0%Reduced
Woodline Partners LP87,627$24.0M0.28%+87,627New
Boston Financial Mangement LLC89,140$24.4M0.91%+22,931+34.6%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP90,262$24.8M0.04%+5,171+6.1%Added
Nuance Investments, LLC91,974$25.2M0.62%−18,999−17.1%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System92,238$25.3M0.04%−2,600−2.7%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company94,871$26.0M0.01%+4,788+5.3%Added
Primecap Management Co97,659$26.8M0.02%+9,615+10.9%Added
National Pension Service103,355$27.7M0.04%−1,422−1.4%Reduced
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.103,044$28.3M0.95%00.0%Unchanged
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.104,456$28.6M0.18%+3,262+3.2%Added
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc106,447$29.2M2.88%+444+0.4%Added
Credit Suisse AG107,722$29.5M0.03%−468−0.4%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co111,712$30.6M0.00%−13,876−11.0%Reduced
California Public Employees Retirement System111,820$30.7M0.03%+429+0.4%Added
Glenmede Trust Co NA114,362$31.4M0.18%−7,586−6.2%Reduced
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co121,095$33.2M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of Montreal123,806$34.3M0.02%+6,526+5.6%Added
HSBC Holdings PLC132,658$36.4M0.04%−73,575−35.7%Reduced
Barclays PLC133,069$36.5M0.02%+9,922+8.1%Added
TD Asset Management Inc134,708$36.9M0.04%−11,965−8.2%Reduced
Anchor Capital Advisors LLC135,731$37.2M1.04%−6,431−4.5%Reduced
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.142,810$39.2M0.12%+2,207+1.6%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.144,522$39.6M0.03%−504−0.3%Reduced
Madison Asset Management, LLC147,529$40.5M0.59%+2,853+2.0%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale152,749$42.0M0.10%+890+0.6%Added
Mackenzie Financial Corp172,543$45.7M0.08%−246−0.1%Reduced