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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, Q4 2023

Institutional positions in Waters Corp as of Dec 31, 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
674
+34 vs. Q3 2023
Shares held
59.0M
+1.86M (+3.3%) vs. Q3 2023
Total value
$19.4B
+$3.77B (+24.0%) vs. Q3 2023
New holders
92
211 more added
Sold out
58
254 more reduced

11 institutions that held it in Q3 2023 haven't filed for Q4 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2023: 674 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 heldQ4 2023: $19.4B
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, Q4 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q3 2023.

Institutions holding WAT in Q4 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Principal Securities, Inc.911$299.9K0.01%+911New
Power Corp of Canada918$302.2K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Fiera Capital Corp920$302.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC923$304.0K0.00%−118−11.3%Reduced
Clean Yield Group935$307.8K0.13%+265+39.6%Added
Chilton Investment Co LLC942$310.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Garrison Asset Management, LLC952$313.4K0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Claret Asset Management Corp964$317.0K0.06%+7+0.7%Added
Profund Advisors LLC969$319.0K0.01%+52+5.7%Added
NorthRock Partners, LLC983$323.6K0.01%+87+9.7%Added
Heritage Investment Group, Inc.1,000$329.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Bristol John W & Co Inc1,000$329.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Alberta Investment Management Corp1,000$329.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Johnson Investment Counsel Inc1,050$345.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Accredited Investors Inc.1,053$346.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Advisory Corp1,057$348.0K0.16%+142+15.5%Added
Asahi Life Asset Management Co., Ltd.1,060$349.0K0.19%+1,060New
Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC1,077$354.6K0.01%+1,077New
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC1,110$365.4K0.01%−70−5.9%Reduced
Marble Harbor Investment Counsel, LLC1,130$372.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Cetera Investment Advisers1,130$372.2K0.00%−221−16.4%Reduced
Moody Lynn & Lieberson, LLC1,180$388.5K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Two Sigma Securities, LLC1,181$388.8K0.02%+1,181New
Meeder Advisory Services, Inc.1,189$391.5K0.04%+211+21.6%Added
Ossiam1,190$391.8K0.01%−3−0.3%Reduced
Nomura Holdings Inc1,190$391.8K0.00%+1,190New
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC1,197$394.1K0.02%−14−1.2%Reduced
Paradigm Asset Management Co LLC1,200$395.1K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
SevenBridge Financial Group, LLC1,200$395.1K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Alps Advisors Inc1,212$399.0K0.00%−70−5.5%Reduced
Compass Ion Advisors, LLC1,212$399.0K0.06%+52+4.5%Added
PFG Investments, LLC1,215$400.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Brighton Jones LLC1,236$407.0K0.02%+10+0.8%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC1,240$408.0K0.00%−372−23.1%Reduced
Huntington National Bank1,249$411.2K0.00%−22−1.7%Reduced
Private Wealth Partners, LLC1,250$411.5K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Dean Investment Associates, LLC1,284$422.7K0.06%−30−2.3%Reduced
Ingalls & Snyder LLC1,290$425.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Ieq Capital, LLC1,299$427.8K0.01%−212−14.0%Reduced
Kuhn & Co Investment Counsel1,312$431.9K0.44%+1,312New
National Asset Management, Inc.1,323$435.7K0.01%−389−22.7%Reduced
First Financial Bank - Trust Division1,330$437.9K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
SFE Investment Counsel1,334$439.2K0.11%−160−10.7%Reduced
Avalon Trust Co1,335$439.5K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC1,337$440.2K0.01%+400+42.7%Added
Hohimer Wealth Management, LLC1,354$445.8K0.11%+35+2.7%Added
Brave Asset Management Inc1,366$449.7K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James Trust N.A.1,379$454.0K0.01%+1,379New
Forte Capital LLC1,381$454.7K0.06%+395+40.1%Added
Public Sector Pension Investment Board1,394$458.9K0.00%−4,971−78.1%Reduced
Beaton Management Co. Inc.1,402$462.0K0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Atlas Brown,Inc.1,412$464.9K0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Tokio Marine Asset Management Co Ltd1,413$465.2K0.03%+49+3.6%Added
Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc1,422$468.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Keybank National Association1,439$473.8K0.00%−308−17.6%Reduced
Rice Partnership, LLC1,447$476.4K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Seeds Investor LLC1,452$478.0K0.54%+1,452New
Coastline Trust Co1,459$480.3K0.06%−280−16.1%Reduced
Walleye Trading LLC1,464$482.0K0.01%−4,991−77.3%Reduced
FDx Advisors, Inc.1,467$483.0K0.04%−315−17.7%Reduced
Vontobel Holding Ltd.1,468$483.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Phoenix Holdings Ltd.1,470$493.2K0.01%+1,470New
FJ Investments, LLC1,500$493.8K0.02%+1,500New
V-Square Quantitative Management LLC1,509$496.8K0.12%+261+20.9%Added
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S1,514$498.0K0.01%−40−2.6%Reduced
Cresset Asset Management, LLC1,521$500.8K0.00%−100−6.2%Reduced
Lowe Brockenbrough & Co Inc1,528$503.1K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
RSM US Wealth Management LLC1,540$507.0K0.01%+1,540New
Gitterman Wealth Management, LLC1,560$513.6K0.23%+1,560New
Pitcairn Co1,570$516.9K0.04%−326−17.2%Reduced
Wetherby Asset Management Inc1,593$524.5K0.03%−166−9.4%Reduced
Squarepoint Ops LLC1,602$527.4K0.00%−14,920−90.3%Reduced
Savant Capital, LLC1,610$530.1K0.01%+403+33.4%Added
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC1,614$531.4K0.01%−268−14.2%Reduced
Everence Capital Management Inc1,646$542.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Canvas Wealth Advisors, LLC1,775$546.6K0.20%+1,775New
Lido Advisors, LLC1,669$549.4K0.01%−19,811−92.2%Reduced
Charter Research & Investment Group, Inc.1,700$559.7K0.46%00.0%Unchanged
MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC1,710$563.0K0.54%+1,710New
Mitchell McLeod Pugh & Williams Inc1,729$569.2K0.15%−10−0.6%Reduced
Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group, LLC1,734$570.9K0.07%+123+7.6%Added
Brown, Lisle/Cummings, Inc.1,769$582.4K0.22%00.0%Unchanged
Sonen Capital LLC1,786$588.0K1.11%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp1,848$608.4K0.00%+63+3.5%Added
NorthCrest Asset Manangement, LLC1,861$612.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC1,872$616.3K0.02%+7+0.4%Added
Credit Agricole S A1,873$616.6K0.01%+1,317+236.9%Added
Oak Ridge Investments LLC1,882$619.6K0.07%−111−5.6%Reduced
First Personal Financial Services1,928$634.8K0.15%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC1,977$650.9K0.01%+322+19.5%Added
Fernwood Investment Management, LLC2,025$666.7K0.22%00.0%Unchanged
Park Avenue Securities LLC2,061$679.0K0.01%−178−7.9%Reduced
Empirical Finance, LLC2,076$683.5K0.05%+17+0.8%Added
Norinchukin Bank, The2,083$685.8K0.02%−215−9.4%Reduced
Centiva Capital, LP2,098$690.7K0.04%+2,098New
Bokf, NA2,101$691.7K0.01%+2+0.1%Added
Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund2,106$693.4K0.05%−34−1.6%Reduced
Outlook Wealth Advisors, LLC2,121$698.3K0.24%−554−20.7%Reduced
AXS Investments LLC2,123$699.0K0.17%−359−14.5%Reduced
Mondrian Investment Partners LTD2,179$717.4K0.01%+2,179New