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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
O'Rourke & Company, Inc2,182$718.0K0.46%00.0%Unchanged
Bailard, Inc.2,224$732.2K0.02%+280+14.4%Added
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions, Inc.2,267$746.4K0.00%+257+12.8%Added
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.2,300$757.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Intech Investment Management LLC2,360$777.0K0.01%−5,657−70.6%Reduced
E. Ohman J:or Asset Management AB2,364$778.3K0.03%−600−20.2%Reduced
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co2,406$792.1K0.04%−40−1.6%Reduced
Ballentine Partners, LLC2,422$797.4K0.02%+1,057+77.4%Added
Trust Co of Vermont2,425$798.4K0.05%−59−2.4%Reduced
Man Group plc2,429$799.7K0.00%––
Semanteon Capital Management, LP2,527$832.0K0.56%+2,527New
Hyperion Capital Advisors LP2,635$867.5K0.47%−123−4.5%Reduced
Simplex Trading, LLC2,660$875.0K0.03%−369−12.2%Reduced
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC2,713$893.2K0.01%−11,974−81.5%Reduced
Teacher Retirement System of Texas2,715$894.0K0.01%−1,860−40.7%Reduced
Bridgewater Associates, LP2,732$899.5K0.01%−8,374−75.4%Reduced
First Hawaiian Bank2,742$902.7K0.03%−574−17.3%Reduced
Becker Capital Management Inc2,750$905.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Aberdeen Wealth Management LLC2,762$909.3K0.66%00.0%Unchanged
Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company, Ltd2,787$918.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Wealthfront Advisers LLC2,824$929.7K0.00%+1,237+77.9%Added
Artia Global Partners LP2,845$936.7K0.37%00.0%Unchanged
South Dakota Investment Council2,890$951.0K0.02%−900−23.7%Reduced
Grandfield & Dodd, LLC2,910$958.1K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC2,920$961.4K0.03%+2,920New
Virtu Financial LLC2,921$962.0K0.08%+2,921New
Prudential PLC2,934$966.0K0.01%+505+20.8%Added
US Bancorp2,948$970.6K0.00%+743+33.7%Added
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec2,988$983.7K0.00%−9,826−76.7%Reduced
Fortis Capital Management LLC3,000$987.7K0.25%00.0%Unchanged
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board3,040$1.00M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Coldstream Capital Management Inc3,065$1.01M0.03%+1,986+184.1%Added
Trillium Asset Management, LLC3,109$1.02M0.03%−657−17.4%Reduced
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC3,111$1.02M0.01%−328−9.5%Reduced
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd3,123$1.03M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fulton Bank, N.A.3,139$1.03M0.05%−219−6.5%Reduced
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC3,149$1.04M0.00%−236,217−98.7%Reduced
Suvretta Capital Management, LLC3,150$1.04M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd.3,150$1.04M0.05%+1,990+171.6%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC3,172$1.04M0.01%−55−1.7%Reduced
Cerity Partners LLC3,225$1.06M0.00%+671+26.3%Added
Neuberger Berman Group LLC3,277$1.08M0.00%−144−4.2%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.3,283$1.08M0.00%+1,146+53.6%Added
Lederer & Associates Investment Counsel3,304$1.09M0.81%−35−1.0%Reduced
Veriti Management LLC3,306$1.09M0.10%+615+22.9%Added
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC3,348$1.10M0.01%+97+3.0%Added
Mather Group, LLC.3,387$1.12M0.02%+1,007+42.3%Added
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC3,475$1.14M0.00%+172+5.2%Added
Bank of Stockton3,691$1.15M0.38%−121−3.2%Reduced
D.A. Davidson & Co.3,535$1.16M0.01%+75+2.2%Added
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System3,600$1.19M0.02%−100−2.7%Reduced
Mission Wealth Management, LP3,606$1.19M0.04%+201+5.9%Added
Entropy Technologies, LP3,635$1.20M0.22%+3,635New
Securian Asset Management, Inc3,716$1.22M0.03%−430−10.4%Reduced
Welch & Forbes LLC3,744$1.23M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Blair William & Co3,754$1.24M0.00%+254+7.3%Added
JPL Wealth Management, LLC3,793$1.25M0.90%+3,793New
Ostrum Asset Management3,794$1.25M0.11%−1,564−29.2%Reduced
Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.3,851$1.27M0.02%−120−3.0%Reduced
Diversified Trust Co3,880$1.28M0.04%+79+2.1%Added
Hartford Investment Management Co3,993$1.31M0.05%−2,173−35.2%Reduced
Highline Wealth Partners LLC4,000$1.32M0.64%00.0%Unchanged
Toroso Investments, LLC4,075$1.34M0.03%−655−13.8%Reduced
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Inc4,195$1.38M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
JustInvest LLC4,299$1.42M0.04%+357+9.1%Added
Pensionfund Sabic4,300$1.42M0.45%00.0%Unchanged
M&T Bank Corp4,421$1.46M0.01%−230−4.9%Reduced
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System4,470$1.47M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Pathstone Holdings, LLC4,472$1.47M0.01%+4,472New
Truist Financial Corp4,505$1.48M0.00%+845+23.1%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc4,508$1.48M0.03%+93+2.1%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC4,530$1.49M0.00%−18,229−80.1%Reduced
Metis Global Partners, LLC4,586$1.51M0.06%+116+2.6%Added
Massmutual Trust Co FSB4,615$1.52M0.05%+87+1.9%Added
HM Payson & Co4,660$1.53M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Pacer Advisors, Inc.4,668$1.54M0.00%−4,215−47.5%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors4,706$1.55M0.01%+226+5.0%Added
Kentucky Retirement Systems4,731$1.56M0.05%−63−1.3%Reduced
MainStreet Investment Advisors LLC4,802$1.58M0.18%+137+2.9%Added
Shell Asset Management Co4,802$1.58M0.07%−1,396−22.5%Reduced
Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd4,891$1.61M0.05%−582−10.6%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.4,937$1.63M0.03%−1,943−28.2%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd4,949$1.63M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
CI Private Wealth, LLC4,992$1.64M0.00%+707+16.5%Added
Unigestion Holding SA5,085$1.67M0.09%−28,840−85.0%Reduced
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky5,098$1.68M0.02%−256−4.8%Reduced
Allianz Asset Management GmbH5,150$1.70M0.00%−2,856−35.7%Reduced
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.5,246$1.73M0.01%+920+21.3%Added
Guardian Capital Advisors LP5,690$1.77M0.18%+5,690New
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd5,461$1.80M0.02%−4,250−43.8%Reduced
Ethic Inc.5,522$1.82M0.05%+1,569+39.7%Added
Brown Advisory Inc5,637$1.86M0.00%+20+0.4%Added
Sheets Smith Wealth Management5,678$1.87M0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC5,683$1.87M0.01%−725−11.3%Reduced
Parsons Capital Management Inc5,692$1.87M0.13%+20+0.4%Added
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC6,042$1.88M0.02%−3,942−39.5%Reduced
Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC6,042$1.88M0.02%−3,942−39.5%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC5,729$1.89M0.01%+95+1.7%Added
LaFleur & Godfrey LLC5,754$1.89M0.28%−600−9.4%Reduced
North Star Asset Management Inc5,755$1.89M0.10%−209−3.5%Reduced