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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
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG5,837$1.92M0.02%−182−3.0%Reduced
PEAK6 Investments LLC5,918$1.95M0.08%+5,918New
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.5,967$1.97M0.04%−335−5.3%Reduced
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc5,990$1.97M0.04%−74−1.2%Reduced
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC6,016$1.98M0.01%−154−2.5%Reduced
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co6,025$1.98M0.07%+1,450+31.7%Added
Bessemer Group Inc6,198$2.04M0.00%−187−2.9%Reduced
Kensington Investment Counsel, LLC6,247$2.06M1.08%+96+1.6%Added
Vestcor Inc6,355$2.09M0.07%−519−7.6%Reduced
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership6,365$2.10M0.07%−50−0.8%Reduced
Colony Group, LLC6,539$2.15M0.03%+6,539New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado6,599$2.17M0.01%−211−3.1%Reduced
Liontrust Investment Partners LLP6,646$2.19M0.03%+280+4.4%Added
Cannell Peter B & Co Inc6,689$2.20M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund6,692$2.20M0.04%−1,257−15.8%Reduced
Absher Wealth Management, LLC6,717$2.21M0.33%−600−8.2%Reduced
British Columbia Investment Management Corp6,802$2.24M0.02%+1,431+26.6%Added
CWM Advisors, LLC7,017$2.31M0.25%+393+5.9%Added
MML Investors Services, LLC7,068$2.33M0.01%+1,216+20.8%Added
Vident Advisory, LLC7,128$2.35M0.06%−28,818−80.2%Reduced
Yousif Capital Management, LLC7,202$2.37M0.03%−269−3.6%Reduced
Northwest Investment Counselors, LLC7,240$2.38M0.64%+1,369+23.3%Added
Bank of Nova Scotia7,347$2.42M0.00%+1,864+34.0%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.7,381$2.43M0.00%−2,791−27.4%Reduced
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC7,978$2.43M0.09%+7,978New
Nissay Asset Management Corp7,401$2.44M0.02%+263+3.7%Added
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co Ltd7,470$2.46M0.29%−5,500−42.4%Reduced
CIBC World Markets Inc.7,600$2.50M0.01%+4,531+147.6%Added
Gabelli Funds LLC7,600$2.50M0.02%−400−5.0%Reduced
CIBC World Markets Corp7,609$2.51M0.01%+4,347+133.3%Added
Storebrand Asset Management AS7,661$2.52M0.01%+926+13.7%Added
Linscomb & Williams, Inc.7,735$2.55M0.14%−47−0.6%Reduced
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC7,905$2.60M0.03%−385−4.6%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.7,906$2.60M0.00%−867−9.9%Reduced
Meridian Wealth Management, LLC8,011$2.64M0.17%+8,011New
Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC8,056$2.65M0.92%+8,056New
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.8,185$2.70M0.03%+1,100+15.5%Added
Eos Management, L.P.8,201$2.70M1.19%00.0%Unchanged
AIA Group Ltd8,208$2.70M0.11%−49−0.6%Reduced
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)8,222$2.71M0.03%+5,683+223.8%Added
CIBC Asset Management Inc8,273$2.72M0.01%−407−4.7%Reduced
Glenview Trust Co8,437$2.78M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Lafayette Investments, Inc.8,462$2.79M0.69%+267+3.3%Added
Quantinno Capital Management LP8,495$2.80M0.10%+141+1.7%Added
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.8,545$2.81M0.02%+451+5.6%Added
Guardian Capital LP8,734$2.88M0.10%+8,734New
Pinnacle Associates Ltd8,851$2.91M0.05%+123+1.4%Added
Burney Co8,984$2.96M0.12%−1,302−12.7%Reduced
Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc9,085$2.99M0.20%−360−3.8%Reduced
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise9,208$3.03M0.13%+5,309+136.2%Added
New York Life Investment Management LLC9,265$3.05M0.03%+59+0.6%Added
Ci Investments Inc.9,281$3.06M0.02%−167−1.8%Reduced
Tredje AP-fonden9,358$3.08M0.04%−381−3.9%Reduced
Argyle Capital Management Inc.9,400$3.09M1.28%−400−4.1%Reduced
SG Americas Securities, LLC9,517$3.13M0.03%−759−7.4%Reduced
ProShare Advisors LLC9,658$3.18M0.01%−793−7.6%Reduced
Degroof Petercam Asset Management9,693$3.19M0.04%+9,693New
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.8,697$3.20M0.03%+242+2.9%Added
Banco Santander, S.A.9,857$3.25M0.04%+1,198+13.8%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC9,897$3.26M0.01%−56−0.6%Reduced
Kinneret Advisory, LLC10,087$3.32M0.37%−64−0.6%Reduced
Utah Retirement Systems10,128$3.33M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Investment Counsel, LLC10,140$3.34M1.26%+10,140New
Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP10,262$3.38M0.24%+797+8.4%Added
Czech National Bank10,355$3.41M0.05%+11+0.1%Added
LPL Financial LLC10,475$3.45M0.00%+1,198+12.9%Added
Comerica Bank10,616$3.49M0.02%+515+5.1%Added
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.10,646$3.50M0.01%−20,014−65.3%Reduced
Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc10,779$3.55M0.38%+80+0.7%Added
Mariner, LLC10,810$3.56M0.01%+6,539+153.1%Added
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)10,878$3.58M0.02%+31+0.3%Added
Creative Planning11,302$3.72M0.01%+5,865+107.9%Added
Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc11,469$3.78M0.23%+34+0.3%Added
Forsta Ap-Fonden12,100$3.98M0.04%−1,200−9.0%Reduced
Texas Permanent School Fund12,208$4.02M0.03%−40.0%Reduced
IFM Investors Pty Ltd12,379$4.08M0.05%−683−5.2%Reduced
Hunter Perkins Capital Management, LLC12,526$4.12M0.86%+3,941+45.9%Added
S&CO Inc12,533$4.13M0.32%+1,973+18.7%Added
Leavell Investment Management, Inc.12,548$4.13M0.26%−25−0.2%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC12,871$4.24M0.01%+176+1.4%Added
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys12,948$4.26M0.03%+1,064+9.0%Added
UBS Group AG12,971$4.27M0.00%−974−7.0%Reduced
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue12,975$4.27M0.05%−515−3.8%Reduced
Retirement Systems of Alabama13,031$4.29M0.02%−332−2.5%Reduced
AustralianSuper Pty Ltd13,066$4.30M0.03%+3,194+32.4%Added
PDT Partners, LLC13,085$4.31M0.48%+5,800+79.6%Added
Wesleyan Assurance Society13,180$4.34M0.43%00.0%Unchanged
Mengis Capital Management, Inc.13,500$4.44M0.83%00.0%Unchanged
Xponance, Inc.13,649$4.49M0.05%−808−5.6%Reduced
Commerce Bank13,952$4.59M0.03%−1,016−6.8%Reduced
PGGM Investments14,211$4.68M0.07%−3,887−21.5%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank14,621$4.81M0.04%−774−5.0%Reduced
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department14,947$4.92M0.02%+5,576+59.5%Added
DnB Asset Management AS15,365$5.06M0.03%−3,754−19.6%Reduced
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.15,394$5.07M0.24%−4,383−22.2%Reduced
Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc15,435$5.08M1.04%−30.0%Reduced
Investment House LLC15,515$5.11M0.36%−149−1.0%Reduced
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund15,813$5.21M0.07%−3,069−16.3%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP15,983$5.26M0.01%+3,851+31.7%Added
Arizona State Retirement System16,244$5.35M0.04%+138+0.9%Added