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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
Wells Fargo & Company96,018$31.6M0.01%+1,147+1.2%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale96,338$31.9M0.07%−56,411−36.9%Reduced
Aviva PLC98,097$32.3M0.12%+10,552+12.1%Added
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.103,044$33.9M1.04%00.0%Unchanged
National Pension Service103,355$34.0M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Credit Suisse AG108,151$35.6M0.03%+429+0.4%Added
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc109,453$36.0M3.26%+3,006+2.8%Added
Glenmede Trust Co NA112,436$37.0M0.19%−1,926−1.7%Reduced
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.119,786$39.4M0.11%−23,024−16.1%Reduced
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co121,095$39.9M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Rhumbline Advisers125,727$41.4M0.04%−52,219−29.3%Reduced
Millennium Management LLC126,216$41.6M0.04%+108,198+600.5%Added
Raymond James & Associates127,879$42.1M0.03%+95,577+295.9%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc130,703$43.0M0.01%−76,044−36.8%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc136,755$45.0M0.14%+135,757+13,602.9%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.143,058$47.1M0.03%−1,464−1.0%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc148,218$48.8M0.01%−34,407−18.8%Reduced
Bank of Montreal146,883$49.2M0.03%+23,077+18.6%Added
Barclays PLC151,843$50.0M0.03%+18,774+14.1%Added
Cambiar Investors LLC171,506$56.5M2.22%+982+0.6%Added
HSBC Holdings PLC175,724$57.9M0.05%+43,066+32.5%Added
Swiss National Bank184,800$60.8M0.04%−5,100−2.7%Reduced
Madison Asset Management, LLC187,483$61.7M0.84%+39,954+27.1%Added
Mackenzie Financial Corp191,502$63.0M0.10%+18,959+11.0%Added
Deutsche Bank AG199,173$65.6M0.03%+10,216+5.4%Added
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership199,319$65.6M0.10%+15,633+8.5%Added
First Trust Advisors LP203,835$67.1M0.07%−2,996−1.4%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund208,655$68.7M0.10%−5,597−2.6%Reduced
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC211,541$69.6M0.02%−16,049−7.1%Reduced
Newport Trust Co214,647$70.7M0.19%−7,700−3.5%Reduced
Fenimore Asset Management Inc227,250$74.8M1.74%+41,638+22.4%Added
Standard Life Aberdeen plc229,398$75.5M0.16%+27,547+13.6%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC233,809$76.7M0.08%+194,749+498.6%Added
Beck Mack & Oliver LLC243,907$80.3M1.87%+1,622+0.7%Added
Royal Bank of Canada244,452$80.5M0.02%+30,196+14.1%Added
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.249,497$82.1M0.20%+232,708+1,386.1%Added
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.259,691$85.5M0.39%+155,235+148.6%Added
Robeco Schweiz AG322,542$106.2M1.78%+7,317+2.3%Added
Amundi352,406$106.6M0.05%−35,203−9.1%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc324,418$106.8M0.07%−508,477−61.0%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP346,812$114.2M0.03%+18,946+5.8%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc357,257$117.6M0.03%+13,093+3.8%Added
Findlay Park Partners LLP372,969$122.8M1.21%+88,454+31.1%Added
Principal Financial Group Inc374,813$123.4M0.08%+5,002+1.4%Added
Bank of America Corp383,348$126.2M0.01%−33,107−7.9%Reduced
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc394,475$129.9M0.05%+5,863+1.5%Added
Nuance Investments, LLC419,363$138.1M3.16%+327,389+356.0%Added
TD Asset Management Inc425,219$140.0M0.14%+290,511+215.7%Added
Legal & General Group Plc523,563$172.4M0.05%−52,870−9.2%Reduced
Van Eck Associates Corp562,993$185.4M0.34%+12,247+2.2%Added
Boston Trust Walden Corp582,048$191.6M1.45%+10,550+1.8%Added
London Co of Virginia586,665$193.1M1.09%+7,829+1.4%Added
Mawer Investment Management Ltd.600,436$197.7M1.01%−4,216−0.7%Reduced
Morgan Stanley604,894$199.1M0.02%+126,526+26.4%Added
Norges Bank626,571$206.3M0.04%+60,750+10.7%Added
Northern Trust Corp674,825$222.2M0.04%−38,800−5.4%Reduced
Janus Henderson Group PLC709,074$233.4M0.14%+5,216+0.7%Added
Impax Asset Management Group plc744,663$245.2M0.98%−30,877−4.0%Reduced
Ako Capital LLP771,922$254.1M3.62%+300,158+63.6%Added
Champlain Investment Partners, LLC785,129$258.5M1.53%−18,505−2.3%Reduced
Wellington Management Group LLP812,124$267.4M0.05%−239,430−22.8%Reduced
Nordea Investment Management AB973,537$322.0M0.41%+550,112+129.9%Added
Invesco Ltd.1,027,708$338.4M0.08%−64,751−5.9%Reduced
Guardcap Asset Management Ltd1,099,047$361.8M4.66%+1,099,047New
Fundsmith Investment Services Ltd.1,134,683$373.6M5.40%+27,589+2.5%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC1,311,244$430.5M0.05%+34,770+2.7%Added
Generation Investment Management LLP1,646,986$542.2M2.46%−21,428−1.3%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.2,028,650$667.9M0.26%−40,658−2.0%Reduced
State Street Corp2,514,705$827.9M0.04%−31,867−1.3%Reduced
Massachusetts Financial Services Co3,054,938$1.01B0.33%−316,399−9.4%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp3,458,344$1.14B0.23%−62,285−1.8%Reduced
Fundsmith LLPSuperinvestorFundsmith3,800,688$1.25B5.24%−5,806−0.2%Reduced
BlackRock Inc.5,635,293$1.86B0.05%+82,787+1.5%Added
Vanguard Group Inc6,837,662$2.25B0.05%+64,525+1.0%Added
Woodline Partners LP0$00.00%−87,627−100.0%Sold out
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC0$00.00%−37,632−100.0%Sold out
Banque Pictet & Cie SA0$00.00%−26,612−100.0%Sold out
Capital Fund Management S.A.0$00.00%−18,548−100.0%Sold out
Cinctive Capital Management LP0$00.00%−18,063−100.0%Sold out
Two Sigma Advisers, LP0$00.00%−17,000−100.0%Sold out
Bayesian Capital Management, LP0$00.00%−10,105−100.0%Sold out
Magnetar Financial LLC0$00.00%−7,221−100.0%Sold out
Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia) Ltd0$00.00%−5,171−100.0%Sold out
Dark Forest Capital Management LP0$00.00%−5,159−100.0%Sold out
Teza Capital Management LLC0$00.00%−4,215−100.0%Sold out
Edgestream Partners, L.P.0$00.00%−3,883−100.0%Sold out
Roundview Capital LLC0$00.00%−3,698−100.0%Sold out
Atom Investors LP0$00.00%−3,397−100.0%Sold out
Element Capital Management LLC0$00.00%−3,261−100.0%Sold out
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC0$00.00%−3,065−100.0%Sold out
Sciencast Management LP0$00.00%−2,633−100.0%Sold out
Pearl River Capital, LLC0$00.00%−2,549−100.0%Sold out
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co0$00.00%−2,344−100.0%Sold out
Achmea Investment Management B.V.0$00.00%−2,267−100.0%Sold out
Oak Thistle LLC0$00.00%−2,137−100.0%Sold out
Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−1,853−100.0%Sold out
Boothbay Fund Management, LLC0$00.00%−1,832−100.0%Sold out
Wolverine Trading, LLC0$00.00%−1,790−100.0%Sold out
XTX Topco Ltd0$00.00%−1,761−100.0%Sold out
Cognios Beta Neutral Large Cap Fund, LP0$00.00%−1,716−100.0%Sold out