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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
Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC50,925$16.8M0.30%+50,925New
Balyasny Asset Management LLC49,989$16.5M0.05%+48,689+3,745.3%Added
Citigroup Inc49,848$16.4M0.02%+14,092+39.4%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC49,394$16.3M0.02%+35,358+251.9%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp47,772$15.7M0.04%−21,488−31.0%Reduced
Hikari Power Ltd47,630$15.7M1.49%+310+0.7%Added
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.43,121$14.2M0.07%+15,676+57.1%Added
Prudential Financial Inc44,024$14.0M0.02%−9,108−17.1%Reduced
Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC41,657$13.7M0.72%+11,823+39.6%Added
Motley Fool Asset Management LLC41,302$13.6M1.01%+23,418+130.9%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.41,090$13.5M0.02%−2,342−5.4%Reduced
Logan Capital Management Inc40,471$13.3M0.62%−2,247−5.3%Reduced
APG Asset Management N.V.44,073$13.1M0.03%−2,447−5.3%Reduced
C Partners Holding GmbH39,285$12.9M3.67%−15,565−28.4%Reduced
Schroder Investment Management Group38,913$12.8M0.02%−42,463−52.2%Reduced
NFJ Investment Group, LLC37,502$12.3M0.34%−9,259−19.8%Reduced
Harvey Investment Co LLC36,207$11.9M1.44%+5,811+19.1%Added
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund36,055$11.9M0.20%+2,063+6.1%Added
Hutchinson Capital Management35,292$11.6M2.53%−92−0.3%Reduced
Natixis Advisors, L.P.35,265$11.6M0.03%+2,818+8.7%Added
SEI Investments Co34,727$11.4M0.02%−21,468−38.2%Reduced
River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP34,337$11.3M2.14%−2,552−6.9%Reduced
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)34,029$11.2M0.04%+896+2.7%Added
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.33,419$11.0M0.04%−327−1.0%Reduced
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D33,381$11.0M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Parthenon LLC33,346$11.0M1.52%−150−0.4%Reduced
UniSuper Management Pty Ltd33,055$10.9M0.12%−248−0.7%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio32,537$10.7M0.04%+8,269+34.1%Added
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA32,215$10.6M0.01%+499+1.6%Added
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans32,054$10.6M0.02%−33,166−50.9%Reduced
Independent Investors Inc31,867$10.5M2.41%00.0%Unchanged
State of Wisconsin Investment Board30,778$10.1M0.03%−2,132−6.5%Reduced
Willis Investment Counsel30,765$10.1M0.71%−34−0.1%Reduced
Baldwin Brothers Inc30,583$10.1M0.79%−1,189−3.7%Reduced
Tikehau Investment Management30,541$10.1M8.32%−4,389−12.6%Reduced
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd30,293$9.97M0.04%−6,537−17.7%Reduced
Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC29,923$9.85M1.99%+198+0.7%Added
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC29,913$9.85M0.07%+559+1.9%Added
Franklin Resources Inc29,864$9.83M0.00%+2,671+9.8%Added
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.29,722$9.79M0.05%+1,856+6.7%Added
Swedbank AB29,227$9.62M0.02%−7,842−21.2%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc28,671$9.44M0.01%−29,080−50.4%Reduced
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.28,233$9.29M0.08%+200+0.7%Added
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.28,063$9.24M0.03%+14,141+101.6%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.27,824$9.16M0.02%+210+0.8%Added
Eversept Partners, LP27,719$9.13M0.89%+4,595+19.9%Added
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina27,556$9.07M0.04%+254+0.9%Added
Sawgrass Asset Management LLC27,424$9.03M1.02%−908−3.2%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp25,915$8.53M0.01%+7,681+42.1%Added
Toronto Dominion Bank25,329$8.34M0.01%−1,976−7.2%Reduced
Headinvest, LLC25,258$8.32M1.73%−126−0.5%Reduced
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.23,493$7.82M0.03%−1,299−5.2%Reduced
Pinebridge Investments, L.P.23,527$7.74M0.07%+10,416+79.4%Added
Royal London Asset Management Ltd23,233$7.65M0.02%−78−0.3%Reduced
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.22,997$7.57M0.70%+14,711+177.5%Added
Progressive Investment Management Corp21,852$7.19M2.05%−122−0.6%Reduced
Handelsbanken Fonder AB21,130$6.96M0.03%+5,832+38.1%Added
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc21,082$6.94M0.01%+3,150+17.6%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.20,979$6.91M0.01%+1,667+8.6%Added
GHP Investment Advisors, Inc.20,468$6.74M0.36%+290+1.4%Added
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC19,807$6.52M0.05%−43,114−68.5%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.19,686$6.48M0.01%−2,656−11.9%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP18,709$6.16M0.01%−71,553−79.3%Reduced
Korea Investment CORP18,673$6.15M0.02%−5,577−23.0%Reduced
Abn Amro Investment Solutions18,309$6.03M0.11%−565−3.0%Reduced
USS Investment Management Ltd17,602$5.79M0.05%+435+2.5%Added
Gotham Asset Management, LLC17,254$5.68M0.11%−7,616−30.6%Reduced
Formuepleje A/S17,096$5.63M0.40%−1,404−7.6%Reduced
State of Michigan Retirement System16,897$5.56M0.03%+100+0.6%Added
Macquarie Group Ltd16,885$5.56M0.01%−16,073−48.8%Reduced
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main16,825$5.54M0.01%−1,142−6.4%Reduced
MetLife Investment Management16,754$5.52M0.04%−292−1.7%Reduced
American International Group, Inc.16,271$5.36M0.02%−313−1.9%Reduced
National Bank of Canada16,275$5.35M0.01%+11,927+274.3%Added
Arizona State Retirement System16,244$5.35M0.04%+138+0.9%Added
Two Sigma Investments, LP15,983$5.26M0.01%+3,851+31.7%Added
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund15,813$5.21M0.07%−3,069−16.3%Reduced
Investment House LLC15,515$5.11M0.36%−149−1.0%Reduced
Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc15,435$5.08M1.04%−30.0%Reduced
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.15,394$5.07M0.24%−4,383−22.2%Reduced
DnB Asset Management AS15,365$5.06M0.03%−3,754−19.6%Reduced
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department14,947$4.92M0.02%+5,576+59.5%Added
Amalgamated Bank14,621$4.81M0.04%−774−5.0%Reduced
PGGM Investments14,211$4.68M0.07%−3,887−21.5%Reduced
Commerce Bank13,952$4.59M0.03%−1,016−6.8%Reduced
Xponance, Inc.13,649$4.49M0.05%−808−5.6%Reduced
Mengis Capital Management, Inc.13,500$4.44M0.83%00.0%Unchanged
Wesleyan Assurance Society13,180$4.34M0.43%00.0%Unchanged
PDT Partners, LLC13,085$4.31M0.48%+5,800+79.6%Added
AustralianSuper Pty Ltd13,066$4.30M0.03%+3,194+32.4%Added
Retirement Systems of Alabama13,031$4.29M0.02%−332−2.5%Reduced
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue12,975$4.27M0.05%−515−3.8%Reduced
UBS Group AG12,971$4.27M0.00%−974−7.0%Reduced
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys12,948$4.26M0.03%+1,064+9.0%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC12,871$4.24M0.01%+176+1.4%Added
Leavell Investment Management, Inc.12,548$4.13M0.26%−25−0.2%Reduced
S&CO Inc12,533$4.13M0.32%+1,973+18.7%Added
Hunter Perkins Capital Management, LLC12,526$4.12M0.86%+3,941+45.9%Added
IFM Investors Pty Ltd12,379$4.08M0.05%−683−5.2%Reduced
Texas Permanent School Fund12,208$4.02M0.03%−40.0%Reduced