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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, Q2 2024

Institutional positions in Waters Corp as of Jun 30, 2024. 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
695
+12 vs. Q1 2024
Shares held
56.9M
−1.41M (−2.4%) vs. Q1 2024
Total value
$16.5B
−$3.54B (−17.6%) vs. Q1 2024
New holders
76
251 more added
Sold out
64
226 more reduced

6 institutions that held it in Q1 2024 haven't filed for Q2 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2024: 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 holdersQ2 2024: 695 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 heldQ2 2024: $16.5B
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, Q2 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q1 2024.

Institutions holding WAT in Q2 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
LGT Group Foundation59,334$17.2M0.27%+7,606+14.7%Added
Quilter Plc61,818$17.9M0.40%−217−0.3%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company63,455$18.4M0.00%−2,387−3.6%Reduced
Investment Management Corp of Ontario66,215$19.2M0.52%+300+0.5%Added
New York State Common Retirement Fund71,719$20.8M0.03%−106,618−59.8%Reduced
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.75,055$21.8M0.06%−12,070−13.9%Reduced
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.76,932$22.3M0.03%+4,572+6.3%Added
C Partners Holding GmbH77,039$22.4M6.45%+37,754+96.1%Added
FMR LLC80,719$23.4M0.00%−194−0.2%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC81,299$23.6M0.02%+35,192+76.3%Added
Citigroup Inc81,382$23.6M0.02%+43,815+116.6%Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc81,852$23.7M0.00%+1,539+1.9%Added
Natixis Advisors, L.P.82,009$23.8M0.05%+18,328+28.8%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The85,083$24.7M0.02%+809+1.0%Added
Nuance Investments, LLC85,915$24.9M0.76%+8,547+11.0%Added
Boston Financial Mangement LLC86,125$25.0M0.80%−411−0.5%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA88,488$25.7M0.03%+1,654+1.9%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System94,377$27.4M0.03%+285+0.3%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC95,252$27.6M0.10%+23,911+33.5%Added
Twinbeech Capital LP97,826$28.4M0.56%+97,826New
Glenmede Trust Co NA98,275$28.5M0.14%−1,880−1.9%Reduced
Primecap Management Co98,859$28.7M0.02%+6,700+7.3%Added
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.99,632$28.9M0.83%−2,307−2.3%Reduced
Oversea-Chinese Banking CORP Ltd101,306$29.4M0.89%+12,936+14.6%Added
Raymond James & Associates103,259$30.0M0.02%+1,645+1.6%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc105,171$30.5M0.01%+18,431+21.2%Added
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc105,194$30.5M2.64%−3,041−2.8%Reduced
California Public Employees Retirement System105,579$30.6M0.02%+19,756+23.0%Added
Bank of Montreal106,315$31.1M0.02%−28,096−20.9%Reduced
National Pension Service107,660$31.2M0.04%+8,178+8.2%Added
Aviva PLC111,531$32.4M0.09%+18,302+19.6%Added
UBS Group AG115,147$33.4M0.01%+11,103+10.7%Added
Barclays PLC118,656$34.4M0.02%−3,970−3.2%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers119,811$34.8M0.03%−5,745−4.6%Reduced
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co121,095$35.1M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Two Sigma Investments, LP132,284$38.4M0.09%+120,306+1,004.4%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.132,632$38.5M0.03%−7,304−5.2%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc136,831$39.7M0.11%+600+0.4%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd152,287$44.2M0.08%+149,164+4,776.3%Added
C WorldWide Group Holding A/S155,398$45.1M0.49%−49,266−24.1%Reduced
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.159,096$46.2M0.21%−94,376−37.2%Reduced
Cambiar Investors LLC170,234$49.4M1.93%+360.0%Added
Swiss National Bank175,400$50.9M0.03%−1,600−0.9%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada191,520$55.6M0.01%−40,510−17.5%Reduced
HSBC Holdings PLC195,481$56.7M0.04%+9,451+5.1%Added
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership196,377$57.0M0.09%−1,390−0.7%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG200,818$58.3M0.03%+7,545+3.9%Added
Newport Trust Co205,411$59.6M0.15%−1,606−0.8%Reduced
Mackenzie Financial Corp209,538$60.8M0.09%+14,949+7.7%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC215,685$62.6M0.02%+21,505+11.1%Added
Robeco Schweiz AG221,974$64.4M1.24%−22,950−9.4%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co222,796$64.6M0.01%+32,305+17.0%Added
Fenimore Asset Management Inc231,804$67.3M1.47%+2,581+1.1%Added
Madison Asset Management, LLC234,837$68.1M0.84%+20,508+9.6%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc238,121$69.1M0.01%+105,513+79.6%Added
Beck Mack & Oliver LLC246,373$71.5M1.48%+738+0.3%Added
TD Asset Management Inc247,343$71.8M0.07%−196,150−44.2%Reduced
Standard Life Aberdeen plc255,952$74.3M0.14%+12,620+5.2%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC260,311$75.4M0.07%−8,915−3.3%Reduced
Amundi284,308$81.7M0.03%−13,340−4.5%Reduced
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.293,079$85.0M0.18%+1,372+0.5%Added
Wellington Management Group LLP293,159$85.1M0.02%−719,691−71.1%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP304,593$88.4M0.09%−28,010−8.4%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc323,966$94.0M0.06%+3,163+1.0%Added
Findlay Park Partners LLP374,385$108.6M1.02%+71,016+23.4%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc376,776$109.3M0.02%+7,381+2.0%Added
Principal Financial Group Inc384,215$111.5M0.07%+6,946+1.8%Added
Bank of America Corp419,654$121.7M0.01%−11,380−2.6%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc442,303$128.3M0.04%−54,988−11.1%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP448,304$130.1M0.03%+77,951+21.0%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc459,959$133.4M0.04%+70,007+18.0%Added
Morgan Stanley523,610$151.9M0.01%−44,912−7.9%Reduced
Boston Trust Walden Corp538,012$156.1M1.16%−9,127−1.7%Reduced
Mawer Investment Management Ltd.538,052$156.1M0.74%−45,801−7.8%Reduced
London Co of Virginia598,323$173.6M0.98%+5,624+0.9%Added
Northern Trust Corp639,009$185.4M0.03%+22,112+3.6%Added
Van Eck Associates Corp652,892$189.4M0.27%+51,853+8.6%Added
Norges Bank674,830$195.8M0.03%−7,311−1.1%Reduced
Impax Asset Management Group plc685,286$198.8M0.81%−29,085−4.1%Reduced
Champlain Investment Partners, LLC757,124$219.7M1.35%−8,530−1.1%Reduced
Nordea Investment Management AB871,081$253.8M0.30%−52,136−5.6%Reduced
Ako Capital LLP878,652$254.9M3.50%+39,889+4.8%Added
Janus Henderson Group PLC879,337$255.1M0.14%+173,478+24.6%Added
Guardcap Asset Management Ltd983,578$285.4M4.08%−127,320−11.5%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.1,006,667$292.1M0.06%+73,794+7.9%Added
Fundsmith Investment Services Ltd.1,227,626$356.2M4.60%+89,822+7.9%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC1,399,980$405.1M0.04%+46,774+3.5%Added
Generation Investment Management LLP1,811,490$525.5M2.53%+283,895+18.6%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp2,076,265$602.4M0.11%−1,321,201−38.9%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.2,355,827$683.5M0.24%+70,520+3.1%Added
Massachusetts Financial Services Co2,417,872$701.5M0.22%−469,927−16.3%Reduced
State Street Corp2,528,539$733.6M0.03%−8,953−0.4%Reduced
Fundsmith LLPSuperinvestorFundsmith3,654,450$1.06B4.32%−111,801−3.0%Reduced
BlackRock Inc.5,654,055$1.64B0.04%+74,385+1.3%Added
Vanguard Group Inc7,021,614$2.04B0.04%+142,298+2.1%Added
NFJ Investment Group, LLC0$00.00%−34,467−100.0%Sold out
American International Group, Inc.0$00.00%−16,164−100.0%Sold out
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−15,053−100.0%Sold out
Eversept Partners, LP0$00.00%−13,628−100.0%Sold out
LMR Partners LLP0$00.00%−12,742−100.0%Sold out