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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, Q3 2024

Institutional positions in Waters Corp as of Sep 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
697
+9 vs. Q2 2024
Shares held
56.5M
+5.27M (+10.3%) vs. Q2 2024
Total value
$20.3B
+$5.45B (+36.7%) vs. Q2 2024
New holders
76
236 more added
Sold out
67
247 more reduced

7 institutions that held it in Q2 2024 haven't filed for Q3 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 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 holdersQ3 2024: 697 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 heldQ3 2024: $20.3B
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, Q3 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q2 2024.

Institutions holding WAT in Q3 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Vanguard Group Inc7,079,212$2.55B0.05%+57,598+0.8%Added
BlackRock, Inc.5,897,054$2.12B0.04%+5,897,054New
Fundsmith LLPSuperinvestorFundsmith3,645,999$1.31B5.19%−8,451−0.2%Reduced
State Street Corp2,577,733$927.7M0.04%+49,194+1.9%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.2,441,638$878.7M0.30%+85,811+3.6%Added
Massachusetts Financial Services Co2,138,892$769.8M0.23%−278,980−11.5%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp2,017,565$726.1M0.14%−58,700−2.8%Reduced
Generation Investment Management LLP1,805,875$649.9M3.04%−5,615−0.3%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC1,416,683$508.1M0.04%+16,703+1.2%Added
Fundsmith Investment Services Ltd.1,228,367$442.1M5.50%+741+0.1%Added
Invesco Ltd.1,011,180$363.9M0.07%+4,513+0.4%Added
Guardcap Asset Management Ltd917,528$330.2M4.49%−66,050−6.7%Reduced
Janus Henderson Group PLC885,593$318.7M0.16%+6,256+0.7%Added
Norges Bank829,635$298.6M0.04%+154,805+22.9%Added
Ako Capital LLP790,207$284.4M3.71%−88,445−10.1%Reduced
Champlain Investment Partners, LLC744,229$267.8M1.62%−12,895−1.7%Reduced
Principal Financial Group Inc656,019$236.1M0.13%+271,804+70.7%Added
Impax Asset Management Group plc645,646$232.4M0.91%−39,640−5.8%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp625,037$224.9M0.04%−13,972−2.2%Reduced
London Co of Virginia620,792$223.4M1.18%+22,469+3.8%Added
Van Eck Associates Corp659,539$219.8M0.27%+6,647+1.0%Added
Mawer Investment Management Ltd.531,632$191.3M0.87%−6,420−1.2%Reduced
Findlay Park Partners LLP511,124$183.9M1.73%+136,739+36.5%Added
Morgan Stanley490,836$176.6M0.01%−32,774−6.3%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP490,726$176.6M0.04%+42,422+9.5%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc477,144$171.7M0.04%+17,185+3.7%Added
Boston Trust Walden Corp471,919$169.8M1.18%−66,093−12.3%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc445,780$160.4M0.04%+3,477+0.8%Added
Bank of America Corp441,729$159.0M0.01%+22,075+5.3%Added
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.393,890$141.8M0.28%+100,811+34.4%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC392,506$141.0M0.15%+132,195+50.8%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc384,641$138.4M0.03%+7,865+2.1%Added
First Trust Advisors LP339,775$122.3M0.12%+35,182+11.6%Added
American Century Companies Inc333,512$120.0M0.07%+9,546+2.9%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co305,661$110.0M0.01%+82,865+37.2%Added
Amundi299,949$107.7M0.04%+15,641+5.5%Added
Wellington Management Group LLP271,162$97.6M0.02%−21,997−7.5%Reduced
Standard Life Aberdeen plc263,563$94.7M0.17%+7,611+3.0%Added
Madison Asset Management, LLC257,871$92.8M1.04%+23,034+9.8%Added
TD Asset Management Inc251,140$89.7M0.08%+3,797+1.5%Added
Beck Mack & Oliver LLC246,341$88.7M1.72%−320.0%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG237,389$85.4M0.03%+36,571+18.2%Added
Fenimore Asset Management Inc232,764$83.8M1.69%+960+0.4%Added
Robeco Schweiz AG219,865$79.1M1.48%−2,109−1.0%Reduced
HSBC Holdings PLC210,644$75.8M0.05%+15,163+7.8%Added
Mackenzie Financial Corp209,228$75.3M0.10%−310−0.1%Reduced
Nordea Investment Management AB204,510$73.5M0.08%−666,571−76.5%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada198,855$71.6M0.02%+7,335+3.8%Added
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership194,264$69.9M0.10%−2,113−1.1%Reduced
Newport Trust Co190,425$68.5M0.17%−14,986−7.3%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc184,414$66.4M0.01%−53,707−22.6%Reduced
Swiss National Bank176,100$63.4M0.04%+700+0.4%Added
Cambiar Investors LLC167,006$60.1M2.31%−3,228−1.9%Reduced
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.165,709$59.6M0.27%+6,613+4.2%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC165,520$59.6M0.02%−50,165−23.3%Reduced
Barclays PLC159,995$57.6M0.03%+41,339+34.8%Added
Woodline Partners LP158,600$57.1M0.48%+158,600New
C WorldWide Group Holding A/S154,776$55.7M0.58%−622−0.4%Reduced
Natixis Advisors, L.P.140,992$50.7M0.10%+58,983+71.9%Added
Mercer Global Advisors Inc138,126$49.5M0.12%+1,295+0.9%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.133,788$48.1M0.03%+1,156+0.9%Added
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co121,095$43.6M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Rhumbline Advisers119,569$43.0M0.04%−242−0.2%Reduced
Aviva PLC113,978$41.0M0.11%+2,447+2.2%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc112,037$40.3M0.01%+6,866+6.5%Added
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc107,601$38.7M3.09%+2,407+2.3%Added
National Pension Service107,562$38.7M0.04%−98−0.1%Reduced
UBS Group AG107,094$38.5M0.01%−8,053−7.0%Reduced
California Public Employees Retirement System105,783$38.1M0.03%+204+0.2%Added
Bank of Montreal104,807$37.5M0.02%−1,508−1.4%Reduced
Primecap Management Co98,459$35.4M0.03%−400−0.4%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates97,863$35.2M0.02%−5,396−5.2%Reduced
Glenmede Trust Co NA97,007$34.9M0.17%−1,268−1.3%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System94,357$34.0M0.04%−200.0%Reduced
Oversea-Chinese Banking CORP Ltd87,780$31.6M0.89%−13,526−13.4%Reduced
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.86,706$31.2M0.03%+9,774+12.7%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The85,244$30.7M0.03%+161+0.2%Added
Boston Financial Mangement LLC84,158$30.3M0.90%−1,967−2.3%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc83,225$30.0M0.00%+1,373+1.7%Added
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.83,117$29.9M0.79%−16,515−16.6%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP82,164$29.6M0.07%−50,120−37.9%Reduced
FMR LLC81,653$29.4M0.00%+934+1.2%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA75,105$27.0M0.03%−13,383−15.1%Reduced
Citigroup Inc74,088$26.7M0.02%−7,294−9.0%Reduced
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.71,859$25.9M0.06%−3,196−4.3%Reduced
Franklin Resources Inc70,507$25.2M0.01%+30,101+74.5%Added
Wells Fargo & Company67,802$24.4M0.01%+4,347+6.9%Added
C Partners Holding GmbH67,685$24.4M7.73%−9,354−12.1%Reduced
Investment Management Corp of Ontario66,915$24.1M0.54%+700+1.1%Added
New York State Common Retirement Fund61,119$22.0M0.03%−10,600−14.8%Reduced
LGT Group Foundation61,856$22.0M0.36%+2,522+4.3%Added
Quilter Plc60,824$21.9M0.45%−994−1.6%Reduced
Nuance Investments, LLC58,223$21.0M0.70%−27,692−32.2%Reduced
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System57,774$20.8M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Marshall Wace, LLP56,338$20.3M0.03%+24,299+75.8%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale56,576$19.9M0.04%−259−0.5%Reduced
New York State Teachers Retirement System53,975$19.4M0.04%−514−0.9%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc53,345$19.2M0.00%−1,139−2.1%Reduced
PFM Health Sciences, LP51,063$18.4M1.05%+30,522+148.6%Added
Andra AP-fonden50,640$18.2M0.27%+4,700+10.2%Added