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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 2024

Institutional positions in Waters Corp as of Dec 31, 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
761
+77 vs. Q3 2024
Shares held
57.1M
+695.5K (+1.2%) vs. Q3 2024
Total value
$21.2B
+$906.5M (+4.5%) vs. Q3 2024
New holders
131
269 more added
Sold out
54
233 more reduced

13 institutions that held it in Q3 2024 haven't filed for Q4 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2024: 761 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 2024: $21.2B
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 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q3 2024.

Institutions holding WAT in Q4 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
UniSuper Management Pty Ltd6,732$2.50M0.02%+590+9.6%Added
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue6,770$2.51M0.03%−2,590−27.7%Reduced
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.6,829$2.53M0.05%+1,489+27.9%Added
Figure 8 Investment Strategies LLC6,949$2.58M2.53%+6,949New
Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC6,962$2.58M0.07%+444+6.8%Added
Mariner, LLC6,999$2.60M0.00%−859−10.9%Reduced
Engineers Gate Manager LP7,076$2.63M0.05%+7,076New
Tikehau Investment Management7,083$2.63M3.16%−9,945−58.4%Reduced
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC7,103$2.64M0.03%−198−2.7%Reduced
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.7,201$2.67M0.03%−863−10.7%Reduced
Colony Group, LLC7,215$2.68M0.01%+438+6.5%Added
SG Americas Securities, LLC7,232$2.68M0.01%−8,459−53.9%Reduced
Glenview Trust Co7,337$2.72M0.05%−1,100−13.0%Reduced
Gabelli Funds LLC7,400$2.75M0.02%−200−2.6%Reduced
JustInvest LLC7,423$2.75M0.04%+1,267+20.6%Added
Public Sector Pension Investment Board7,486$2.78M0.01%+4,908+190.4%Added
Nissay Asset Management Corp7,574$2.84M0.02%−6−0.1%Reduced
Kinneret Advisory, LLC7,670$2.85M0.27%−357−4.4%Reduced
Argyle Capital Management Inc.7,750$2.88M1.13%00.0%Unchanged
Two Sigma Advisers, LP7,800$2.89M0.01%−11,800−60.2%Reduced
JPL Wealth Management, LLC7,855$2.91M0.83%+7,855New
Bank of Nova Scotia7,931$2.94M0.01%+332+4.4%Added
Mengis Capital Management, Inc.8,000$2.97M0.61%00.0%Unchanged
Linscomb & Williams, Inc.8,135$3.02M0.15%+103+1.3%Added
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC8,255$3.06M0.03%−54−0.6%Reduced
Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC8,255$3.06M0.03%−54−0.6%Reduced
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.8,338$3.09M0.02%−122−1.4%Reduced
Lafayette Investments, Inc.8,449$3.13M0.67%−137−1.6%Reduced
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey8,556$3.17M0.03%+8,556New
Creative Planning8,572$3.18M0.00%+1,935+29.2%Added
Meridian Wealth Management, LLC8,896$3.30M0.16%+137+1.6%Added
New York Life Investment Management LLC8,910$3.31M0.03%+108+1.2%Added
Pinnacle Associates Ltd8,939$3.32M0.04%+88+1.0%Added
Hunter Perkins Capital Management, LLC8,943$3.32M0.70%−352−3.8%Reduced
ProShare Advisors LLC8,957$3.32M0.01%−7,079−44.1%Reduced
CIBC Asset Management Inc9,174$3.40M0.01%+394+4.5%Added
CIBC World Markets Corp9,373$3.48M0.02%+1,317+16.3%Added
KBC Group NV9,478$3.52M0.01%−635−6.3%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.9,550$3.54M0.00%+4,651+94.9%Added
Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc9,610$3.56M0.20%+30+0.3%Added
Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP9,612$3.57M0.24%−190−1.9%Reduced
Comerica Bank9,714$3.60M0.01%−125−1.3%Reduced
Utah Retirement Systems9,788$3.63M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Ci Investments Inc.9,911$3.68M0.01%+153+1.6%Added
DnB Asset Management AS10,294$3.82M0.02%+298+3.0%Added
Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc10,656$3.95M0.28%−402−3.6%Reduced
Eos Management, L.P.10,790$4.00M1.69%+2,589+31.6%Added
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC10,792$4.00M0.03%−270−2.4%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC10,863$4.03M0.01%−375−3.3%Reduced
CIBC World Markets Inc.10,876$4.04M0.01%+3,555+48.6%Added
IFM Investors Pty Ltd11,281$4.19M0.04%−773−6.4%Reduced
British Columbia Investment Management Corp11,365$4.22M0.03%+1,468+14.8%Added
Leavell Investment Management, Inc.11,412$4.23M0.21%−48−0.4%Reduced
Xponance, Inc.11,601$4.30M0.04%−102−0.9%Reduced
Generali Asset Management SPA SGR11,762$4.36M0.11%+11,762New
Commerce Bank11,826$4.39M0.03%−1,096−8.5%Reduced
Pinebridge Investments, L.P.11,928$4.43M0.03%+10,281+624.2%Added
Amalgamated Bank11,972$4.44M0.04%−172−1.4%Reduced
Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc11,994$4.45M0.84%−3,377−22.0%Reduced
Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc12,043$4.47M0.45%+875+7.8%Added
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.12,303$4.56M0.02%+1,606+15.0%Added
Guardian Capital LP12,334$4.58M0.17%+300+2.5%Added
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys12,625$4.68M0.03%−298−2.3%Reduced
Retirement Systems of Alabama12,856$4.77M0.02%−160−1.2%Reduced
Czech National Bank12,874$4.78M0.04%+782+6.5%Added
MML Investors Services, LLC12,886$4.78M0.02%+2,589+25.1%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC13,077$4.85M0.01%+1,776+15.7%Added
Wesleyan Assurance Society13,180$4.88M0.37%00.0%Unchanged
Formuepleje A/S13,194$4.89M0.26%+1,023+8.4%Added
S&CO Inc13,276$4.92M0.33%+130+1.0%Added
Forsta Ap-Fonden13,300$4.93M0.04%−300−2.2%Reduced
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund13,513$5.01M0.05%−4,700−25.8%Reduced
Sivik Global Healthcare LLC14,000$5.19M2.87%+14,000New
PGGM Investments14,211$5.27M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Jain Global LLC14,398$5.34M0.16%+14,398New
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.14,762$5.48M0.01%+71+0.5%Added
Corebridge Financial, Inc.14,923$5.54M0.03%−378−2.5%Reduced
Capital Investment Counsel, LLC15,098$5.60M0.93%+10+0.1%Added
Macquarie Group Ltd17,433$5.61M0.01%+1,096+6.7%Added
Investment House LLC15,162$5.62M0.31%00.0%Unchanged
Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd16,125$5.98M1.04%+16,125New
State of Michigan Retirement System16,597$6.16M0.03%−500−2.9%Reduced
Arizona State Retirement System17,241$6.40M0.04%+246+1.4%Added
MetLife Investment Management17,292$6.41M0.03%+228+1.3%Added
LGT Group Foundation17,534$6.50M0.10%−44,322−71.7%Reduced
Resona Asset Management Co.,Ltd.18,369$6.82M0.04%−799−4.2%Reduced
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department19,090$7.08M0.03%+11,029+136.8%Added
KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS19,792$7.34M0.03%+19,792New
Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ)19,905$7.38M0.04%+19,905New
Progressive Investment Management Corp20,076$7.45M1.91%−691−3.3%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC20,364$7.55M0.00%+5,078+33.2%Added
Bessemer Group Inc20,427$7.58M0.01%+190+0.9%Added
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund20,871$7.74M0.11%−1,679−7.4%Reduced
Headinvest, LLC21,067$7.82M1.47%−600−2.8%Reduced
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd21,266$7.89M0.06%+17,831+519.1%Added
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D21,331$7.91M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP21,674$8.03M1.56%−5,866−21.3%Reduced
Credit Agricole S A21,942$8.14M0.03%+13,780+168.8%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.22,041$8.18M0.01%+4,983+29.2%Added
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd22,155$8.22M0.02%+73+0.3%Added