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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
GHP Investment Advisors, Inc.22,703$8.42M0.39%+1,130+5.2%Added
Danske Bank A/S22,986$8.53M0.03%+295+1.3%Added
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.22,997$8.53M0.62%00.0%Unchanged
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.22,808$8.54M0.03%−176−0.8%Reduced
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.23,033$8.54M0.06%+400+1.8%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC23,874$8.86M0.01%+6,281+35.7%Added
Stifel Financial Corp24,179$8.97M0.01%+1,484+6.5%Added
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.24,461$9.07M0.10%−18,059−42.5%Reduced
USS Investment Management Ltd24,738$9.17M0.07%−5,613−18.5%Reduced
Royal London Asset Management Ltd24,798$9.20M0.02%+1,830+8.0%Added
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)25,380$9.41M0.04%+14,200+127.0%Added
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio26,468$9.82M0.03%−1,762−6.2%Reduced
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina26,614$9.87M0.04%−501−1.8%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc26,864$9.97M0.01%+79+0.3%Added
Prudential PLC26,907$9.98M0.05%−2,121−7.3%Reduced
Korea Investment CORP26,918$9.99M0.02%+7,600+39.3%Added
Baldwin Brothers Inc27,235$10.1M0.70%−712−2.5%Reduced
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.27,436$10.2M0.02%−6,135−18.3%Reduced
Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd28,173$10.5M2.81%+28,173New
National Bank of Canada28,234$10.5M0.01%+3,987+16.4%Added
Andra AP-fonden28,240$10.5M0.17%−22,400−44.2%Reduced
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main28,555$10.6M0.01%+27,875+4,099.3%Added
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC29,441$10.9M0.04%+211+0.7%Added
Quantinno Capital Management LP29,711$11.0M0.11%+4,916+19.8%Added
Integral Health Asset Management, LLC30,000$11.1M0.98%+30,000New
Swedbank AB30,354$11.3M0.01%−934−3.0%Reduced
Cambiar Investors LLC31,168$11.6M0.46%−135,838−81.3%Reduced
Harvey Investment Co LLC31,432$11.7M1.35%−1,930−5.8%Reduced
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.31,548$11.7M0.04%−674−2.1%Reduced
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)31,649$11.7M0.03%+1,261+4.1%Added
Willis Investment Counsel31,727$11.8M0.77%+956+3.1%Added
Independent Investors Inc31,867$11.8M2.34%00.0%Unchanged
State of Wisconsin Investment Board32,789$12.2M0.03%−3,403−9.4%Reduced
Parthenon LLC32,881$12.2M1.48%+700+2.2%Added
SEI Investments Co33,320$12.4M0.02%−2,814−7.8%Reduced
Van Eck Associates Corp33,615$12.5M0.02%−625,924−94.9%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.33,794$12.5M0.02%−96−0.3%Reduced
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp33,976$12.6M0.03%+2,730+8.7%Added
Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC34,113$12.7M0.17%+3,464+11.3%Added
Logan Capital Management Inc35,953$13.3M0.56%−3,061−7.8%Reduced
Squarepoint Ops LLC36,954$13.7M0.04%−4,315−10.5%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC36,987$13.7M0.02%+36,080+3,977.9%Added
C WorldWide Group Holding A/S37,496$13.9M0.17%−117,280−75.8%Reduced
Handelsbanken Fonder AB38,282$14.2M0.05%+10,333+37.0%Added
Prudential Financial Inc38,603$14.3M0.02%+2,027+5.5%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc38,684$14.4M0.00%−14,661−27.5%Reduced
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA38,685$14.4M0.02%+1,999+5.4%Added
Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC38,475$14.4M0.74%−1,919−4.8%Reduced
Toronto Dominion Bank38,937$14.4M0.03%+12,634+48.0%Added
C Partners Holding GmbH40,898$15.2M3.79%−26,787−39.6%Reduced
Motley Fool Asset Management LLC40,950$15.2M0.79%+2,894+7.6%Added
Trexquant Investment LP41,357$15.3M0.18%+41,357New
Gotham Asset Management, LLC43,041$16.0M0.15%−6,301−12.8%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP43,176$16.0M0.02%+33,860+363.5%Added
Jensen Investment Management Inc44,412$16.5M0.15%−3,540−7.4%Reduced
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.46,461$17.2M0.07%+2,896+6.6%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.46,552$17.3M0.02%+1,932+4.3%Added
Great West Life Assurance Co46,722$17.3M0.03%−467−1.0%Reduced
Hikari Power Ltd47,630$17.7M1.53%00.0%Unchanged
Quilter Plc49,566$18.4M0.36%−11,258−18.5%Reduced
Hutchinson Capital Management49,826$18.5M3.49%−143−0.3%Reduced
APG Asset Management N.V.54,144$19.4M0.05%+32,953+155.5%Added
New York State Teachers Retirement System52,357$19.4M0.04%−1,618−3.0%Reduced
Man Group plc52,363$19.4M0.06%+16,391+45.6%Added
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.55,465$20.6M0.04%+55,465New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System55,872$20.7M0.04%−1,902−3.3%Reduced
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale56,576$20.8M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Glenmede Trust Co NA56,025$20.8M0.11%−40,982−42.2%Reduced
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc57,183$21.2M0.04%+37,234+186.6%Added
New York State Common Retirement Fund58,219$21.6M0.03%−2,900−4.7%Reduced
PFM Health Sciences, LP59,053$21.9M1.67%+7,990+15.6%Added
Smith Group Asset Management, LLC59,810$22.2M1.64%+59,810New
Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH61,858$22.9M0.05%+61,858New
Primecap Management Co69,041$25.6M0.02%−29,418−29.9%Reduced
Citigroup Inc69,341$25.7M0.02%−4,747−6.4%Reduced
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.72,147$26.8M0.07%+288+0.4%Added
Wells Fargo & Company72,502$26.9M0.01%+4,700+6.9%Added
Boston Financial Mangement LLC83,707$31.1M0.94%−451−0.5%Reduced
HRT Financial LP83,760$31.1M0.16%+83,760New
Price T Rowe Associates Inc84,139$31.2M0.00%+914+1.1%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The84,815$31.5M0.03%−429−0.5%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System89,318$33.1M0.04%−5,039−5.3%Reduced
FMR LLC90,534$33.6M0.00%+8,881+10.9%Added
Oversea-Chinese Banking CORP Ltd90,856$33.7M0.96%+3,076+3.5%Added
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.92,204$34.2M0.93%+9,087+10.9%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.95,929$35.7M0.03%+9,223+10.6%Added
National Pension Service97,278$36.1M0.03%−10,284−9.6%Reduced
Franklin Resources Inc98,698$36.6M0.01%+28,191+40.0%Added
Bank of Montreal100,990$37.5M0.02%−3,817−3.6%Reduced
California Public Employees Retirement System102,198$37.9M0.03%−3,585−3.4%Reduced
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc106,304$39.4M3.16%−1,297−1.2%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc108,911$40.4M0.01%+108,911New
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA109,314$40.6M0.03%+34,209+45.5%Added
Two Sigma Investments, LP111,261$41.3M0.09%+29,097+35.4%Added
Aviva PLC111,859$41.5M0.11%−2,119−1.9%Reduced
Woodline Partners LP111,982$41.5M0.28%−46,618−29.4%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers116,153$43.1M0.04%−3,416−2.9%Reduced
Barclays PLC116,885$43.4M0.02%−43,110−26.9%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc120,167$44.6M0.01%+8,130+7.3%Added
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co121,095$44.9M0.04%00.0%Unchanged